Fighting the Great War at Sea attempts to connect strategy, tactics, and technology across entire fleets. Its strategic and technological analysis is strong enough to support teaching on the subject. The tactical treatment is less persuasive because decisions depend on many interacting details and circumstances. This limitation reflects the difficulty of integrating all three fields in one survey.
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Fighting the Great War at Sea links strategy and technology
Friedman's First World War survey handles strategy and technology well, while its tactical integration is less convincing.