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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
- Introduction
- 1217 Battle of Sandwich
- 1340 Battle of Sluys
- 1350 Battle of Winchelsea
- 1571 Battle of Lepanto
- 1588 The Battle of Gravelines (Spanish Armada)
- 1596 Battle of Cádiz
- 1652–1654 First Anglo-Dutch War
- 1657 Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
- 1665–1667 Second Anglo-Dutch War
- 1672–1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War
- 1692 Battle of La Hogue
- 1718 Battle of Cape Passaro
- 1747 Battle of Cape Finisterre
- 1759 Battle of Quiberon Bay
- 1779 Battle of Flamborough Head
- 1781 Battle of Chesapeake Bay
- 1782 Battle of the Saintes
- 1794 Battle of the Glorious First of June
- 1797 Battle of Cape St Vincent
- 1797 Battle of Camperdown
- 1798 Battle of the Nile
- 1801 Battle of Copenhagen
- 1801–1805 Tripoli (First Barbary War)
- 1804 Battle of Pulo Aura
- 1805 Battle of Trafalgar
- 1809 Battle of the Aix Roads
- The War of 1812
- 1827 Battle of Navarino
- 1862 Battle of Hampton Roads
- 1864 Battle of Cherbourg
- 1898 Battle of Manila Bay
- 1905 Battle of Tsushima
- 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands
- 1916 Battle of Jutland
- 1939 Battle of the River Plate
- 1940 Battle of Taranto
- 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan
- 1941 The Sinking of the Bismarck
- 1941 Pearl Harbor
- 1942 Battle of the Java Sea
- 1942 Battle of the Coral Sea
- 1942 Battle of Midway
- 1942 The Battles for Guadalcanal
- 1943 Battle of North Cape
- 1944 The Battle of Leyte Gulf
- 1982 The Falklands War
- Glossary
- Picture Credits