The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of Naval Warfare

Keegan, John

ISBN 10: 0670814164 / ISBN 13: 9780670814169

Published by Viking, New York, 1989

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24 cm, 292, illus., maps, glossary, bibliography, index, front DJ flap price clipped. Four study cases on the evolution of naval warfare: Trafalgar, a conflict of wooden ships of the line; Jutland, with ironclad steamships; Midway, illustrating the role of aircraft carriers in the last surface-ship battle fought; and the Battle of the Atlantic. Seller Inventory # 23888

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Price of Admiralty: The Evolution of ...

Publisher: Viking, New York

Publication Date: 1989

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good, very good

Edition: First American Edition. First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Keegan illuminates the history of naval combat by expertly dissecting four landmark sea battles, each featuring a different type of warship: The Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Jutland in World War I, the Battle of Midway in World War II, and the long and arduous Battle of the Atlantic.

About the Author:

Sir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (1934–2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the Daily Telegraph (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including The Face of Battle, The Mask of Command, The Price of Admiralty, Six Armies in Normandy, and The Second World War, and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.