War at Sea 1914 - 45 by Bernard Ireland

War at Sea 1914 - 45 by Bernard Ireland

In 1914 international naval power was measured in dreadnought battleships. They were the index of national power like the 'nuclear club' of those 21st century countries armed with atomic weapons. Every nation with pretentions to world power joined the 'battleship race', from France and Russia to Argentina and Chile. Most critical of all were the rival building programmes of Britain and Germany, a bitter contest that helped trigger the First World War. Within a generation, the mighty battleships were rendered redundant. Submarines and aircraft dominated the seas. Amphibious warfare became crucial: both for the liberation of German-occupied Europe and to drive back the Japanese from their island conquests. Bernard Ireland analyses this extraordinary transition, combining a wide-ranging analysis with vivid narratives of key battles and campaigns.

A history of the extraordinary transition in warfare at sea, from battleships to submarines and aircraft, with wide-ranging analysis and vivid narratives of key battles and campaigns

Bernard Ireland is the author of JANE'S BATTLESHIPS OF THE 20TH CENTURY, JANE'S CENTURY OF NAVAL WARFARE, and JANE'S NAVAL AVIATION (HarperCollins) and THE MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGN (Cassell & Co)

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ISBN 13	9780304353408
ISBN 10	030435340X
Title	War at Sea 1914 - 45
Author	Bernard Ireland
Series	Cassell History Of Warfare S
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Orion Publishing Co
Year published	2002-08-08
Number of pages	224
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