About this title: The author illuminates naval history, offering a brilliant dissection of 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 Battle of the Atlantic.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Books
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 368 p. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Good in Good jacket. 139-U. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Good in Good jacket. 187-U: Ex-library. Books rated "Good" may have some notes, underlining, or highlighting. These books also may contain the previous owner's name, stamp, sticker, or gift inscription, or may be library discards. read more
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, NY
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Very Good in Very Good DJ in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First Edition. Hardcover. Great-looking dust-jacketed hardcover first printing. NO library stamps. read more
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: Viking, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Very nice clean tight hardback with only very light overall wear present. remainder mark on bottom fore edge. clean tight boards. pages clean and unmarked. nice copy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Very Good. 1989 hard cover no marks, no writting, clean clear text tight binding no spine creases little edge wear, dust jacket has light cover wear. read more
Description: Good. 1989-Hardcover---some shelf-wear-Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Edition: First American Edition (stated)
Binding: Quarter-cloth
Publisher: Viking Press, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: About Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. First American Edition (stated), 1st prt. HC 8vo in navy blue Quarter-cloth. AF/NF. Spine rubbed; unclipped jacket rubbed w/ sht tears and wrinkled at top edge and corners. By the author "The Face of Battle". 292pp inc. Index; illustrated in b/w maps, photos, reproductions. read more
Edition: First American Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Near Very Good in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xii, 292 pp. First printing thus. The book is very slightly cocked. The binding is tight and the text is clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking Adult
Date Published: 3/1/1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Excellent Conditon. Excellent Condition, text is clean/unmarked, tight binding, minor edge/cover wear, from a private collection. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: Good in Good jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall; Good Hardcover w/average board wear, average shelf smudging to page edges. Text free of notes, binding good. Dust Jacket moderate rubbing, no large tears. Confirmation on all Domestic Orders! read more
Edition: First US Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Viking, NY, USA
Date Published: 1988
ISBN-13:9780670814169ISBN:0670814164
Description: VG, Reading Wear in Near Fine jacket. Sm4to-about 10" Tall. Owner's name and notes on first blank page. Yellow highlighting of text with ink notes. read more
"Excellent - Keegan applies his usual thoughtful analysis to a central element in the history of his native Britain in particular, i.e. the costs and benefits of naval hegemony. An outstanding historical review that examines not only the wars but the peacetime uses of naval power."
"Typical Keegan, which is certainly not a bad thing. In particular, the first two sections covering Trafalgar and Jutland are spot-on, and his excellent (if short) concluding section is also insightful and provocative for those interested in contemporary naval strategy and strategic trends. However, while certainly worth the time, his two sections covering Midway and the Battle of the Atlantic seemed wanting. More significantly, it seems as though Keegan himself recognizes his own limitations in covering these conflicts, citing repeatedly (and at length) Samuel Elliot Morison's _Two Ocean War_ and official histories of US naval operations in the second World War. But for this shortcoming, The Price of Admiralty is still an excellent read."
"A chronicle of how naval warfare has not only evolved over the centuries, but how command of the seas has conferred the advantage of strategic mobility to those nations which have been willing to pay "the price of admiralty.""
"A chronicle of how naval warfare has not only evolved over the centuries, but how command of the seas has conferred the advantage of strategic mobility to those nations which have been willing to pay "the price of admiralty.""
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