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Understanding victory : naval operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands

Title
Understanding victory : naval operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands / Geoffrey Till.
Author
Till, Geoffrey.
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2014.

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Description
248 pages; 25 cm.
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"--
Series Statement
War, technology, and history
Uniform Title
War, technology, and history.
Subject
  • Belleisle (Ship of the line : 1795)
  • New Zealand (Dreadnought cruiser : 1911)
  • Repulse (Battle cruiser)
  • Glamorgan (Ship)
  • Naval art and science > Case studies
  • Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805
  • Jutland, Battle of, 1916
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British
  • Falkland Islands War, 1982 > Naval operations, British
  • Naval history, Modern
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
Call Number
JFE 14-2854
ISBN
  • 9780275987244 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0275987248 (hbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780313051098 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013027373
OCLC
548555569
Author
Till, Geoffrey.
Title
Understanding victory : naval operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands / Geoffrey Till.
Publisher
Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
War, technology, and history
War, technology, and history.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-234) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-2854
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