Commerce raiding: historical case studies, 1755-2009

by U.S. Naval War College

For centuries, attacks on maritime commerce have been consistent features of war at sea. At the same time, a fundamental raison d' tre of navies has been the protection of maritime trade against such attacks. From ancient times, piracy has been an issue at sea, and a long tradition of private men-of-war lasted into the mid-nineteenth century.After 1690, the French navy put into practice a concept of guerre de course as an alterna-tive to fleet battle,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1539752135
• ISBN13: 9781539752134
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"