{"product_id":"9780253110190","title":"The Battle of the Otranto Straits: Controlling the Gateway to the Adriatic in World War I","description":"\u003cp\u003eCalled by some a \"Mediterranean Jutland,\" the Battle of the\u003cbr\u003e Otranto Straits involved warships from Austria, Germany, Italy, Britain, and France.\u003cbr\u003e Although fought by light units with no dreadnoughts involved, Otranto was a battle\u003cbr\u003e in three dimensions -- engaging surface vessels, aircraft, and subsurface weapons\u003cbr\u003e (both submarines and mines). An attempt to halt the movement of submarines into the\u003cbr\u003e Adriatic using British drifters armed with nets and mines led to a raid by Austrian\u003cbr\u003e light cruisers. The Austrians inflicted heavy damage on the drifters, but Allied\u003cbr\u003e naval forces based at Brindisi cut off their withdrawal. The daylight hours saw a\u003cbr\u003e running battle, with the Austrians at considerable risk. Heavier Austrian units put\u003cbr\u003e out from Cattaro in support, and at the climactic moment the Allied light forces had\u003cbr\u003e to turn away, permitting the Austrians to escape. In the end, the Austrians had\u003cbr\u003e inflicted more damage than they suffered themselves. The Otranto action shows the\u003cbr\u003e difficulties of waging coalition warfare in which diplomatic and national jealousies\u003cbr\u003e override military efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084683722992,"sku":"9780253110190","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780253110190_p0.jpg?v=1763680838","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780253110190","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}