Command at sea: naval command and control since the sixteenth century

"In this ... history of naval warfar, Michael Palmer observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. From reliance on signal flags in the seventeenth century to satellite communications in the twenty-first, admirals looked to the next advance in technology as the one that w...

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Main Author: Palmer, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard Univ. Press 2005
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Summary:"In this ... history of naval warfar, Michael Palmer observes five centuries of dramatic encounters under sail and steam. From reliance on signal flags in the seventeenth century to satellite communications in the twenty-first, admirals looked to the next advance in technology as the one that would allow them to control their forces"--Dust jacket.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:377 S. Ill., Kt.
ISBN:0674016815

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