"Naval History Reference?" Topic
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| Klebert L Hall | 02 Mar 2008 11:37 a.m. PST |
Does anyone have any suggestions for naval history books on the French and Italian navies, in the period from 1860-1945, in English-language versions? I already know about the various Jane's books, Conway's ATWFS, and am currently reading 'The Development of a Modern Navy, French Naval Policy 1871-1904'. I don't have any trouble finding reference works on the British, US, Japanese, German or even Russian/Soviet navies, but books on the French and Italian seem to be vanishingly rare. Heck, I even have books on the Ottoman and Chinese navies… Any suggestions of books about the Austro-Hungarian anvy would be nice, too.
-Kle. |
| Klebert L Hall | 02 Mar 2008 11:40 a.m. PST |
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| Cloudy | 02 Mar 2008 2:35 p.m. PST |
There's "France's Search for a Battle Fleet – Naval Policy and Naval Power 1898-1914" by Ray Walser or "The Cyrano Fleet – France and It's Navy 1940-1942" by Charles Koburger.
Not specifically France/Italy/Austria-Hungary but still very good reading are: The Mediterranean Naval Situation 1908-1914" and "The Naval War in the Mediterranean 1914-1918" both by Paul Halpern. A good book for the Battle of the Otranto Straits is – wait for it – "The Battle of the Otranto Straits" by Paul Halpern. Admiral Horthy's (captain of the Novara at the Otranto Straits) memoirs has a couple of chapters on WWI. |
| rmaker | 02 Mar 2008 3:29 p.m. PST |
For Austria-Hungary, "The Habsburg Empire and the Sea: Austrian Naval Policy 1797-1866" and "The Naval Policy of Austria-Hungary, 1876 – 1918" by Lawrence Sondhaus. Despite the titles, they contain a good bit about ships and operations. |
| rmaker | 03 Mar 2008 6:31 p.m. PST |
Another author to look for in re: Austria-hungary is Rene Greger. |
| Von Mechel | 08 Mar 2008 6:38 a.m. PST |
The Austrian Navy is well covered in English by Sokol, Sondhaus, and others.
About the Italian Navy there is Sadkovich's book: "The Italian Navy in WW2" which unfortunately covers only the 1940-43 period.
I don't know any other book in English on the Regia Marina, although Halpern's "A Naval History of WW1" offers some good detail on the WW1 Marina.
Regards |
onmilitarymatters  | 10 Apr 2008 12:51 p.m. PST |
This isn't French or Italian specific, but a new book from USNI may help you with the nuts and bolts of firing. Out in about 2 weeks. 1-88740 Friedman, Norman NAVAL FIREPOWER: Battleship Guns & Gunnery 10x12, heavily illustrated. Outlines the complex subject of fire-control as it dominated battleship and cruiser design from before WWI to the end of WWII. Covers all the major powers of WWII. 1 vol, 320pgs 2008 ANNAPOLIS, US NAVAL INST…..$70 Dennis at OMM |
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