Quentin Russell's Mediterranean Naval Battles That Changed the World covers Salamis in 480 BC, Actium in 31 BC, Lepanto in 1571, Aboukir Bay in 1798, Navarino in 1827, and Cape Matapan and Malta in 1940-42. These are considered sound choices, with none singled out for removal. Venetian-Ottoman fighting around Crete and other Greek islands is suggested as worthwhile additional coverage. The First World War Adriatic is also absent. The book's illustrations receive particular praise because good pictures help readers visualize the events they are following.
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A Mediterranean naval-history survey through decisive battles
Quentin Russell's survey links major Mediterranean battles across two millennia, with room for additional coverage of Venetian-Ottoman warfare and the First World War Adriatic.