1st Edition

The Politics of Maritime Power A Survey

Edited By Andrew T. H. Tan Copyright 2007
322 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

Since the crucial maritime battles that were fought during the Second World War in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the post-war period, which saw a naval standoff between a vast US navy and a growing Soviet navy, the focus of international maritime power has changed. Major maritime powers have deployed warships, aircraft carriers and heavy land forces around the globe, for purposes... Read more

The Components of Maritime Power  Maritime Strategy  Technology and Navies  Naval Diplomacy  Navies and Warfighting  Navies and the Maintenance of Good Order in Peacetime  The Maritime Governance System  Emerging Naval Powers  Future of Maritime Power  A-Z Glossary  Maps

Biography

Andrew T. H . Tan

'Why, you might wonder, should anyone but a sailor be interested in a specialised analysis of maritime power? In reading this book, you would quickly discover why.' - Reference Reviews