For centuries the British navy was the worlds strongest, an obvious and indispensable shield for the Island and the Empire. But now the Empire is gone, the British Isles are menaced by missiles that her warships cannot stop and the United States and the Soviet Union have replaced her as the worlds leading naval powers.
The dozen essays in this book are a selection from a range of similar productions over the last dozen years. Contents 1. Coercion, Compromise and Compliance 2. The Diffusion of Maritime Power 3. Interdependence: a Drug of Addiction? 4. Will Gibraltar be Next? 5. Diplomacy: a Case for Resuscitation ...
Daftar Isi 1. Scope and Definitions 2. The Pre-Naval Era 3. Explorers and Freebooters 4. The Early Naval Wars 5. The High Noon of Naval Force: 1690-1815 ...
This book would never have been born without the aid of two illustratrious midwives. Daftar Isi
Definitions
Principles and Precedents of Limited Naval Force
Definitive Force
Purposeful Force
Catalytic Force
Expressive Force
The Altered Environment
Naval Capacities and Doctrines
The Soviet Naval Enigma