The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I

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THE BATTLE OF THE OTRANTO STRAITS Twentieth-Century Battles Spencer C. Tucker, editor THE BATTLE OF THE OTRANTO STRAITS Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I PAUL G. HALPERN Indiana University Press bloomington and indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2004 by Paul G. Halpern All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Halpern, Paul G., date The battle of the Otranto Straits : controlling the gateway to the Adriatic in World War I / Paul G. Halpern. p. cm. — (Twentieth-century battles) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-253-34379-8 (alk. paper) 1. Otranto Straits, Battle of the, 1917. I. Title. II. Series. D584.O8H35 2004 940.4'57—dc22 2003025349 1 2 3 4 5 09 08 07 06 05 04 ...