Naval warfare - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Industrial Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Industrial Warfare - Naval Warfare
Industrial warfare - Ironclads and Dreadnoughts. The period after the Napoleonic Wars was one of intensive experimentation with new tec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Punic War: Encyclopedia Ii - First Punic War - Naval Warfare
Due to the difficulty of operating in Sicily, most warfare of the First Punic War was fought at sea, including the most decisive battles....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Medieval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Medieval Warfare - Naval Warfare
In the Mediterranean, naval warfare in the medieval period resembled that of the ancient period: fleets of galleys rowed by slaves would ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval Warfare - History
Naval history is the area of military history concerning war at sea. The focus is on direct combat between ships at sea rather than the u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval Warfare - Oarsmen Of The Mediterranean Sea
The first dateable recorded sea battle occurred about 1210 BC: Suppiluliumas II, king of the Hittites, defeated a fleet from Cyprus, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia - Navy
A navy (often Navy) is the branch of a country's military forces principally designated for naval warfare, namely lake- or ocean-borne co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - History
Naval warfare first developed whenever humankind conducted fighting from water-borne vessels. Prior to the introduction of the cannon, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasus Campaign: Encyclopedia - Caucasus Campaign
The Caucasus Campaign was fought from 1914 until 1918 in the Caucasus during World War I between the Russian Empire a member of the Allie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convoy: Encyclopedia Ii - Convoy - Naval Convoys
Convoy - Age of Sail. By the French Revolutionary Wars of the late 18th century, effective naval convoy tactics had been developed to w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation In World War I: Encyclopedia - Aviation In World War I
Aviation in World War I - The Dawn of Air Combat. Early in the war, canvas-and-wood aircraft were used primarily as mobile observation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare
Ancient warfare is war as conducted from the beginnings of history to the end of the ancient period. In Europe, the end of antiquity is o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aftermath Of World War I: Encyclopedia - Aftermath Of World War I
The fighting in World War I ended when an armistice took effect at 11:00 hours on November 11, 1918. In the aftermath of World War I the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia - World War I
World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unrestricted Submarine Warfare: Encyclopedia - Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Unrestricted submarine warfare is a kind of naval warfare in which submarines sink merchant ships without warning. Such surprise attacks ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War: Encyclopedia - War
War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convoy: Encyclopedia - Convoy
A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. Often a convoy is organized with armed support for defens...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Allies Of World War I: Encyclopedia - Allies Of World War I
The Allies of World War I are sometimes also referred to as the Entente Powers or Entente Forces. The main allies were the French Third R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Traditions
An important tradition on board British naval vessels (and later those of the U.S. and other nations) has been the ship's bell. This was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Naval Organisation
Navy - Naval vessels. Main article: List of types of naval vessels Historically, naval vessels have been specialized ships that were...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Traditions
An important tradition on board British naval vessels (and later those of the U.S. and other nations) has been the ship's bell. This was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Contemporary Naval Forces
Navy - Naval tactics and strategy. Main articles: Naval strategy and Modern naval tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Operations
Historically a national navy operates from one or more bases that are maintained by the country or an ally. The base is a port that is sp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I
The Western Front line for most of World War I extended relatively statically from the English Channel to the Swiss frontier, most of Bel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Central Powers: Encyclopedia - Central Powers
The Central Powers (German: Mittelmächte) were the nations of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria, which fought a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I Casualties: Encyclopedia - World War I Casualties
The sources for the numbers used in this article are listed below. Estimates for World War I casualty numbers vary to great extents, and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Causes Of World War I: Encyclopedia - Causes Of World War I
Main article: World War I On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Navy - Contemporary Naval Forces
Navy - Naval tactics and strategy. Main article: Naval tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat as the purest expression ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Front World War I - Chronology
At the outbreak of the war, Tsar Nicholas II appointed his cousin, Grand Duke Nicholas as commander in chief. Although not without abilit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History: Encyclopedia Ii - Military History - Periods Of Military History
Military history - Early militaries. In the earliest societies, such as hunter-gatherer societies, there were no social roles or divisi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mesopotamian Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Mesopotamian Campaign - Background
