Understanding Victory: Naval Operations from Trafalgar to the Falklands

by Geoffrey Till

Using four warship-centered examples, this book shows how naval battles are won or lost--and how technological advantage is rarely as decisive in defeat or victory as is often claimed.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275987248
• ISBN13: 9780275987244
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"