Heresies of Sea Power

Klappentext In this 1906 work, Frederick Jane (1865-1916) questioned the widely accepted view that naval supremacy was a precondition of military success. Zusammenfassung Published in 1906, this work was an astute critique of Mahan's The Influence of Sea Power on History (1890), which argued that naval supremacy was the precondition of military success. Frederick Jane (1865–1916) looks carefully at other factors that play a role in a nation's ability to prevail in conflicts. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. Seven Great Naval Wars and their Paradoxes: 1. The Peloponnesian War; 2. The First Punic War; 3. The Second Punic War; 4. Actium and Lepanto; 5. The Spanish Armada; 6. The Russo-Japanese War; Part II. Problems that 'Sea Power' Does Not Solve: 1. Some tactical and strategical problems; 2. Base power; 3. The guerre de course; 4. Colonies and sea power; 5. International law; 6. The invasion of England; 7. Secrecy and sea power; Part III. The Trend of Things: 1. Eternal principles; 2. The evolution of navies; 3. The dimensions of warships; 4. The evolution of the battleship; 5. 'Fitness to win'; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Fred T. Jane
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108061568
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06156-8
• No. of pages: 372
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Naval forces & warfare, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military and defence strategy, Naval forces and warfare