wegener edward henning (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. viii, [2], 134, [10] pages. Maps. Footnotes. Index. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Edward Wegener rose to the rank of Vice Admiral in the German Navy, as had his father achieved a generation earlier. Henning Wegener held various positions, German Federal Foreign Service., Bonn, 1962-1977; ambassador, German Federal Foreign Service., Geneva, 1981-1986; foreign policy advisor, Christian-Democratic Union, Bonn, 1977-1981; ambassador, assistant secretary general political affairs, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Brussels, 1986-1991; ministerial director, deputy secretary, German Federal Press and Information Office, Bonn, since 1991. Lecturer Free U., Berlin, since 1990. In The Soviet Naval Offensive a naval officer examines the revolutionary shift in Soviet naval strategy from mere traditional coastal defense to a deep-water, high-seas offensive. Moreover, he evaluates the modern missions of the Soviet Navy, both in coastal waters and in the broad oceans. Admiral Wegener draws the distinction between true sea power, which come into play only in war, and the much more easily acquired maritime power, which can be possessed by nearly any country rich enough to buy fighting ships. Because the true difference between these two has not been clear in the minds of captains and kings, fortunes have been spent attempting to attain the unattainable, and huge fleets have lain nearly unused through long years of war. Admiral Wegener is keenly aware of the influence of geography on navies, and he makes his readers equally aware of it. American Edition [stated]. Presumed First printing.