The war in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq) was almost accidental in its scope. The British had no serious interest in this part of the Ottoman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South-west Africa Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - South-west Africa Campaign - Boer Revolt
However, there was considerable sympathy among the Boer population of South Africa for the German cause; it was, after all, only eleven y...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinai And Palestine Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinai And Palestine Campaign - Sinai Campaign
The Ottoman Empire, at the urging of their German ally, choose to attack British forces in Egypt and shut the Suez Canal in the First Sue...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval Strategy: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval Strategy - Mahan Corbett And The Development Of Theory
It was only at the very end of the 19th century that theories of naval strategy were first formulated, even though British statesmen and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Italian Campaign World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Italian Campaign World War I - First Battles Of Isonzo
Italy's first move in the war was an offensive aimed at capturing the town of Gorizia on the Isonzo river. However, the Italian army was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Letter Of Marque: Encyclopedia Ii - Letter Of Marque - Letter Of Marque By Nations
Letter of marque - United Kingdom. Letters of marque were issued by England and later the United Kingdom until the signing of the Decla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Military Engagements Of World War I - Europe
List of military engagements of World War I - Western Front. First Battle of the Aisne Battle of Loos Battle of Liège Battle of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History: Encyclopedia Ii - The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History - Chapter 1: Discussion Of The Elements Of Sea Power
In the first chapter, he mentions: The sea a great common resource Advantages of water-carriage over that by land Navies exist for the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Battle Of The Atlantic: Encyclopedia Ii - First Battle Of The Atlantic - Q-ships
As losses of British shipping to U-boats mounted in late 1914 and early 1915, the Royal Navy became increasingly desperate to obtain work...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Warfare - Nature Of War
Modern warfare - Aerial warfare. Aerial warfare is one of the most efficient ways to destroy enemy combatants with minimal risk. Modern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aviation In World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Aviation In World War I - Up To 1914: The Early Years Of War
Aviation in World War I - The Dawn of Air Combat. Early in the war, canvas-and-wood aircraft were used primarily as mobile observation ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval Fleet: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval Fleet - The Modern Fleet
Modern fleets combine surface warships, submarines, support ships and ship-based aircraft to conduct naval operations at sea. Generally u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ancient Warfare: Encyclopedia Ii - Ancient Warfare - Overview
The difference between prehistoric and ancient warfare is less one of technology than of organization. The development of first city-stat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aftermath Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Aftermath Of World War I - Geopolitical And Economic Consequences
Aftermath of World War I - Revolutions. Perhaps the single most important event precipitated by the privations of the war was the Russi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War: Encyclopedia Ii - War - Causes Of War
There is great debate over why wars happen, even when most people do not want them to. Representatives of many different academic discipl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I Casualties: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I Casualties - Casualties By Country
World War I casualties - Table sources. Please note that casualty numbers are debated. The main source used for military deaths & ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not be fully felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Causes Of World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Causes Of World War I - Structural Or Systemic Causes
Some of the causes of the war lie in the structure of European society at the time, and the way it functioned. Causes of World War I - U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Caucasus Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Caucasus Campaign - The First Year
The chief war aim of the Ottoman government was the recovery of their former lands in Eastern Anatolia which they had lost due to the Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Last Half Of The War
Events of 1917 would prove decisive in ending the war, although their effects would not fully be felt until 1918. The Entente's naval blo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - 1915 - Stalemate
Between the coast and the Vosges was an outward-bulge in the trench line, named the Noyon salient for the captured French town at maximum...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commerce Raiding: Encyclopedia Ii - Commerce Raiding - World War Ii Pacific
During World War II, the United States Navy used its submarines against Japanese shipping. The bulk of the Japanese merchant marine was s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Modern Naval Tactics: Encyclopedia Ii - Modern Naval Tactics - Asw Operations
Submarines are the greatest threat to offensive CVBG operations. The stealth of modern submarines (anechoic coatings, sound-dampening equ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Battles
Some of the very first actions of the war occurred far from Europe, in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean. On August 8 1914 a combined Frenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinai And Palestine Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinai And Palestine Campaign - The Final Year: Palestine And Syria
