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THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY - War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine,

THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY - War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine,

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THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY - War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine,

by KEEGAN**, JOHN:

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0091737710
ISBN 13
9780091737719
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price- clip to dw/dj.Slight water-stain to inner top edge dw/dj+boards.Small clip top corner of map decorated front fep.Top corner rear board slightly bumped and slight rubbing dw/dj in situ.8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,292pp includes a glossary,a select bibliography,an index,b/w plates, photographs and maps. The aim of KEEGAN's book is to apply to warfare at sea the same technique he employed in his classic work 'The Face of Battle',so to discover how men have fought at sea,and to explore the nature of the individuals' experience of combat over changing times.The conflicts KEEGAN has chosen begin with Trafalgar in 1805,a classic and well-documented example of a ship-of-the-line battle.Next he turns to Jutland,posing very different problems for commanders and seamen alike.Then to the Battle of Midway,where he examines the particular role played by the aircraft carrier,with its 'two societies',that of the ship itself and that of the 'air group' elite which supplied its raison d'etre.Finally he examines the Battle of the Atlantic,in which he recreates a picture of both everyday life and operational routine within the boat that saw the last great technical transformatiom of naval operations,and ultimately the most significant - the submarine.The book concludes with a survey of how naval warfare may be expected to evolve in the future - with surface navies disappearing altogether. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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Title
THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY - War at Sea from Man of War to Submarine,
Author
KEEGAN**, JOHN:
Illustrator
illus with b/w plates,photographs and maps.
Book Condition
Used - Near FINE.
Jacket Condition
Near FINE.
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Edition
UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Binding
Hardcover
ISBN 10
0091737710
ISBN 13
9780091737719
Publisher
LONDON.HUTCHINSON,1988.
Place of Publication
London
This edition first published
1988
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