{"product_id":"to-crown-the-waves-the-great-navies-of-the-first-world-war-paperback-1","title":"To Crown the Waves: The Great Navies of the First World War - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVincent O'Hara\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Dickson\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRichard Worth\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only comparative analysis available of the great navies of World War I, this work studies 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 ö Kriegsmarine, and the Imperial Russian Navy to demonstrate why the war was won, not in the trenches, but upon the waves. It 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 assure consistent coverage of each fleet-history, training, organization, doctrine, materiel, and operations-and allow readers to easily compare information among the various navies. The book clearly demonstrates how the naval war was a collision of 19th century concepts with 20th century weapons that fostered unprecedented development within each navy and sparked the evolution of the submarine and aircraft carrier. The work is free from the national bias that infects so many other books on World War I navies. As they pioneer new ways of viewing the conflict, the authors provide insights and material that would otherwise require a massive library and mastery of multiple languages. Such a study has special relevance today as 20th-century navies struggle to adapt to 21st-century technologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVincent P. O'Hara is an independent scholar and the author of nine works including five published by the Naval Institute Press, most recently \u003ci\u003eTorch\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNaval War College Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWarship\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMHQ\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStoria Militare\u003c\/i\u003e, and other periodicals and journals. He holds a history degree from the University of California, Berkeley. W. David Dickson is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of the Philippine Sea\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in Hernando, MS. Richard Worth is the author of \u003ci\u003eFleets of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Battleship\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRaising the Red Banner\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Bolivar, MO. All three writers also edited the Naval Institute Press's \u003ci\u003eOn Seas Contested: The Great Navies of the Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47520963887325,"sku":"9781682476482","price":43.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/HfSSaHROGV9781682476482_2ead5ab4-5a3a-4145-bd99-d9676ae2c2d9.webp?v=1772249158","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/to-crown-the-waves-the-great-navies-of-the-first-world-war-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}