1st Edition
The Development of British Naval Thinking Essays in Memory of Bryan Ranft
Preface Admiral Sir Julian Oswald GCB Introduction British Naval Thinking : A Contradiction in Terms? 2. The idea if Naval Strategy in Britain in the 18th and 19th Centuries N.A.M. Rodger 3. The Development of Education in the Royal Navy 1854-1914 Andrew Lambert 4. Corbett and the Emergence of a British School? Geoffrey Till 5. 1914-1918: The Proof of the Pudding Andrew Gordon 6. Richmond and the faith Re-affirmed Richard Hill 7. All Sorts of wars: British Naval Thinking and Technology in World War II W.J.R. Gardner 8. British Naval Thinking in the Nuclear Age J.R. Hill 9. The discovery of doctrine: British Naval Thinking at the Close of the 20th Century Eric Grove Epilogue Professor Bryan McLaren Ranft Bibliography
Biography
Geoffrey Till
"This is a very solid collection of essays by established scholars on an important topic. The research is extensive and the topic is one that serious students of the Royal Navy cannot ignore." - Paul Webb, The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord, Vol. XVII, No. 4
