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Clash of the Capital Ships

Author : Eric Brose
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682477126
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Clash of the Capital Ships written by Eric Brose and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Jutland, May 31–June 1, 1916, pitted Great Britain and Imperial Germany—the two largest fleets of World War I—against one another for the first time. At that time, it would be the largest clash of capital ships in the history of modern naval warfare. Arguably, the outcome of World War I was at stake. Focusing on the many fine studies of naval encounters in the North Sea and the primary sources that appeared as the centennial of this clash approached, Eric Dorn Brose seized an opportunity to reexamine Jutland, its pre-history, and aftermath. Considering new scholarship within the context of extant literature, the author reveals why each side claimed a victory that belonged to Britain and its cautious admiral, Sir John Jellicoe by examining the key roles naval and political leaders in Germany and Great Britain played during the fight. With an awareness of previous research, and a lively, fresh approach, Brose provides a concise history of the Jutland clash and the era of naval combat itself.

Clash of the Capital Ships

Author : Eric Dorn Brose
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781682477113
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (771 download)

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Download or read book Clash of the Capital Ships written by Eric Dorn Brose and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-15 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Jutland, May 31-June 1, 1916, pitted Great Britain and Imperial Germany--the two largest fleets of World War I--against one another for the first time. At that time, it would be the largest clash of capital ships in the history of modern naval warfare. Arguably, the outcome of World War I was at stake. Focusing on the many fine studies of naval encounters in the North Sea and the primary sources that appeared as the centennial of this clash approached, Eric Dorn Brose seized an opportunity to reexamine Jutland, its pre-history, and aftermath. Considering new scholarship within the context of extant literature, the author reveals why each side claimed a victory that belonged to Britain and its cautious admiral, Sir John Jellicoe by examining the key roles naval and political leaders in Germany and Great Britain played during the fight.With an awareness of previous research, and a lively, fresh approach, Brose provides a concise history of the Jutland clash and the era of naval combat itself.

Waging War

Author : Wayne E. Lee
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0199797455
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Waging War written by Wayne E. Lee and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2016 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waging War: Conflict, Culture, and Innovation in World History provides a wide-ranging examination of war in human history, from the beginning of the species until the current rise of the so-called Islamic State. Although it covers many societies throughout time, the book does not attempt to tell all stories from all places, nor does it try to narrate "important" conflicts. Instead, author Wayne E. Lee describes the emergence of military innovations and systems, examining how they were created and then how they moved or affected other societies. These innovations are central to most historical narratives, including the development of social complexity, the rise of the state, the role of the steppe horseman, the spread of gunpowder, the rise of the west, the bureaucratization of military institutions, the industrial revolution and the rise of firepower, strategic bombing and nuclear weapons, and the creation of "people's war."

World War I

Author : Andrew Wiest
Publisher : Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1502624702
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (26 download)

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Download or read book World War I written by Andrew Wiest and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first world war, which was supposed to be the war to end all wars, is analyzed and retold in this title in the Primary Sources in World Warfare series. Broken down for students by region, chronology, and strategy, the text provides a comprehensive history paired with primary sources and photos. Sidebars feature key military and political figures, illustrations and fact boxes identify weapons and military innovations, and maps show the progress and devastation of the conflict that would span the globe. Students will explore the causes, results, and military techniques of World War I in illustrated detail.

American Sea Power and the Obsolescence of Capital Ship Theory

Author : R.B. Watts
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476620768
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book American Sea Power and the Obsolescence of Capital Ship Theory written by R.B. Watts and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-11-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of the 20th century, the United States has sought to achieve Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan's vision of "command of the sea" using large battle fleets of capital ships. This strategy has been generally successful: no force can oppose the U.S. Navy on the open seas. Yet capital ship theory has become increasingly irrelevant. Globally, irregular warfare dominates the spectrum of conflict, especially in the aftermath of 9/11. Fleet engagements are a thing of the past and even small scale missions that rely on capital ships are challenged by irregular warfare. In a pattern evident since World War II, the U.S. Navy has attempted to adapt its capital ship theory to irregular conflicts--with mixed results--before returning to traditional operations with little or no strategic debate. This book discusses the challenges of irregular warfare in the 21st century, and the need for U.S. naval power to develop a new strategic paradigm.

British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780960980
Total Pages : 155 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book British Battlecruiser vs German Battlecruiser written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rival battlecruisers first clashed in January 1915 at Dogger Bank in the North Sea and although the battle was a British tactical victory with neither side losing any of its battlecruisers, the differences in the designs of the British and German ships were already apparent. The two sides responded very differently to this first clash; while the Germans improved their ammunition-handling procedures to lessen the risk of disabling explosions, the British drew the opposite lesson and stockpiled ammunition in an effort to improve their rate of fire, rendering their battlecruisers more vulnerable. These differences were highlighted more starkly during the battle of Jutland in May 1916. Of the nine British battlecruisers committed, three were destroyed, all by their German counterparts. Five German battlecruisers were present, and of these, only one was sunk and the remainder damaged. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the gripping story of the clash between the rival battlecruisers of the Royal Navy and the Kaiserliche Marine at the height of World War I.

