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THE POSTWAR NAVAL REVOLUTION

by Norman Friedman

Published by Conway Maritime Press. 1st. 1986

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. Warships, weapons and policies - the navies which might have evolved and the factors which shaped their actual development. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. 240 pages including index.

A lovely copy!

ISBN: 0851774148
Stock no. 1829691

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • 1. Money, Politics, and Strategy
  • 2. The Shape of the Fleet
  • 3. New Weapons Technology
  • 4. Carriers and Naval Aviation
  • 5. Cruisers
  • 6. Destroyers and Frigates
  • 7. Mine Warefare
  • 8. Submarines
  • 9. Inshore Warfare
  • 10. Epilogue
  • Appendices:
  • I. Staff Requirements for Modernization of the Fleet, 1948
  • II. Glossary
  • III. Exercise Trident: Wartime Lessons Learned and Future Ideas, 1948
  • IV. Naval Strengths of the Major Powers 1939-57
  • V. Postwar Building Programs

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