Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed The World

Author : QUENTIN. RUSSELL
Publisher : Pen & Sword Maritime
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1526715996

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Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed the World by QUENTIN. RUSSELL Pdf

Focusing on seven decisive naval engagements from the Greek defeat of the Persians at Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during the Second World War, this book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theatre of war at sea. Each of these fiercely fought battles were to change the balance of power and shape the course of history. Before telling the story of each battle in detail the history of the balance of naval power in the Mediterranean and the effect of the development of naval architecture and design on the outcomes is outlined: Lepanto was the last major battle fought between galleys; Navarino was the last major battle to be fought entirely by sailing ships; and Cape Matapan (where a young Duke of Edinburgh saw action) was the first operation to exploit the breaking of the Italian naval Enigma codes. The battles included are: Salamis (480 BC), Actium (31 BC), Lepanto (1571), the Nile (aka Aboukir Bay, 1798), Navarino (1827), Cape Matapan 1941 and the Siege of Malta 1940-42.

Author : Quentin Russell
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526716019

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Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed the World by Quentin Russell Pdf

This epic naval history examines seven pivotal Mediterranean conflicts, from the Battle of Salamis in the fifth century BC to the Siege of Malta during WWII. This book tells the story of the Mediterranean as a theater of war at sea. Historian Quentin Russell covers seven major battles or campaigns, each of which changed the balance of power and shape the course of history. Chronicling each battle in vivid detail, Russell also provides essential background, covering the history of naval power in the Mediterranean and the effect of the development of naval architecture and design on the outcomes. Readers will learn that the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 was the last major battle fought between galleys; the Battle of Navarino in 1827 was the last to be fought entirely by sailing ships; and the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941—where a young Duke of Edinburgh saw action—was the first operation to exploit the breaking of the Italian naval Enigma codes. The battles included are: Salamis (480 BC), Actium (31 BC), Lepanto (1571), the Nile (aka Aboukir Bay, 1798), Navarino (1827), Cape Matapan (1941), and the Siege of Malta (1940-42).

Author : Jack Greene,Alessandro Massignani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : UOM:39015047443059

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The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940-1943 by Jack Greene,Alessandro Massignani Pdf

Author : Leo Marriott
Publisher : Pen and Sword Maritime
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399098946

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Naval Battles of the Second World War by Leo Marriott Pdf

The Second World War was a truly global conflict and maritime power played a major role in every theatre of operations. Land campaigns depended on supplies transported by sea, and victory or defeat depended on the outcome of naval battles. So Leo Marriott’s highly illustrated two-volume account of the struggle sets naval actions in the wider strategic context as well as giving graphic accounts of what happened in each engagement. This first volume concentrates on the Royal Navy’s confrontation with the ships and submarines of the German Kriegsmarine during the Battle of the Atlantic, the Arctic convoys and the struggle across the Mediterranean against the Italian navy to supply the opposing armies in North Africa. The Battle of the River Plate, the pursuit of the Bismarck, the PQ17 convoy to the Soviet Union and Operation Pedestal, the most famous convoy sent to relieve Malta, are among the episodes described in vivid detail and illustrated with a selection of striking photographs. This concise but wide-ranging introduction to the naval war emphasizes the sheer scale of the conflict in every sea and shows the direct impact of each naval battle on the course of the war .

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781805000723

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The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940–1943 by Anonim Pdf

Author : R.G. Grant
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780756657017

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Battle at Sea by R.G. Grant Pdf

Battle at Sea looks at every aspect of the story of warfare on, above, and under the sea, including classic naval engagements daring raids carried out on ships in harbor, and landing operations such as D-Day, where control of the sea was essential to transport land forces to new battlefronts. Special features within the book include: graphic and dramatic battle catalogs relating the stories of the men, ships, and organizations behind history’s greatest naval conflicts; spectacular 3D digital artworks following the crucial stages of key battles, step by step; profiles of naval crew — the captain, officers, gunners, quartermaster, surgeon, cooks, and boatswains — exploring their changing roles throughout history; eyewitness accounts recreatingthe experience of the opposing forces in key battles, whether preparing for conflict, in the heat of battle, or dealing with the aftermath of an engagement; photographic tours revealing the intricate details of surviving or reconstructed warships—from an Ancient Greek trireme to a nuclear-powered submarine; features on weapons and technology highlighting developments in naval warfare, from boarding equipment to sonar, cannons to missiles, and propulsion through steam to nuclear power. Battle at Sea is organized into five chapters that are arranged in chronological order. Ancient Wars covers the Egyptians, the Greeks, the Romans, and the great naval battles between warring Chinese dynasties; Medieval Battles charts the era from the fall of Rome to 1500CE; Gun, Sail, and Empire chronicles the European powers setting out on voyages of exploration and colonization; Iron Wars ends with World War II; Technology and Terrorism outlines how naval forces played a crucial role in the balance of terror during the Cold War and still have avital part to play in the uncertainties of the modern world.

