Geoffrey Till (ed.)

The Development of British Naval Thinking

Essays in Memory of Bryan Ranft
Herausgeber: Till, Geoffrey

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Produktbeschreibung

This book will be of great interest to all students and professionals with an interest in the history of the Royal Navy, contemporary British maritime operations and strategic studies. This is a commemorative volume of the life and work of the distinguished Professor Bryan Ranft.

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In this book, Britain's leading naval historians and analysts have come together to produce an investigation of the development of British naval thinking over the past three centuries, from the sailing ship era to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 161mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9780714682761
• ISBN-10: 0714682764
• Artikelnr.: 21089901

Autorenporträt

Geoffrey Till

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald, GCB 1. Introduction:
British Naval Thinking: A Contradiction in Terms? Geoffrey Till 2. The Idea
of Naval Strategy in Britain in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries
N.A.M. Rodger 3. The Development of Education in the Royal Navy 1854-1914
Andrew Lambert 4. Corbett and the Emergence of a British School? Geoffrey
Till 5. 1914-1918: The Proof of the Pudding Andrew Gordon 6. Richmond and
the Faith Re-Affirmed: British Naval Thinking Between the Wars Geoffrey
Till 7. All Sorts of Wars: British Naval Thinking and Technology in World
War II Jock Gardner 8. British Naval Thinking in the Nuclear Age Richard
Hill 9. The Discovery of Doctrine: British Naval Thinking at the Close of
the Twentieth Century Eric Grove. Epilogue: Professor Bryan McLaren Ranft
Geoffrey Till