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  • The Development of British Amphibious Operations 1882-1914

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    The projecting of military force to a distant shore has come to be seen as a uniquely British way of waging war. To be sure, many of these operations would now be classed as administrative landings with battle, if occurring at all, only following sometimes afterward. Others, of course, merit the label of opposed landings. To contemporaries of the period covered by this study, the evolutions went ... Read more

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  • British Amphibious Operations of the First World War

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    “This covers three operations: Mesopotamia, Tanga (German East Africa), and Gallipoli. Each receives extensive analysis of what went right, but mostly what went wrong.” – Historical Miniatures Gaming SocietyThe failure experienced at Gallipoli has become a byword for the misapplication of amphibious operations. In truth, the British experience of joint amphibious operations during the World War ... Read more

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  • The Royal Navy and the Capital Ship in the Interwar Period

    An Operational Perspective

    by Joseph Moretz ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    Joseph Moretz's innovative work focuses on what battleships actually did in the inter-war years and what its designed war role in fact was. In doing so, the book tells us much about British naval policy and planning of the time. Drawing heavily on official Admiralty records and private papers of leading officers, the author examines the navy's operational experience and the evolution of its ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

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  • The First Victory

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  • Scapegoats

    Thirteen Victims of Military Injustice

    by Michael Scott ...
    At all costs avoid blame.” Such is the creed of dictators and politicians, tycoons and company chairmen, media celebrities, and spin doctors the world over. But what about men at war, where the penalties for errors of judgment can be devastating? History is full of tales of those who have been wrongly castigated in the rush to find a culprit; only later, sometimes much later, when the real truth ... Read more

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  • Admirals

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    The true story of how Britain's maritime power helped gain this country unparalleled dominance of the world's economy, Admirals celebrates the rare talents of the men who shaped the most successful fighting force in world history. Told through the lives and battles of eleven of our most remarkable admirals - men such as James II and Robert Blake - Andrew Lambert's book stretches from the Spanish ... Read more

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  • How the Army Made Britain a Global Power, 1688–1815

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    by Michael Ashcroft ...
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  • The Military in British India

    The Development of British Land Forces in South Asia 1600–1947

    by T. A. Heathcote ...
    Series series History of the British Army
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  • Born to Lead?

    Portraits of New Zealand Commanders

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