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The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War
Lawrence Sondhaus
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Description for The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War
Hardback. New naval history of the First World War which reveals the contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. Num Pages: 417 pages, 34 b/w illus. 10 maps. BIC Classification: 3JJF; HBG; HBLW; HBTM; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 818.
This is a major new naval history of the First World War which reveals the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. In a truly global account, Lawrence Sondhaus traces the course of the campaigns in the North Sea, Atlantic, Adriatic, Baltic and Mediterranean and examines the role of critical innovations in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower. He charts how Allied supremacy led the Central Powers to attempt to revolutionize naval warfare by pursuing unrestricted submarine warfare, ultimately prompting the United States to enter the war. Victory against the submarine challenge, following ... Read more
This is a major new naval history of the First World War which reveals the decisive contribution of the war at sea to Allied victory. In a truly global account, Lawrence Sondhaus traces the course of the campaigns in the North Sea, Atlantic, Adriatic, Baltic and Mediterranean and examines the role of critical innovations in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower. He charts how Allied supremacy led the Central Powers to attempt to revolutionize naval warfare by pursuing unrestricted submarine warfare, ultimately prompting the United States to enter the war. Victory against the submarine challenge, following ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
817g
Number of Pages
417
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107036901
SKU
V9781107036901
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lawrence Sondhaus
Lawrence Sondhaus is Professor of History at the University of Indianapolis, where he is Director of the Institute for the Study of War and Diplomacy. His previous publications include Naval Warfare, 1815–1914 (2001), Strategic Culture and Ways of War (2006) and World War One: The Global Revolution (2011).
Reviews for The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War
'A masterful synthesis of Sondhaus' own extensive primary source research and the most up-to-date work of other naval historians, this study is particularly strong on the Central Powers' naval operations and on non-operational but nonetheless vital dimensions such as the mutinies in the Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and German fleets, all of which contributed to those nations' defeats. The analysis and judgments ... Read more