Russian Imperialism and Naval Power - Military Strategy and the Build-up to the Russo-Japanese War

Informationen zum Autor Dr Nicholas Papastratigakis undertook his research at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences. He is an independent scholar based in Athens. Zusammenfassung From 1904-1905! Russia and Japan were locked in conflict arising from rival imperial ambitions in the Far East. Nicholas Papastratigakis offers an integrated analysis of Russian naval strategy in the decade before this Russo-Japanese War! in which the Russians suffered catastrophic defeat. He seeks to determine the extent to which their defeat can be attributed to flawed Tsarist naval strategy in the region. Rooted in rich primary resources from Russian! French and British archives! the book sheds new light on Russia's conduct in international affairs in the pre-World War I era. He places Russian naval strategy in the broader context of Russian military strategy at the turn of the century! and of imperialism and 'navalism' in general. This book will be of enormous interest to scholars and students of naval! military! imperial and Russian history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction1. Imperialism and Naval Power2. The Russian Empire and the Navy at the Turn of the Century3. Russian Naval Strategy between 1881 and 18934. Russian Naval Strategy at the Crossroads, 1894-18955. The Establishment of Far Eastern Primacy, 1896-18986. The Practicalities of Reinforcing the Pacific Ocean Squadron and the Emergence of New Challenges, 1898-19007. Alekseev’s Operational Plan and Planning for the Future, 1901-19028. The End of the Game, 1903-1904Conclusions

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nicholas Papastratigakis, Papastratigakis Nicholas
• Edition: Bloomsbury Academic
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 28.05.2020
• EAN: 9781350165496
• ISBN: 978-1-350-16549-6
• Pages: 352
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Général, dictionnaires; Japan, Russia, HISTORY / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, c 1800 to c 1900, Naval forces & warfare, Defence strategy, planning & research, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Military and defence strategy, Naval forces and warfare, C 1900 - C 1914, c 1900 to c 1909, Russian tsarist empire, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Russia / General