Maritime Strategy And The Balance Of Power

Britain And America In The Twentieth Century

AvJohn B Hattendorf,Robert S Jordand

Inbunden, Engelska, 1989

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Beskrivning

A collection of essays on British and American maritime relationships in the 20th century together with details on the British organization of warfare, Anglo-American maritime theory, their rivalries and coalitions and their plans for dealing with a future war in the nuclear age.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1989-10-23
Mått:140 x 216 x 27 mm
Vikt:662 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:St Antony's Series
Antal sidor:373
Upplaga:1989
Förlag:Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN:9780333437896

Utforska kategorier

Europas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Sjökrigföring inom Samhälle och politik
Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction: the balance of power and the Anglo-American maritime relationship, Robert S.Jordan. Part 1 The British model of organizing for 20th century coalition warfare: the origins of imperial defence, Norman H.Gibbs; the chiefs of staff and the higher organization for defence in Britain, 1904-1984, John C.Gooch; the influence of the British secretariat tradition on 20th century international peacekeeping, Robert S.Jordan. Part 2 Anglo-American maritime theory in the 20th century: Alfred Thayer Mahan and his strategic thought, John B.Hattendorf; Mahan revisited, Donald M.Schurman; the strategic thought of Sir Julian S.Corbett, Barry D.Hunt; recent thinking on the theory of naval strategy, John B.Hattendorf. Part 3 Anglo-American rivalries and coalitions: the relevance of the pre-war British and American maritime strategies to World War I and its aftermath, 1898-1920, Paul M.Kennedy; the Washington Conference and the naval balance of pwer, 1921-1922, J.Kenneth McDonald; "are we ready?" - the development of American and British naval strategy, 1922-1939, Malcolm H.Murfett; Anglo-American naval co-operation in World War II, 1939-1945, Marc Milner. Part 4 Planning for a future war in the nuclear age: Anglo-American maritime strategy in the era of massive retaliation, 1945-1960, Eric Grove and Geoffrey Till; Anglo-American maritime strategy in the era of flexible response, 1960-1980, Joel J.Sokolsky; fleet renewal and maritime strategy in the 1980s, Robert S.Wood. Conclusions: maritime strategy and national policy - historical accident or purposeful planning? John B.Hattendorf and Robert S.Jordan.

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