Author Description

1. Introduction -- 2. The Mongols And The Mings: Naval Basing During An Earlier Age Of Sail -- 3. The Mediterranean Basing Competition And Galley Warfare: Venice, Genoa, Ottoman Empire, Spain, Circa 1200-1600 -- 4. Basing Systems In The Age Of Empire And Sail -- 5. The Interwar Period: A Transitional Era -- 6. Bases During The Cold War: The Bipolar Base Race -- 7. After The Cold War: Basing In A Unipolar System. Robert E. Harkavy. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 253-270) And Index.