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Routledge
226 Pages
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Routledge
232 Pages
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Routledge
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Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I was one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente. Though Britain had been the leading exponent of blockades for two centuries, the World War I blockade was not effective at the outbreak of hostilities. Pre-war changes had led to the Admiralty supplanting the Royal Navy's leadership role in favour of direction from the civilian... Read more
Series Editor's Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Foreign Policy, Naval Commitments, and the Changes to Blockade, 1756-1904 2. The Culmination of Faith in International Law: The Second Hague Conference and the Declaration of London, 1905-11 3. Blockade Preparations in the Final Years of Peace, 1911-14 4. Britain at War: The First Steps for Blockade in 1914 5. The Year of Frustration, Stalemate and Doubt, 1915 6. The Blockade Strengthens, 1916 7. The Critical Year, 1917 8. The Last Year of War, and the Final Legacy of the Blockade in the Peace, 1918-July 1919 9. Conclusion
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Eric W. Osborne
'A thorough account of the British aims, execution, and evaluation of the blockade effort. It will certainly serve as a starting point for future efforts to evaluaate the effectiveness of the blockade.' - Jari Eloranta, Appalachian State University, USA
'The author argues - convincingly I believe - that blockade had become the single most effective weapon in Allied hands during the Great War.' - Stand To! (Journal of the Western Front Association)
