The Victory at Sea (Classics of Naval Literature)

Sims USN, William S.

ISBN 10: 1682471993 / ISBN 13: 9781682471999

Edité par Naval Institute Press, 2016

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• Titre: The Victory at Sea (Classics of Naval Literature)
• Éditeur: Naval Institute Press
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1682471993
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781682471999
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Winner of the 1921 Pulitzer Prize in History. Wartime commander, tactical innovator, military educator, iconoclastic troublemaker, Pulitzer Prize winner-those categories have only come together in a single military leader in American history. They all accurately describe Admiral William S. Sims (1858-1936), Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in European Waters during World War I. Sims spent nearly an entire career rocking the boat and challenging the conventional wisdom, and yet he ended up in London in one of the most important naval missions in history as the U.S. Navy's commander responsible for coordinating the war with First Sea Lord Admiral Sir John Jellico and the allies. Part operational history, part personal memoir, when The Victory at Sea was published in 1921 it offered the first account of the naval operations against the German U-boat threat and revealed insights about the dangers the submarines posed to Britain and the war effort. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history, the book remains a standard text about the war, but also provides important insights for 21st century readers, including understanding the challenge of antisubmarine warfare, the complexity of planning military operations with allies and partners, and issues of military command and control.

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"The Victory at Sea" was written by the U.S. naval commander of all U.S. forces in European waters, who was stationed in London to command all U.S. naval operations. Canadian-born William Snowden Sims (1858 - 1936), following this World War, with the rank of Rear Admiral, wrote this book between 1919 - 1920, during his assignment as President, Naval War College (1919 - 1922). In 1921, Admiral Sims won the "Pulitzer Prize for History of United States" for his work on "The Victory at Sea", in collaboration with Burton J. Hendrick.