Naval Warfare - A Global History Since 1860

Informationen zum Autor By Jeremy Black Klappentext Tracing naval warfare from the 1860s into the future, noted historian Jeremy Black provides a dynamic account of strategy and warfare worldwide. He focuses on the interplay of technological development, geopolitics, and resource issues to assess not only the role of leading powers but all those involved in naval conflict. Zusammenfassung Tracing naval warfare from the 1860s into the future! noted historian Jeremy Black provides a dynamic account of strategy and warfare worldwide. He focuses on the interplay of technological development! geopolitics! and resource issues to assess not only the role of leading powers but all those involved in naval conflict. Inhaltsverzeichnis AbbreviationsPrefaceChapter 1: The Age of the Ironclad, 1860-80Chapter 2: Naval Dreams and Races, 1880-1913Chapter 3: The First World War, 1914-18Chapter 4: Aftermath, 1919-31Chapter 5: Preparing for War, 1932-9Chapter 6: Naval Armageddon, 1939-45Chapter 7: Cold War: The Age of American Dominance, 1946-67Chapter 8: Cold War: America under Greater Challenge, 1967-89Chapter 9: After the Cold War, since 1990Chapter 10: Into the FutureChapter 11: ConclusionsNotesSelected Further ReadingIndex

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Black
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.01.2017
• EAN: 9781442276314
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7631-4
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Naval forces & warfare, General & world history, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, General and world history, Naval forces and warfare, Naval Science;Naval Studies;Warfare