Fleet to Fleet Encounters: Tsushima, Jutland, Philippine Sea [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

Eric Grove (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1991

Using the primary examples of big fleet action - Tsushima, Jutland and the Philippine Sea - the author shows how this form of naval battle has evolved through eras which have brought new weaponry and firepower, enhanced communication and aerial support.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: Arms & Armour; illustrated edition edition (October 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854090127
• ISBN-13: 978-1854090126
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,995,490 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent survey by a historian who "gets it", November 14, 2001

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This review is from: Fleet to Fleet Encounters: Tsushima, Jutland, Philippine Sea (Hardcover)

This is the book later republished under the title _Big Fleet Actions_. It is an excellent overview of the naval battles of Tsushima, Jutland and the Philippine Sea. While the Jutland section may have been overtaken by new analyses published later, the Philippine Sea section is a major account of this battle which is somewhat neglected in comparison with Leyte Gulf, 4 months later. Particularly illuminating is Grove's use of the battle to effectively demolish criticisms of aircraft carriers as "having half their aircraft devoted to self defense" by pointing out that the success of the US fighters in destroying the rebuilt Japanese carrier air force was a decisive victory in and of itself. Much better than Keegan's foray into naval history.