Fighting the Great War at Sea : strategy, tactics and technology / Norman Friedman ; foreword by George Zambellas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Friedman, Norman, 1946- author.

Zambellas, George, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1914-1918--Naval operations.

World War, 1914-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (418 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Seaforth Publishing, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The overriding image of the First World War is the bloody stalemate of the Western Front, but although much of the action did occur on land, the overall shape of the war - even the inevitability of British participation - arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in the desperate German attempts to deal with the American industrial threat, which ultimately levered the United States into the war, and thus a consequence of British sea control.rn This radical new book concentrates on the way in which each side tried t

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1: A Maritime War""; ""Chapter 2: Resources""; ""Chapter 3: Blockade,Trade Warfare and Economic Attack""; ""Chapter 4: Expectations versus Reality""; ""Chapter 5: The Fleets""; ""Chapter 6: The Chessboard � Naval Geography""; ""Chapter 7: Fleets in Battle""; ""Chapter 8: Capital Ships""; ""Chapter 9: Inshore Operations and an Inshore Fleet""; ""Chapter 10: The Battle of the Narrow Seas""; ""Chapter 11: Submarines""; ""Chapter 12: Protecting Trade: The U-Boat War""

""Chapter 13: Anti-Submarine Warfare: Tactics and Technology""""Chapter 14: The Anti-Submarine Armada""; ""Chapter 15: Mine Warfare""; ""Chapter 16: Lessons for the Future""; ""Notes""; ""Sources""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781473849365

1473849365

9781473849709

1473849705

OCLC:

903966999