The Price Of Admiralty: The Evolution Of Naval Warfare

Keegan is an author whose books have revolutionized the writing of military history & deepened the understanding of conflict. In THE PRICE OF ADMIRALTY, he illuminates naval operations from Nelson’s day to our own. He does this by dissecting four benchmark sea battles: Trafalgar, wooden ships of the line; Jutland, ironclads; Midway, aircraft carriers; & the Battle of the Atlantic, the perfection of submarines. He believes that “by looking at its past we may know the future of naval warfare.”
“Keegan is a splendid historian, & his vision of the future of war at sea is grimly persuasive.”–Atlantic Monthly
Introduction: Battle at sea
1 Trafalgar: The wooden world; The strategic background; Nelson vs Napoleon; Nelson versus Villeneuve; Naval warfare in the Age of Sail; Battle off Cape Trafalgar; What had happened?; The aftermath
2 Jutland: The fall of the wooden walls; High Seas Fleet vs Royal Navy; The War of Sea before Jutland; The ironclad world; The battle of Jutland; The experience of action: Battlecruisers vs battlecruisers. Battleships vs battleships. The smaller ships; The aftermath
3 Midway: The coming of the aircraft carrier; The two navies; The Pacific War before Midway; The Midway Campaign; The Battle of Midway: The battle over Midway Island. The great carrier battle. The retreat from Midway; Counting the cost
4 The Battle of the Atlantic: Convoys SC122 & HX229: The emergence of the submarine; Dönitz & the U-boat Service; The Battle of the Atlantic; The underwater war: Convoy. U-boats. Escorts. Anti-submarine weapons. Aircraft. Radio intelligence. Decryption; The Battle for Convoys HX229 & SC122: HX229 & SC221. The wolf-packs. The encounter. The massacre of HX229. The ordeal of SC122. The coming of the aircraft; The balance of the battle
Conclusion: An empty ocean
Glossary
Bibliography
Index