The Battle of the Otranto Straits

Informationen zum Autor Paul G. Halpern, Professor of History at Florida State University, is author of A Naval History of World War I; The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1914-1918; The Mediterranean Naval Situation, 1908-1914; and Anton Haus: Österreich-Ungarns Großadmiral. He has served on the Council of the Navy Records Society (Great Britain) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Klappentext The Otranto action shows the difficulties of waging coalition warfare in which diplomatic and national jealousies override military efficiency. Zusammenfassung Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Preface 1. The Naval War in the Adriatic 2. The Allies in the Southern Adriatic 3. The Austrians Prepare an Attack 4. The Attack of the Drifters 5. The Pursuit 6. The Forces Return 7. The Results of the Battle Epilogue Appendix A: Glossary of Geographic Names Appendix B: Equivalent Ranks Notes Select Bibliography Index

Klappentext
The Otranto action shows the difficulties of waging coalition warfare in which diplomatic and national jealousies override military efficiency.

Zusammenfassung
Called by some a 'Mediterranean Jutland,' the Battle of the Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France. This is the story of the largest naval engagement in the Mediterranean during the First World War.

Inhalt
List of Illustrations
Preface
1. The Naval War in the Adriatic
2. The Allies in the Southern Adriatic
3. The Austrians Prepare an Attack
4. The Attack of the Drifters
5. The Pursuit
6. The Forces Return
7. The Results of the Battle
Epilogue
Appendix A: Glossary of Geographic Names
Appendix B: Equivalent Ranks
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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