| Description |
7 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.). |
| Series |
The Modern scholar |
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Modern scholar.
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| Performer |
Presented by Timothy B. Shutt. |
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"14 lectures, 7 compact discs"--Container. |
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Accompanying course guide includes bibliographical references. |
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Compact discs. |
| Summary |
A series of lectures on naval battles presented by Timothy B. Shutt, who has taught at Kenyon College, focusing on the importance of naval warfare in world history. |
| Contents |
disc 1. lecture 1. Salamis. lecture 2. Arginusae -- disc 2. lecture 3. Ecnomus. lecture 4. Actium -- disc 3. lecture 5. Lepanto. lecture 6. The Spanish Armada -- disc 4. lecture 7. The Downs and the Dutch wars. lecture 8. Quiberon Bay -- disc 5. lecture 9. Trafalgar. lecture 10. Tsushima. disc 6. lecture 11. Jutland. lecture 12. The battles of the Atlantic -- disc 7. lecture 13. The Battle of Midway. lecture 14. Endgame: the Battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Naval battles -- History.
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Salamis, Battle of, Greece, 480 B.C.
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Arginusae, Battle of, Greece, 406 B.C.
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Actium, Battle of, 31 B.C.
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Lepanto, Battle of, Greece, 1571.
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Armada, 1588.
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Downs, Battle of the, 1639.
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Quiberon Bay, Battle of, France, 1759.
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Trafalgar, Battle of, 1805.
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Tsushima, Battle of, 1905.
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Jutland, Battle of, 1916.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Atlantic Ocean.
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Midway, Battle of, 1942.
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Philippine Sea, Battle of the, 1944 (June 19-21)
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Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
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| Added Author |
Recorded Books, Inc.
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| ISBN |
9781428185654 set |
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1428185658 set |
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9781428185661 booklet |
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1428185666 booklet |
| Music No. |
UC113 Recorded Books |
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