The battle of the Otranto Straits : controlling the gateway to the Adriatic in World War I / Paul G. Halpern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halpern, Paul G., 1937-

Series:

Twentieth-century battles.

Twentieth-century battles

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Otranto Straits, Battle of the, 1917.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (203 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Called by some a ""Mediterranean Jutland,"" the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. Although fought by light units with no dreadnoughts involved, Otranto was a battle in three dimensions -- engaging surface vessels, aircraft, and subsurface weapons (both submarines and mines). An attempt to halt the movement of submarines into the Adriatic using British drifters armed with nets and mines led to a raid by Austrian light cruisers. The Austria

Contents:

Cover; TOC; List of Illustrations; Preface; one The Naval War in the Adriatic; two The Allies in the Southern Adriatic; three The Austrians Prepare an Attack; four The Attack on the Drifters; five The Pursuit; six The Forces Return; seven The Results of the Battle; Epilogue; Appendix A. Glossary of Geographical Names; Appendix B. Equivalent Ranks; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-180) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07219-6

9786612072192

0-253-11019-X

OCLC:

475966073