Understanding Victory: Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands: Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands

by Geoffrey Till

Overview

Providing a unique assessment of naval strategy and historic outcomes across centuries of warfare, Understanding Victory: Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands presents four case studies that examine each ship-based battle narrative to expose and analyze the factors that contributed to each side's success or defeat. The work opens with an overview of the general causes of success and failure in naval operations. Each case study starts with a detailed narrative of the battle and then reviews the conflict from the key perspectives identified in the introduction. These classic examples of naval warfare underscore how the outcome of naval operations is often predetermined by the clarity and quality of the mission aim, and point out striking constants in naval warfare despite the obvious differences in military technologies over a long span of time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313051098
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	01/15/2014
Series:	War, Technology, and History
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	248
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Geoffrey Till, PhD, is emeritus professor of maritime studies at King's College London. He holds a doctorate in British naval history from the University of London.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword vii

Acknowledgments xi

1 Introduction 1

2 HMS Belleisle and the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 10

3 HMS New Zealand and the Battle of Jutland, 1916 45

4 HMS Repulse and the Battle of Malaya, 1941 94

5 HMS Glamorgan and the Falklands Campaign, 1982 138

6 Conclusions 189

Notes 201

Bibliography 225

Index 235

Editorial Reviews

"Ultimately, this book should be required reading for naval professionals and will be a welcome addition to the libraries of professional military education institutions, universities, academics, and general readers." - Journal of Military History

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