Battle of the Otranto Straits

Paul G. Halpern, Professor of History at Florida State University, is author of A Naval History of World War I; The Naval War in the Mediterranean, 1914–1918; The Mediterranean Naval Situation, 1908–1914; and Anton Haus: Österreich-Ungarns Großadmiral. He has served on the Council of the Navy Records Society (Great Britain) and is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society

• List of IllustrationsPreface1. The Naval War in the Adriatic 2. The Allies in the Southern Adriatic 3. The Austrians Prepare an Attack 4. The Attack of the Drifters 5. The Pursuit 6. The Forces Return 7. The Results of the Battle Epilogue Appendix A: Glossary of Geographic NamesAppendix B: Equivalent RanksNotesSelect BibliographyIndex

"In this work, Prof. Halpern, long a thoughtful specialist in World War I in the Mediterranean, not only gives the reader a rattling good account of the actual battle, but fits it firmly within the overall framework of the Great War, takes a look at the opposing navies, and provides useful profiles of the respective commanders . . . and much more.February 2010"—Strategypage.com"Prof. Halpern, one of the premier students of World War I at sea, not only gives the reader a rattling good account of the actual battle, but fits it firmly into the overall framework of the Great War. . . Fall-Winter 2009"—NYMAS Review