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Understanding victory : naval operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands / Geoffrey Till.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Till, Geoffrey, author.
- Series:
- War, technology, and history.
- War, Technology, and History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Belleisle (Ship of the line : 1795).
- New Zealand (Dreadnought cruiser : 1911).
- Repulse (Battle cruiser).
- Glamorgan (Ship).
- Naval art and science--Case studies.
- Naval art and science.
- Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805.
- Jutland, Battle of, 1916.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Falkland Islands War, 1982--Naval operations, British.
- Falkland Islands War, 1982.
- Naval history, Modern.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost-and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Series Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. HMS Belleisle and the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805; 3. HMS New Zealand and the Battle of Jutland, 1916; 4. HMS Repulse and the Battle of Malaya, 1941; 5. HMS Glamorgan and the Falklands Campaign, 1982; 6. Conclusions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9798216159872
- 9780275987244
- 0275987248
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