maritime power is the means whereby we control the sea for our own purposes and deny such control to the enemy
In 1949 I was appointed to the Cabinet Office Historical Section to write the volumes of the United Kingdom Military History Series published as The War at Sea 1939-1945 (HMSO 1954-61) under the editorship of the late Professor Sir James Butler.
In his great work on The War at Sea (1939-1945) Captain Stephen Roskill showed his unerring grasp of essentials and a remarkable flair in setting them dowen.
Te function of maritime power is to win and keep control of the seas for ones own use and to deny such control to ones adversaries.
Te function of maritime power is to win and keep control of the seas for ones own use and to deny such control to ones adversaries.
Te function of maritime power is to win and keep control of the seas for ones own use and to deny such control to ones adversaries.