There are a myriad of books that you can read about warfare, battles and strategy. Strategy, tactics and technology by dr norman friedman md isbn. Each book is about a different civilization, a different set of tactics, a different cause. During the first world war, not only did senior naval officers trained in the days of sail learn to command brand new ships and weaponry untested in wartime. List of books and articles about military strategy online.
The following naval institute press books appear in the navy professional reading program. Naval warfare tactics in the modern era britannica. The naval diplomats top 10 books about the sea the diplomat. Fleet tactics and naval operations, third edition u. This is a major new naval history of the first world war which reveals the decisive contribution of the war at sea to allied victory. A life of field marshall erwin rommel by david fraser. The third edition highlights the current swift advances in unmanned vehicles, artificial intelligence, cyber warfare in peace and war, and other effects of. This is a book that makes the study of tactics informative, exciting and enjoyable. Then come individual chapters on the expectations of the various navies as to how a war would unfold, the nature of the fleets, the naval geography of the principal maritime theaters, fleet tactics, battleships and battlecruisers, coastal operations, mine warfare, and several on various aspects of the uboot war.
Naval tactics is the collective name for methods of engaging and defeating an enemy ship or fleet in battle at sea during naval warfare, the naval equivalent of military tactics on land. After 41 uboats were sunk in may 1943, the battle of the atlantic turned decisively toward the allies. Not all theorists of war make this a primary distinction. That military strategy has become national strategy, involving complex assessments of technological resources, politics, and national priorities, was made clear in the vietnam war and afghanistan war where superior strategies and tactics allowed small nations to defeat great powers armed with the latest weaponry. Naval strategy is the planning and conduct of war at sea, the naval equivalent of military. Strategy, tactics and technology norman friedman on. His bestknown books, the influence of sea power upon history, 16601783, and the influence of sea power upon the french revolution and empire. Jan 28, 2020 the third and final section of a game of birds and wolves details the apex of the war at sea, when british convoys used watudeveloped tactics and, bolstered by aircraft and naval support groups, fended off the largest wolfpack attacks of wwii. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. Dec 10, 2019 listen to fighting the great war at sea. Not for the last time, sea power had sprung a surprise on soldiers.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The manof war eventually rendered the galley obsolete except for operations close to shore in calm weather. It was the last great sea war, but in the half century since the final battles of. Sep 30, 20 the naval diplomats top 10 books about the sea.
Naval tactics are concerned with the movements a commander makes in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The fight against pirates, privateers, and sea raiders from antiquity to the present potomac books, 2010. Strategy, tactics and technology audiobook by norman friedman. Friedman offers readers an appreciation of the importance of factors often ignored in naval histories or war games. That traditional emphasis is retained here, but in the 20th century three other types of combat at sea have demanded greater attention. Fighting the great war at seais not a quick readit is a heavyweight and deserving of proper attentionbut for anyone looking for a serious and indepth account, lavishly illustrated and copiously referenced, it may well be indispensable. This book may be about war, but it is, like most of these books, mostly about people. The study of tactics has always emphasized actions between fleets that gain or challenge control of the sea lines of communications. Tactical science is an orderly description of these activities, and tactical art. The naval war college and the origins of war planning against japan.
Britain needed to be able to transport men including from places as far afield as australia and canada and supplies to the battlefields of europe and the middle east. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. The accidental admiral first to fight fleet tactics and coastal. The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. List of books and articles about medieval warfare online. Being the activities of battle itself, tactics are conceived and executed at the literal and metaphoric centre of wars violence. Strategy may be defined as the general scheme of the conduct of a war, tactics as the planning of means to achieve strategic objectives. Of course, i am biased because i trained under robert. This book is similar to other books by norman friedman. The types of operations required of naval forces during world war i many of them involving new or evolving technologies and warfare tactics and techniques brought with them many new.
Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. World war i and total war wikibooks, open books for an open. Archivist louise bruton examines how the war heralded a new form of naval warfare that featured dreadnoughts, submarines and trade blockades. List of books and articles about military strategy. Fighting the great war at sea is not a quick readit is a heavyweight and deserving of proper attentionbut for anyone looking for a serious and indepth account, lavishly illustrated and copiously referenced. Which are the best books to read on military tactics and war. History records few more gripping dramas than the naval history of world war ii. I just completed the book, and will be a better strategist for it. The german army was as skilled as ever in the tactics of 1870, and as sure as ever that winning a great battle would automatically mean winning the war. Strategy, tactics and technology ebook written by norman friedman. Naval warfare naval warfare tactics in the modern era. Robert is a crack researcher and storyteller he has a profound ability to explain timeless. Derived from the greek word strategos, the term strategy, when it appeared in use during the 18th century, was seen in its narrow sense as the art of the general, or the art of arrangement of troops.
From the beginning of the war, it was clear that the control of the seas was crucial to both sides. James holmes gives us his top ten books on naval warfare and diplomacy. But if i had not, these books still would have given me a priceless education as they have for millions of other people. Strategy, tactics, and technology, examines the naval aspects of world war i. Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals. Pirate tactics and techniques, 16301730 potomac books, 2005, the buccaneers realm. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fighting the great war at sea. The 33 strategies of war, the 48 laws of power by robert greene. Pirate life on the spanish main, 16741688 potomac books, 2007, and pirate hunting. Russian battleships and cruisers of the russojapanese war. War at sea what was the importance of naval warfare in world war i.
In the leadup to world war one britain and germany were engaged in a naval arms race. From james mcphersons definitive history to tony horwitzs adventures among obsessives, here are. Dec 30, 2014 the centennial of world war i has renewed focus on the conflict, including a slew of new books about the war. In a truly global account, lawrence sondhaus traces the course of the campaigns in the north sea, atlantic, adriatic, baltic and mediterranean and examines the role of critical innovations in the design and performance of ships, wireless communication and firepower. The basis of all tactics land, sea and air is fire and movement.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read fighting the great war at sea. First published on the eve of the great war, the author begins with the masterley campaigns of frederick the great, and goes on to use first person accounts in his description of the tactics employed by napoleon, during the american civil war, and by the prussians against the austrians at sadowa 1866 and and. It is definitely a book for serious students of naval history. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. By august 1944, the sea war was no longer in doubtthree of japans remaining five fleet carriers had been sunk, and japans navy ceased thereafter to be a factor in the outcome of the war. The overriding image of the first world war is the blo. By the time the french were defeated, the british troops had departed. The tactics of aelian, comprising the military system of the grecians london. The hunt for red october by tom clancy, castles of steel by robert k. Japan ran out of oil for her naval armada, gasoline for aircraft and tanks, steel and aluminum for industry, and food for her people. Strategy, tactics, and technology in the imperial japanese navy. While the book focuses on the historical evolution of u. With the development of the sailing manof war, and the beginning of the great sailing fleets capable of keeping at sea for long periods together, came the need for a new adaptation of old principles of naval tactics. Jun 15, 2018 fleet tactics and naval operations continues to emphasize combat data, including how hitting and damage rates and maneuvering have been conducted to achieve an advantage over the centuries.
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