{"product_id":"the-price-of-admiralty-isbn-9780140096507","title":"The Price of Admiralty","description":"\u003cb\u003eMilitary historian John Keegan’s gripping history of naval warfare’s evolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admirality\u003c\/i\u003e, leading military historian John Keegan illuminates the history of naval combat by expertly dissecting four landmark sea battles, each featuring a different type of warship: the Battle of Trafalgar, the Battle of Jutland in World War I, the Battle of Midway in World War II, and the long and arduous Battle of the Atlantic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The best military historian of our generation.”—Tom Clancy\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admirality \u003c\/i\u003estands alongside Mr. Keegan’s earlier works in its power to impart both the big and little pictures of war.”—The \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003eIntroduction: Battle at Sea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Trafalgar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Wooden World\u003cbr\u003eThe Strategic Background\u003cbr\u003eNelson versus Napoleon\u003cbr\u003eNelson versus Villeneuve\u003cbr\u003eNaval Warfare in the Age of Sail\u003cbr\u003eBattle off Cape Trafalgar\u003cbr\u003eWhat Had Happened?\u003cbr\u003eThe Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Jutland\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Fall of the Wooden Walls\u003cbr\u003eHigh Seas Fleet versus Royal Navy\u003cbr\u003eThe War at Sea before Jutland\u003cbr\u003eThe Ironclad World\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Jutland\u003cbr\u003eThe Experience of Action: Battlecruisers versus battlecruisers; battleships versus battleships; the smaller ships\u003cbr\u003eThe Aftermath\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Midway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Coming of the Aircraft Carrier\u003cbr\u003eThe Two Navies\u003cbr\u003eThe Pacific War before Midway\u003cbr\u003eThe Midway Campaign\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of Midway: The battle over Midway island; the great carrier battle; the retreat from Midway\u003cbr\u003eCounting the Cost\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. The Battle of the Atlantic: Convoys SC122 and HX229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Emergence of the Submarine\u003cbr\u003eDönitz and the U-boat Service\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle of the Atlantic\u003cbr\u003eThe Underwater War: Convoy; U-boats; escorts; anti-submarine weapons; aircraft; radio intelligence; decryption\u003cbr\u003eThe Battle for Convoys HX229 and SC122: HX229 and SC122; the wolf-packs; the encounter; the massacre of HX229; the ordeal of SC122; the coming of the aircraft\u003cbr\u003eThe Balance of the Battle\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConclusion: An Empty Ocean\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eSelect Bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir John Desmond Patrick Keegan (\u003c\/b\u003e1934–2012), was one of the most distinguished contemporary military historians and was for many years the senior lecturer at Sandhurst (the British Royal Military Academy) and the defense editor of the \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (London). Keegan was the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe Face of Battle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Command\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Admiralty\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Six Armies in Normandy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Second World War\u003c\/i\u003e, and was a fellow at the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299940978917,"sku":"NP9780140096507","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140096507.jpg?v=1767741060","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-price-of-admiralty-isbn-9780140096507","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}