To Crown the Waves - The Great Navies of the First World War

"Sales/posting to the USA suspended". Hard cover dust wrapper, viii/349pp, maps, b&w photos. Light shelf wear; near fine. A comparative analysis of the great navies of World War I, studying the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom, the German Kaiserliche Marine, the United States Navy, the French Marine Nationale, the Italian Regia Marina, the Austro-Hungarian Kaiserliche und Konigliche Kriegsmarine, and the Imperial Russian Navy to demonstrate why the war was won, not in the trenches, but upon the waves. Explains why these seven fleets fought the way they did and why the war at sea did not develop as the admiralties and politicians of 1914 expected. After discussing each navy's goals and circumstances and how their individual characteristics impacted the way they fought, the authors deliver a side-by-side analysis of the conflict's fleets, with each chapter covering a single navy. Parallel chapter structures ensure consistent coverage of each fleet - history, training, organisation, doctrine, materiel, and operations - and allow readers to easily compare information among the various navies. Demonstrates how the naval war was a collision of 19th century concepts with 20th century weapons that fostered unprecedented development within each navy. …