1st Edition

Naval Warfare in the Twentieth Century 1900–1945 Essays in Honour of Arthur Marder

Edited By Gerald Jordan Copyright 1977
246 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1977 and with a foreword by Earl Mountbatten, this book is a highly regarded collection of scholarly essays focusing on British and American naval history. It provides in-depth analysis of maritime strategy, technology, and leadership during both World Wars, celebrating the influence of historian Arthur Marder. Among other topics are Japanese naval politics & the... Read more

Foreword Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Introduction Gerald Jordan 1. From Tryon to Fisher: The Regeneration of a Navy Peter Kemp 2. Historical Reinterpretations of the Anglo-German Naval Rivalry, 1897-1914 Ruddock F. Mackay 3. Fisher and Tirpitz: Political Admirals in the Age of Imperialism Paul M. Kennedy 4. ‘Jacky’ Fisher, HMS Indomitable and the Dogger Bank Action: A Personal Memoir Brian Schofield 5. Coroniel: Anatomy of a Disaster Jack Sweetman 6. The Peripheral Weapon in Wartime: A Case Study Robin Higham 7. Science and the Admiralty during World War I: The Case of the Board of Invention and Research John K. Gusewelle 8. Admiralty Command Policy in Two World Wars: Reflections Based on Arthur Marder’s Story of Jutland John Slessor 9. The U-Boat Campaign in Two World Wars Peter Gretton 10. Japanese Admirals and the Politics of Naval Limitation: Katō Tamosaburōvs Katō Kanji Sadao Asada 11. On the American Red and Red-Orange Plans, 1919–1939 William R. Braisted 12. Prelude to Dieppe: Thoughts on Combined Operations Policy in the ‘Raiding Period’, 1940–1942 Barry Hunt and Donald Schurman 13. Conflict and Innovation in the Royal Canadian Navy, 1939–1945 W.A.B. Douglas. The Published Writings of Arthur J. Marder.

Biography

Gerald Jordan 

Original Review of Naval Warfare in the Twentieth Century 1900–1945:

‘All in all the book is a valuable contribution to its subject.’ A. B. Sainsbury, The RUSI Journal, Vol 122, Issue 3 (1977).