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Command at Sea

Command at Sea Naval Command and Control Since the Sixteenth Century

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Publisher's Synopsis

Palmer reassesses five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam and the technologies that improved communications and simultaneously shrank naval commanders' windows of decision, profiling successful naval commanders and their places in world history.

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Harvard University Press

Founded in 1913, Harvard University Press is the publisher of such classic works as John Rawls's A Theory of Justice, E. O. Wilson's On Human Nature, and Helen Vendler's Dickinson. The Press continues to be a leading publisher of convergent works in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences, while also taking bold steps in exciting new directions, from innovative partnerships, to a diverse translation program, to an expanded commitment to facilitating scholarly conversation around the globe.

Book information

ISBN: 9780674016811
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 359.33041
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 377
Weight: 728g
Height: 241mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 33mm