Command at Sea
Naval Command and Control Since the Sixteenth Century
Michael A. Palmer(Author)
Harvard University Press
Published on 31. March 2005
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-0-674-01681-1 (ISBN)
Description
Commanders at sea struggle not only with the unpredictability of natural elements, but also with a shroud of uncertainty often referred to as the "fog of war". Over the centuries, most admirals yielded to the natural temptation to find in new technologies a means to assert centralized control over their forces. But other commanders have recognised the fog for what it is: a constant level of uncertainty resistant to mere technological solution. In this grand history of naval warfare, Michael Palmer observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, Mass
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
12M.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
728 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-674-01681-1 (9780674016811)
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Person
Michael A. Palmer is Professor of History, East Carolina University.