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BRITISH SEAPOWER AND PROCUREMENT BETWEEN THE WARS
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Violent clashes between hostile forces have been the customary
focus of published naval history. The significance of battles which
shape political geography, the fascination of triumphs and failures
of leadership, the drama of personal crises of courage and initiative,
and the public's thirst for both national legend and vic~rious danger
have all attracted writers overwhelmingly to the rich historical field
of naval combat.
For the past century the scope of published material has been
broadened by analyses of the influences and uses of seapower. 1
Students of Industrial Age navies also had access to encyclopaedic
data on weapons capabilities2 and comprehensive explanations of
warship types, strategy and tactics.3 Latterly, British naval policies
throughout the first half of this century have been thoroughly
disseminated. 4 But 'perhaps it is not too heavily stressing the
obvious to say that before a ship can steam and fight she has to be
built', 5 and the essential physical sources of sea power have received
insufficient attention.
G. A. H. Gordon - Personal Name
978-1-349-08958-1
NONE
Management
English
1988
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