Brown-, green-, and blue-water fleets the influence of geography on naval warfare, 1861 to the present

From riverine operations in the American Civil War and China in the 1860s to the major fleet engagements of the World Wars, plus more recent naval actions in the Falklands/Malvenas War and Gulf War, Lindberg and Todd methodically show how geography has shaped the strategy, tactics, and tools of nava...

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Autor principal: Lindberg, Michael (-)
Otros Autores: Todd, Daniel
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Westport, Conn. : Praeger 2002.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31396513*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Prelude : land versus sea warfare
  • Theoretical background : classical and modern geostrategy
  • The naval warfare environment
  • Naval warfare on the high seas
  • Naval warfare in the littorals
  • Riverine warfare
  • The influence of geography on navies
  • Conclusion.