Author : Paul G. Halpern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038247487

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The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1914-1918 by Paul G. Halpern Pdf

Author : John Francis Guilmartin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Mediterranean Region
ISBN : 0851779514

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Gunpowder & Galleys by John Francis Guilmartin Pdf

Updated by recent research into orders of battles and ballistics, gunnery and cannon founding, this classic study outlines the naval wars between the Ottoman empire and its Christian opponents and illustrates the interaction between commerce and warfare in the 16th-century Mediterranean.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004362048

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A Military History of the Mediterranean Sea by Anonim Pdf

This is a collection of essays that aims to offer a vertical history of war in the Mediterranean Sea, from the early Middle Ages to early modernity, putting the emphasis on the changing face of several different aspects and contexts of war over time.

Author : Paul G. Halpern
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780253110190

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The Battle of the Otranto Straits by Paul G. Halpern Pdf

Called by some a "Mediterranean Jutland," the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. Although fought by light units with no dreadnoughts involved, Otranto was a battle in three dimensions -- engaging surface vessels, aircraft, and subsurface weapons (both submarines and mines). An attempt to halt the movement of submarines into the Adriatic using British drifters armed with nets and mines led to a raid by Austrian light cruisers. The Austrians inflicted heavy damage on the drifters, but Allied naval forces based at Brindisi cut off their withdrawal. The daylight hours saw a running battle, with the Austrians at considerable risk. Heavier Austrian units put out from Cattaro in support, and at the climactic moment the Allied light forces had to turn away, permitting the Austrians to escape. In the end, the Austrians had inflicted more damage than they suffered themselves. The Otranto action shows the difficulties of waging coalition warfare in which diplomatic and national jealousies override military efficiency.

Author : Richard Hough
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2003-05-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781468304534

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Naval Battles of the Twentieth Century by Richard Hough Pdf

The major naval powers—Britain, America, Russia, and Japan—have all played a part in the theater of war at sea over the last one hundred years. Naval fighting has always been a rapidly developing affair, and in no century have changes been so swift and fundamental. In 1905, when this book begins, the first major engagement between ironclad fleets—the Battle of Tsu-Shima—took place in the Far East and decided the outcome of the Russo-Japanese war in Japan’s favor. What follows are the mighty sea battles of our century, graphically reconstructed for the reader. Victories, defeats, and mutinies at sea, from the battle with the Bismarck to the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.

Author : Jack Greene; Alessandro Massignani
Publisher : Copyright © Jack Greene and Alessandro Massignani 2002
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781805000716

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The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1940-1943 by Jack Greene; Alessandro Massignani Pdf

This book is essential reading for all those interested in one of the major naval theaters of the Second World War.

Author : Bernard Ireland
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473820463

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The War in the Mediterranean by Bernard Ireland Pdf

Much has been written about the conduct of the land battles and the commanders who faced each other yet, as the main protagonists realised at the time, success or failure rested on the effectiveness of their seaborne supply chain. Control of the Mediterranean was therefore absolutely crucial. In the final analysis it was the Allies' ability to dominate the Mediterranean that bought them victory but there is no denying that it was a 'damned close run thing'. In this authoritative study, Bernard Ireland brings a fresh clarity to the complexities and factors at play during this critical period.

Author : M J Pearce
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1841024392

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Confronting Italy by M J Pearce Pdf

The hotly-contested Mediterranean naval battles of 1940 initiated rapid developments that changed the face of naval warfare, yet also had echoes of a previous and less complicated era when gunnery, pure and simple, dominated warfare at sea. The actions were fought when the Royal Navy was still evolving its use of naval air power and when radar at sea was primitive and fitted to only a few ships, while Italy's Regia Marina was handicapped by having access to neither. Bombastic assertions by Mussolini that the Mediterranean was 'Our Sea', preceded his declaration of war on 10th June, when Great Britain was preoccupied with the dire situation in France. But the Royal Navy had two of its most competent and aggressive flag officers commanding the mostly elderly ships based at each end of the Mediterranean. Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham and Vice Admiral Sir James Somerville fought spirited actions against the modern and capable Regia Marina, undermining Mussolini's rhetoric and boosting morale as Britain focussed on the threat of German invasion. Confronting Italy contains three previously classified Naval Staff Histories describing major naval surface actions of 1940, supported by a modern introduction setting them in context and also illustrates warships involved, using WW2 US Navy Intelligence Dept documents. Confronting Italy is in a series publishing previously classified documents in a new, accessible format. Specially commissioned commentary by expert naval historians published in collaboration with Britannia Royal Naval College Britannia. Naval Histories of World War II - an important source in understanding the critical naval actions of the period.

Author : Great Britain. Admiralty,Great Britain. Ministry of Information
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : IND:30000063856201

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East of Malta, West of Suez by Great Britain. Admiralty,Great Britain. Ministry of Information Pdf