The price of Admiralty : war at sea from man of war to submarine
Keegan, John, 1934-1988
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A study of warfare at sea. The author uses the same techniques that he employed in "The Face of Battle", to discover how men have fought at sea, and to explore the nature of the individual's experience of combat over changing times.;The conflict Keegan has chosen to begin with is Trafalgar in 1805, a classic and well-documented example of ship-of-the-line battle. Next he turns to Jutland, posing very different problems for commander and seamen alike. Then to the Battle of Midway, where he examines the particular role played by the aircraft carrier, and its "two societies", that of the ship itself and that of the "air group" elite which supplied its raison d'etre. Finally he examines the Battle of the Atlantic, in which he recreates a picture both of everyday life and operational routine within the boat that saw the last great technical transformation of naval operations, and ultimately the most significant - the submarine.
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Imprint:
London : Hutchinson, 1988
Collation:
292 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 23 cm.m8.320. ill.
Notes:
Includes bibliography.
ISBN:
0091737710 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.545941359.09359'.009359.4359359.009
Language:
English
BRN:
385047
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