1st Edition
The Royal Navy and Maritime Power in the Twentieth Century
Edited By Ian Speller
Copyright 2005
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book adopts an innovative new approach to examine the role of maritime power and the utility of navies. It uses a number of case studies based upon key Royal Navy operations in the twentieth century to draw out enduring principles about maritime power and to examine the strengths and limitations of maritime forces as instruments of national policy. Individual chapters focus on campaigns and... Read more
Foreword Admiral Sir Julian Oswald Introduction Ian Speller Chapter 1. The Transition to War: The hunt for the Goeben and Breslau, 1914 Andrew Gordon Chapter 2. Sea Control in Narrow Waters: The battles of Taranto and Matapan Jon Robb-Webb Chapter 3. Sea Denial, Interdiction and Diplomacy: The Royal Navy and the Role of Malta, 1939-43 Greg Kennedy Chapter 4. Air Power and Evacuations: Crete, 1942 Stephen Prince Chapter 5. Amphibious Operations: The Royal Navy and the Italian campaign, 1943-1945 Christopher Tuck Chapter 6. Complex Crises: The Royal Navy and the Undeclared War with Vichy France, 1940-1942 Stuart Griffin Chapter 7. Quarantine Operations: The Royal Navy and the Palestine Patrol Geoffrey Till Chapter 8. Maritime Jurisdiction and the Law of the Sea Stuart Thomson Chapter 9. Naval Diplomacy: Operation Vantage, 1961 Ian Speller Chapter 10. Operations in a War Zone: The Royal Navy in the Persian Gulf in the 1980s Warren Chin Chapter 11. Peacekeeping, Peace Support and Peace Enforcement: The Royal Navy in the 1990s Andrew Dorman
Biography
Ian Speller is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Modern History at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. His research interests include maritime strategy and military history, with a particular emphasis on expeditionary operations.
He is the author of The Role of Amphibious Warfare in British Defence Policy, 1945-1956 (Palgrave, 2001)