Slide Rules and Submarines

Author : Montgomery C. Meigs
Publisher : The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780898759051
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Slide Rules and Submarines written by Montgomery C. Meigs and published by The Minerva Group, Inc.. This book was released on 2002-06 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The classic problem of when to depend on lessons learned from previous conflicts and when to employ new tactics and technology always confronts military leaders. At the beginning of World War II, for example, Allied naval strategists were prepared to do battle using traditional tactics against surface vessels, but - this study contends - not against submarines; because the strategists failed to appreciate either the damage done by submarines in World War I or the tactics that had worked successfully against them. Consequently, from the beginning of World War II to mid-1943, German U-boats were able to mount a devastating campaign against Allied shipping. In Slide Rules and Submarines, Montgomery Meigs describes how the allies learned to counter the U-boat threat. Using new technology - and new tactics derived from scientific methods - they devised countermeasures to defeat the German submarine menace. Then, continuing to apply those successful measures, they went on to negate the Japanese submarine threat in the Pacific. The author cites the crucial role of civilian scientists - the "outsiders" - who worked with military staffs and operational commanders of the campaign at sea. Their open minds and objective methods were essential for the application of such tactical advances as sonar and radar, acoustic torpedoes, depth finders, and code breaking to the battle. As this study illustrates, the importance of such timely and innovative cooperation among scientists, the research and development community, and military commanders in bringing technological knowledge to bear for operational and strategic advantage cannot be overstated. Meigs study of how such cooperation succeeded in the crucible of wartime crisis is itself an example of how the lessons of the past can serve us well today. J. A. Baldwin Vice Admiral, United States Navy President, National Defense University

The British Seaborne Empire

Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780300103861
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The British Seaborne Empire written by Jeremy Black and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Britain's seaborne tradition is used to throw light on the British themselves, the people with whom they came into contact and the British perception of empire. The oceans and their shores, rather than the mysterious interiors of continents, certainly dominated the English perception of the transoceanic world in the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, climaxing in the fascination with the Pacific in the age of Captain Cook, and continuing into the nineteenth century, with Franklin in the Arctic and Ross in the Antarctic. The oceans offered much more than fascination. In England, from the late sixteenth century, maritime conflict and imperial strength were seen as important to national morale and reputation and without it there would have been no empire, or at least not in the form it actually took."--BOOK JACKET.

Fighting in the Dark

Author : Vincent O'Hara
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682477819
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Fighting in the Dark written by Vincent O'Hara and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and near always accidental. The introduction of certain technologies like the torpedo, the searchlight, radio and then radar, transformed naval warfare by making night combat feasible and, in some cases, desirable. The process by which navies integrated these new tools of war and turned the dark into a medium for effective combat, however, was long and difficult. Fighting in the Dark tells the story of surface naval combat at night from the Russo-Japanese War through World War II. The book is about the process of confronting and mastering problems brought on by technological change during war. It does this by examining seven periods focusing on the Imperial Russian Navy in 1904–1905, the Imperial German Navy from 1914–1918, the Royal Navy from 1916–1939, the Regia Marina from 1940–1943, the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1942, the U.S. Navy in 1943–1944, and the Royal Navy and Royal Canadian Navy from 1943–1944.The chapters are written by authors hailing from Australia, Canada, Italy, and the United States, all recognized masters in their subject.

Fighting in the Dark

Author : Vincent O'Hara
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 139903054X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)

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Download or read book Fighting in the Dark written by Vincent O'Hara and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2023-08-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fighting in the Dark is a new book about naval combat at night; the title also, however, signifies the overarching theme of the book, of moving from dark to light: in short, the process of mastering technological change during war. The authors start with the proposition that it is hard to hit an invisible target, particularly one in motion. In the nineteenth century, when ships relied upon visual signaling and vessels beyond hailing range were deaf and mute in the dark, night battles at sea were rare and largely accidental. Three inventions changed this: the torpedo, the searchlight, and the radio. These inventions at the end of the nineteenth and start of the twentieth centuries transformed naval warfare by making combat in the dark feasible and in some cases, desirable. The process by which navies used the dark and adapted it into a medium for effective combat was long and difficult, more so for some than others. This book is about that process and about how Russian, British, German, Italian, Japanese and US navies confronted the specific new challenges and adapted to unfamiliar situations and emerging technologies. Fighting in the Dark consists of chapters written by a group of highly respected naval historians, and the book’s approach illuminates how different navies and cultures approached common problems. The fierce night-time battles that are described serve as a metaphor for the larger issues and the reader is led along a fascinating journey of naval warfare from the Russo-Japanese War, through WWI, to the Second World War, and from the Pacific to the English Channel.

Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 648 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Brassey's Naval and Shipping Annual written by and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Floating Commonwealth

Author : Christopher Harvie
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198227833
Total Pages : 343 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book A Floating Commonwealth written by Christopher Harvie and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-03-27 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new portrait of society and identity in high industrial Britain, focusing on the sea as connector, not barrier. It argues that the port cities and their hinterlands formed a 'floating commonwealth' whose interaction with one another and with nationalist and imperial politics created an intense political and cultural synergy.

Status in World Politics

Author : T. V. Paul
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139868284
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)

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Download or read book Status in World Politics written by T. V. Paul and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-07 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rising powers such as Brazil, China, India, Russia, and Turkey are increasingly claiming heightened profiles in international politics. Although differing in other respects, rising states have a strong desire for recognition and respect. This pioneering volume on status features contributions that develop propositions on status concerns and illustrate them with case studies and aggregate data analysis. Four cases are examined in depth: the United States (how it accommodates rising powers through hierarchy), Russia (the influence of status concerns on its foreign policy), China (how Beijing signals its status aspirations), and India (which has long sought major power status). The authors analyze status from a variety of theoretical perspectives and tackle questions such as: How do states signal their status claims? How are such signals perceived by the leading states? Will these status concerns lead to conflict, or is peaceful adjustment possible?

The Illustrated History of World War I

Author : Andrew Wiest
Publisher : Amber Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1782742018
Total Pages : 563 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The Illustrated History of World War I written by Andrew Wiest and published by Amber Books Ltd. This book was released on 2014-06-11 with total page 563 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the aid of more than 250 photographs and artworks, The Illustrated History of World War I recreates the battles and campaigns that raged across the surface of the globe, on land, at sea and in the air, including maps of specific actions and campaigns and feature boxes explaining important events and personalities involved in the conflict.

German Capital Ships of the Second World War

Author : Siegfried Breyer
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 147381460X
Total Pages : 686 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book German Capital Ships of the Second World War written by Siegfried Breyer and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-05-02 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Outstanding . . . covers the major units starting with the Deutschland Class, through the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, to the Bismarck and Tirpitz.” —WW2 Cruisers The Kriegsmarine’s capital ships—Deutschland, Admiral Scheer, Graf Spee, Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Bismarck, and Tirpitz—continue to generate intense interest among warship enthusiasts, despite the fact that no new source of information has been unearthed in decades. What has come to light, however, is a growing number of photographs, many from private albums and some that lay forgotten in obscure archives. These include many close-ups and onboard shots of great value to modelmakers, as well as rare action photos taken during wartime operations. This book is a careful selection of the best of these, but on a grand scale, with around one hundred images devoted to each ship, allowing in-depth coverage of its whole career, from launching and fitting out to whatever fate the war had waiting for it. For sake of completeness, there are even sections reproducing the various design studies that led to each class, while an appendix covers the uncompleted Graf Zeppelin, Germany’s only attempt to build an aircraft carrier, the vessel which clearly displaced the battleship as the capital ship of the world’s navies during the war. Essays on technical backgrounds and design origins by the well-known expert Siegfried Breyer and explanatory captions by Miroslaw Skwiot draw out the full significance of this magnificent collection of photos. “Highly recommended for those who wish to admire seven of the most magnificent warships built anywhere in the twentieth century. We will certainly never see their like again.” —Journal of the Australian Naval Institute

USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer

Author : Mark Stille
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849086249
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book USN Destroyer vs IJN Destroyer written by Mark Stille and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers the fierce night naval battles fought between the US Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy during late 1943 as the Allies advanced slowly up the Solomons Islands toward the major Japanese naval base at Rabaul. During this period, several vicious actions were fought featuring the most modern destroyers of both navies. Throughout most of 1942, the Imperial Navy had held a marked edge and a key ingredient of these successes was their destroyer force, which combined superior training and tactics with the most capable torpedo in the world. Even into 1943 mixed Allied light cruiser/destroyer forces were roughly handled by Japanese destroyers. After these battles, the Americans decided to stop chasing Japanese destroyers with cruisers so the remainder of the battles in 1943 (with one exception) were classic destroyer duels. The Americans still enjoyed the technical edge provided to them by radar, and now added new, more aggressive tactics. The final result was the defeat of the Imperial Navy's finely trained destroyer force and the demonstration that the Japanese were unable to stop the Allies' advance.

Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland

Author : Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 660 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Transactions of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland written by Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: