Fighting the Great War at Sea
Friedman, Norman, 1946-2014
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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. This radical book concentrates on the way in which each side tried to use or deny the sea to the other, and in so doing so describes rapid wartime changes not only in ship and weapon technology but also in the way naval warfare was envisaged and fought.
Main title:
Fighting the Great War at Sea / Norman Friedman.
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Imprint:
Barnsley : Seaforth Publishing, 2014.Barnsley : Seaforth Publishing, 2014.
Collation:
320 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:
9781848321892 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.45
Language:
English
BRN:
1234652