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The Royal Navy and maritime power in the twentieth century
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The Royal Navy and maritime power in the twentieth century

Author: Ian Speller
Publisher: London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2005.
Series: Cass series--naval policy and history, 31.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"This book provides an authoritative yet accessible analysis of the utility of maritime power and the role of navies by examining a series of case studies concentrating on the experience of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and Persian Gulf during the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Ian Speller
ISBN: 0415350042 9780415350044
OCLC Number: 55078879
Description: xv, 223 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents: Foreword / Julian Oswald --
Introduction / Ian Speller --
1. The transition to war : the goeben debacle, August 1914 / Andrew Gordon --
2. Sea control in narrow waters : the battles of Taranto and Matapan / Jon Robb-Webb --
3. Sea denial, interdiction and diplomacy : the Royal Navy and the role of Malta, 1939-1943 / Greg Kennedy --
4. Air power and evacuations : Crete 1941 / Stephen Prince --
5. Amphibious operations : the Italian campaign, 1943-1945 / Christopher Tuck --
6. Maritime power and complex crises : the Royal Navy and the undeclared war with Vichy France, 1940-1942 / Stuart Griffin --
7. Quarantine operations : the Royal Navy and the Palestine patrol / Geoffrey Till
Series Title: Cass series--naval policy and history, 31.
Responsibility: edited by Ian Speller.
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