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008 770425s1975 nyuab e 001 0 eng
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035 _a(OCoLC)1629955
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040 _beng
_cGAFCSC LIBRARY
050 0 0 _aV53
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245 0 4 _aThe Encyclopedia of sea warfare :
_bfrom the first ironclads to the present day /
_c[Iain Parsons, editor].
246 3 _aSea warfare
264 1 _aNew York :
_bCrowell,
_c1975.
300 _a250 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c31 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
490 1 _aA Salamander book
500 _aIncludes index.
505 0 _aHampton Roads to Tsushima -- The first clash of ironclads -- New power at sea -- Fleets in conflict -- World War I -- 'Commence hostilities' -- Failure in the Med -- The fight in the far seas -- Skirmishes in the North Sea -- Jutland--the clash of the fleets -- Sea power ends the war -- World War II-European waters -- Europe's navies prepare for war -- A sea war in earnest -- Battle begins in the Atlantic -- Fluctuating fortunes in the Med -- Action in Arctic waters -- Decision in the Atlantic -- Victory in the Med -- The end of German naval power -- World War II-the Pacific -- Strike and counterstrike--Pearl Harbor to Midway -- On to the offensive--Guadalcanal to the Admiralties -- The big leap--the Gilberts to Guam -- Return engagement--Philippines and Leyte Gulf -- The drive for victory--Rangoon to Hiroshima -- The Nuclear Age -- The world-wide role of sea power -- Korea and Vietnam--sea power in action -- Technology takes over at sea -- Carriers supreme -- Submarine power -- The impact of technology -- Sea power--the critical balance.
520 _a"The encyclopedia of sea warfare covers the dramatic events of naval history during the period of its most rapid and exciting developments ... The book gives a fascinating insight into the strategic planning, the tactical thinking and the historical implications of the battles and wars fought at sea from the age of the ironclads to the nuclear age"--Jacket.
530 _aAlso issued online.
648 7 _aGeschichte 1863.
_2swd
650 0 _aNaval art and science
_xHistory.
650 0 _aNaval history.
650 7 _aNaval art and science.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01034937
650 7 _aNaval history.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01035004
650 7 _aMarine
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650 7 _aSeekrieg
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655 2 _aEncyclopedia
655 7 _aencyclopedias.
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655 7 _aEncyclopedias.
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_0(OCoLC)fst01423798
655 7 _aHistory.
_2fast
_0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 _aParsons, Iain,
_eeditor.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_tEncyclopedia of sea warfare.
_dNew York : Crowell, 1975
_w(OCoLC)644339379
830 0 _aSalamander book.
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