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A history of naval tactics from 1530 to 1930 : the evolution of tactical maxims /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Robison, S. S. (Samuel Shelburne), 1867-1952, Robison, Mary L. (Mary Louise) (Author)
Corporate Author: United States Naval Institute
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Annapolis, Md. : The U.S. Naval Institute, [1942]
Subjects:
Naval tactics.
Naval history.
Naval battles.
Guerra Naval (Direito Internacional)
Table of Contents:
  • Early English naval battles
  • Ships, guns, and gunnery of the 14th and 15th centuries
  • Early 16th century naval warfare and fighting instructions
  • The Battle of Lepanto, October 7, 1571
  • The English navy under Queen Elizabeth
  • Ships and tactics : early 17th century
  • Guns and gunnery : Anglo-Dutch Wars
  • The Dutch Wars with England, 1652-1674
  • Wars between England and France, 1689-1697
  • Ships and guns, late 17th century
  • French naval tactics : Paul Hoste, 1697
  • The War of the Spanish Succession
  • Additions to the permanent fighting instructions, 1744-1763
  • French writers on tactics : Morogues, 1763, Villehuet, 1765
  • Howe's tactical instructions
  • War of the American Revolution
  • Suffren vs. Hughes in East Indies, 1782-1783
  • British fighting instructions, 1781-1783
  • Ships and guns in the 18th century
  • The American navy of the revolution
  • The evolution of naval tactics, 1793-1802
  • The new American navy
  • Ramatuelle on tactics, 1802
  • The Trafalgar campaign and contemporary events
  • The Battle of Trafalgar
  • Truxtun on tactics ; First U.S. signal books
  • "Chesapeake" vs. "Shannon," 1813
  • The War of 1812
  • Changes in ships and weapons, early 19th century
  • Steam vs. sail
  • The Stevens ram
  • Developments in ordnance, to 1861
  • Iron vs. wood for men-of-war ; Screws vs. paddles
  • Early tactics for steamers
  • Armor and the ram
  • U.S. guns and gun drills
  • U.S. Civil War
  • Battle of Lissa ; Tactical developments post Civil War
  • Theoretical naval tactics, 1870-1880 ; Chilean-Peruvian War, 1877-1881
  • Increase of the U.S. navy ; Essays on tactics
  • Continued increase of the U.S. navy ; Japan-China War ; Essays on tactics
  • The Spanish-American War
  • Tactical essays ; Russo-Japanese War
  • Tactical discussions, early 20th century
  • Submarines and submarine tactics ; Essays on battle tactics
  • The world war, 1914-1918
  • Post-war comment and lessons ; Aircraft in war
  • Author's comments and conclusions
  • Supplementary. Naval weapons, 1918-1940.