Command at Sea : Naval Command and Control since the Sixteenth Century.
Title:
Command at Sea : Naval Command and Control since the Sixteenth Century.
Author:
Palmer, Michael A.
ISBN:
9780674041912
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (400 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- List of Battle Maps -- Prologue: A Regular Confusion -- 1. Land Warfare Afloat: Before 1650 -- 2. The Anglo-Dutch Wars -- 3. At the Dawn of the Enlightenment -- 4. The Conundrum of the Line Ahead -- 5. The Advent of Numerary Signaling Systems -- 6. The Zenith of the Age of Fighting Sail -- 7. The Age of Steam through the Great War -- 8. From 1918 through the Second World War -- 9. The Cold War and Beyond -- Conclusion: The Crucial Paradox of Knowledge -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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