Commande at Sea - Naval Command and Control Since the 16th Century

Informationen zum Autor Michael A. Palmer Klappentext the key to success in battle. Palmer's exciting and enlightening history reveals the myriad efforts of naval commanders to navigate the fog of war. Zusammenfassung In a grand history of naval warfare! Palmer observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam! demonstrating that while abilities to communicate improved! other technologies simultaneously shrank admirals' windows of decision. As a result! naval commanders have never had sufficient means or time to direct subordinates in battle. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Battle Maps Prologue: A Regular Confusion 1. Land Warfare Afloat: Before 1650 2. The Anglo-Dutch Wars 3. At the Dawn of the Enlightenment 4. The Conundrum of the Line Ahead 5. The Advent of Numerary Signaling Systems 6. The Zenith of the Age of Fighting Sail 7. The Age of Steam through the Great War 8. From 1918 through the Second World War 9. The Cold War and Beyond Conclusion: The Crucial Paradox of Knowledge Notes Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: Michael A Palmer, Michael A. Palmer, Palmer Michael A.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.05.2007
• EAN: 9780674024113
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02411-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 227 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, HISTORY / Military / Naval, maritime history, c 1500 onwards to present day, Naval forces and warfare