The British government had hopes that the Ottoman Empire could be defeated early in the coming year with successful campaigns in Palestin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinai And Palestine Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinai And Palestine Campaign - Summary
The British lost a total of 550,000 casualties - more than 90% of these were not due to battle but instead due to disease, heat, etc. Tot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinai And Palestine Campaign: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinai And Palestine Campaign - Palestine Campaign
The British army in Egypt was ordered to go on the offensive against the Ottoman Turks in Palestine. In part this was to support the Arab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Trenches
The perception of war in 1914 was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great enthusiasm by these people. The com...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - 1914 - German Invasion Of France And Belgium
At the outbreak of the First World War, the German army executed a modified version of the Schlieffen Plan, quickly attacking France thro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - 1916 - Artillery Duels And Attrition
The German Chief of Staff, Erich von Falkenhayn, believed that although a breakthrough might no longer be possible, the French could be d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - Consequences
The war along the western front led to the surrender of the German goverment and its allies, in spite of German success elsewhere. As a r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - 1918 - Final Offensives
Following the successful Allied attack and penetration of the German defenses at Cambrai, Ludendorff determined that the only opportunity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main articles: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Western Front World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - Western Front World War I - 1917 - Commonwealth Takes The Lead
The staged withdrawal to the Hindenberg Line was named Operation Alberich by the Germans.[9] It was begun on February 9 and completed Apr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Hostilities
Some of the first hostilities of the war occurred in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean, in the colonies and territories of the European pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main article: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in Oct...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Introduction
World War I was fought by the Allied Powers on one side, and the Central Powers on the other, resulting in eventual victory for the Allie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Eastern Front
World War I - Initial Actions. Main article: Eastern Front (World War I) While the Western Front had reached stalemate in the trenche...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Introduction
World War I is infamous for the protracted stalemate of trench warfare along the Western Front, embodied within a system of opposing mann...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Quotations
"Yesterday I visited the battlefield of last year. The place was scarcely recognisable. Instead of a wilderness of ground torn up by shel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Aftermath
The First World War ended with a Europe scarred by trenches, spent resources, and littered with the bodies of the millions who died in ba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Social Effects
One of the most distinguishing impacts of the war was that the reality of totality set in. Many consider World War I to have been the fir...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main articles: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I, and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - The Eastern Front
World War I - Initial Actions. Main articles: Eastern Front (World War I), and [[]], and [[]], and [[]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - End Of The War
The end of the fighting came swiftly. Bulgaria was the first of the Central Powers to sign an armistice (29 September 1918). Germany requ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Economics Of War
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increased for the main Allies (the UK, Italy, and U.S.), but decreased in France and Russia, in neutral Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Opening Hostilities
Some of the first hostilities of the war occurred in Africa and in the Pacific Ocean, in the colonies and territories of the European pow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War: Encyclopedia Ii - War - Types Of War And Warfare
Smaller armed conflicts are often called riots, rebellions, coups, etc. When one country sends armed forces to another, allegedly to rest...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Naval Strategy: Encyclopedia Ii - Naval Strategy - The Evolution Of Naval Strategy
Until after the end of the 17th century it was thought impossible, or at least very rash, to keep the great ships out of port between Sep...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Causes
On June 28, 1914, Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by Gavrilo P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Technology
The First World War was a clash of 20th century technology with 19th century tactics. This time, millions of soldiers, both volunteers an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Early Stages: From Romanticism To The Western Front Trenches
World War I - Hopes and fears. In 1914, the perception of war was romanticized by many people, and its declaration was met with great e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - World War I: Encyclopedia Ii - World War I - Southern Theatres
World War I - Ottoman Empire. Main article: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I The Ottoman Empire joined the Central Powers in Oct...   » Read the article