The Otranto action shows the difficulties of waging coalition warfare in which diplomatic and national jealousies override military efficiency.

List of Illustrations
Preface
1. 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 Names
Appendix B: Equivalent Ranks
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index

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