Great Naval Battles
eBook - ePub

Great Naval Battles

From Medieval Wars to the Present Day

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Great Naval Battles

From Medieval Wars to the Present Day

About this book

This book recalls 50 of the greatest naval battles to have been fought since medieval times, examining why they took place, who was in command and what impact they had on both the victors and the losers.From the Battle of Flanborough Head in 1779 to Jutland in 1916, Great Naval Battles also considers how changes in technology and battle tactics impact upon the outcome and what makes a decisive victory.Written by the renowned naval historian Dr Helen Doe, this is a fascinating analysis of maritime power through the ages.

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Table of contents

  1. Introduction
  2. 1217 Battle of Sandwich
  3. 1340 Battle of Sluys
  4. 1350 Battle of Winchelsea
  5. 1571 Battle of Lepanto
  6. 1588 The Battle of Gravelines (Spanish Armada)
  7. 1596 Battle of Cádiz
  8. 1652–1654 First Anglo-Dutch War
  9. 1657 Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
  10. 1665–1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War
  11. 1672–1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War
  12. 1692 Battle of La Hogue
  13. 1718 Battle of Cape Passaro
  14. 1747 Battle of Cape Finisterre
  15. 1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay
  16. 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head
  17. 1781 Battle of Chesapeake Bay
  18. 1782 Battle of the Saintes
  19. 1794 Battle of the Glorious First of June
  20. 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent
  21. 1797 Battle of Camperdown
  22. 1798 Battle of the Nile
  23. 1801 Battle of Copenhagen
  24. 1801–1805 Tripoli (First Barbary War)
  25. 1804 Battle of Pulo Aura
  26. 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
  27. 1809 Battle of the Aix Roads
  28. The War of 1812
  29. 1827 Battle of Navarino
  30. 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads
  31. 1864 Battle of Cherbourg
  32. 1898 Battle of Manila Bay
  33. 1905 Battle of Tsushima
  34. 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands
  35. 1916 Battle of Jutland
  36. 1939 Battle of the River Plate
  37. 1940 Battle of Taranto
  38. 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan
  39. 1941 The Sinking of the Bismarck
  40. 1941 Pearl Harbor
  41. 1942 Battle of the Java Sea
  42. 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea
  43. 1942 Battle of Midway
  44. 1942 The Battles for Guadalcanal
  45. 1943 Battle of North Cape
  46. 1944 The Battle of Leyte Gulf
  47. 1982 The Falklands War
  48. Glossary
  49. Picture Credits