Rose, John Holland,

The indecisiveness of modern war and other essays, by J. Holland Rose. - London, G. Bell and sons, ltd. 1927. - vii, 204 p. 23 cm.

The indecisiveness of modern naval war.--The indecisiveness of modern land war.--Plans of invasion of the British Isles.--The struggle for the Mediterranean in the eighteenth century.--The influence of sea power on Indian history (1746-1802)--Napoleon and sea power.--The prophetic instinct in Nelson.--The state of Nelson's fleet before Trafalgar.--The British title to Malta.--Admiral Duckworth's failure at Constantinople in 1807.--Chivalry and the sea.




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Naval history.
Sea-power.

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