Fighting in the Dark Naval Combat at Night, 1904–1944 [Audiobook] [#631586]

Free Download Fighting in the Dark: Naval Combat at Night, 1904-1944 (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0CFBGHJW9 | 2023 | 10 hours and 54 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 318 MB
Author: Vincent P. O'Hara, Trent Hone
Narrator: Chris Monteiro
Before the twentieth century ships when relied upon visual signaling, vessels beyond range of sight or a cannon shot, were blind, deaf, and dumb in the dark, making night battles at sea rare, and near always accidental. The introduction of certain technologies like the torpedo, the searchlight, radio, and then radar, transformed naval warfare by making night combat feasible and, in some cases, desirable. The process by which navies integrated these new tools of war and turned the dark into a medium for effective combat, however, was long and difficult.