Navies and Global Defense - (Contributions in Sociology; 113) by Roch Legault (Hardcover)

About the Book

These essays explore the link between the naval strength and global power of Great Britain and the United States from 1815 to the present. The British Way of Warfare assumed that the country with control of the sea could ensure safe and rapid communications for its commerce. The American theory of naval strategy, on the other hand, assumed that one had to engage the enemy in order to assure command of the sea. These case studies illustrate once again that naval history must include cultural, economic, political, and social contexts.

Book Synopsis

These essays explore the link between the naval strength and global power of Great Britain and the United States from 1815 to the present. The British Way of Warfare assumed that the country with control of the sea could ensure safe and rapid communications for its commerce. The American theory of naval strategy, on the other hand, assumed that one had to engage the enemy in order to assure command of the sea. These case studies illustrate once again that naval history must include cultural, economic, political, and social contexts.

Review Quotes

?A collection of 10 essays by an international panel of historians provides a comprehensive account of the tide of change and continuity which has characterized the employment of sea power.?-Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies Bulletin

"A collection of 10 essays by an international panel of historians provides a comprehensive account of the tide of change and continuity which has characterized the employment of sea power."-Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies Bulletin

About the Author

KEITH NEILSON teaches History at the Royal Military College of Canada. Neilson writes on Anglo-Russian relations.

ELIZABETH JANE ERRINGTON teaches History at the Royal Military College of Canada. She is an historian of colonial America.