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Defiance at Sea: Dramatic Naval War Action (Cassell Military Classics)
Jon Guttman
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Description for Defiance at Sea: Dramatic Naval War Action (Cassell Military Classics)
Paperback. Good copy
This book is all about last stands and grand gestures in the face of daunting odds, and all at sea, where there is no safe hiding place, no cover but the sea itself - and who can trust the sea? But sailors are not afraid to fight on it, and in this exciting collection of true stories every kind of naval tactic, aggressive, defensive, piratical, suicidal, in force of numbers or alone, is explored in the fourteen unlinked episodes. In whole, this is a reminder that once, not so long ago, world power was measured at sea rather than on ... Read more
This book is all about last stands and grand gestures in the face of daunting odds, and all at sea, where there is no safe hiding place, no cover but the sea itself - and who can trust the sea? But sailors are not afraid to fight on it, and in this exciting collection of true stories every kind of naval tactic, aggressive, defensive, piratical, suicidal, in force of numbers or alone, is explored in the fourteen unlinked episodes. In whole, this is a reminder that once, not so long ago, world power was measured at sea rather than on ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
W&N
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780304350858
SKU
KEX0242092
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jon Guttman
Jon Guttman is editor of the leading US magazine HISTORY TODAY, and author of a number of books across naval and military aviation history topics.
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