1st Edition
Preparing for Blockade 1885-1914 Naval Contingency for Economic Warfare
By Stephen Cobb
Copyright 2013
376 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
376 Pages
by
Routledge
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Today, the First World War is remembered chiefly for the carnage of the Western Front, but at the time the Royal Navy's blockade of Germany was a more frequent source of debate. For, even at a time of war, there were influential voices in Britain who baulked at a concept of economic warfare that hindered the free passage of goods on the high seas, and brought German society to the brink of famine.... Read more
Contents: Foreword, Andrew Lambert; Preface; Strategy, planning and culture; The Naval Intelligence department; Economic warfare; Cruiser warfare; Professional debate; The provision of armed merchant cruisers, 1876-1900; The provision of armed merchant cruisers, 1900-1905; The 1906 ’grand manoeuvres’; The provision of armed merchant cruisers, 1906-1914; How did the experience of 1914-18 bear out war planning?; Appendices; Bibliography and sources; Index.
Biography
Stephen Cobb
'Stephen Cobb has written a work that makes a fine contribution to the modern study of a subject that, despite its importance in World War I, is only now receiving the attention deserving of it.' Journal of Military History 'This book provides an important new perspective on British naval policy in the First World War era and is required reading for historians of the blockade. Supporters of a more ambitious definition of ’economic warfare’ would also be well advised to consider Cobb’s conclusions.' The Mariner’s Mirror '... a valuable contribution to the naval histories of the period.' The Naval Review
