Year: 1984 Language: English Author: Bernard Ireland Genre: History of the Navy Publisher: Allan Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 200 Description: To the Western powers, the seaways of the world have had and continue to have a major significance. The traffic of raw materials, fuel and produce is essential to the economies of Western states, especially in Europe. It is no surprise then that the naval forces of the West are equipped to protect their lines of communication, trade and reinforcement, and safeguard offshore installations and the integrity of their territorial waters. They need to be: two world wars have shown the importance of this protection especially against a submarine menace which can inflict damage out of all proportion to its size. But naval forces are not just defensive: as a method of projecting power and influence, or simply to ‘show the flag’, surface ships are invaluable to Western states as they try to foster good relationships with faraway countries. Navies of the West examines the vessels that comprise the fleets of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, West Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Informed and informative, it provides not just a concise reference but also a guide to the strengths and weaknesses of Western warship design.
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Navies of the West
Language: English
Author: Bernard Ireland
Genre: History of the Navy
Publisher: Allan
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 200
Description: To the Western powers, the seaways of the
world have had and continue to have a major
significance. The traffic of raw materials, fuel
and produce is essential to the economies of
Western states, especially in Europe. It is no
surprise then that the naval forces of the West
are equipped to protect their lines of communication, trade and reinforcement, and safeguard offshore installations and the integrity of their territorial waters. They need to be: two world wars have shown the importance of this protection especially against a submarine menace which can inflict damage out of all proportion to its size.
But naval forces are not just defensive: as a method of projecting power and influence, or simply to ‘show the flag’, surface ships are invaluable to Western states as they try to
foster good relationships with faraway countries.
Navies of the West examines the vessels that comprise the fleets of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, West Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Informed and informative, it provides not just a concise reference but also a guide to the
strengths and weaknesses of Western warship design.
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