This is the third, revised and fully updated, edition of Geoffrey
Till's Seapower: A Guide for the 21st Century. The rise of the
Chinese and other Asian navies, worsening quarrels over maritime
jurisdiction and the United States' maritime pivot towards the
Asia-Pacific region reminds us that the sea has always been central
to human development as a source of resources, and as a means of
transportation, information-exchange and strategic dominion. It has
provided the basis for mankind's prosperity and security, and this
is even more true in the early 21st century, with the emergence of
an increasingly globalized world trading system. Navies have always
provided a way of policing, and sometimes exploiting, the system.
In contemporary conditions, navies, and other forms of maritime
power, are having to adapt, in order to exert the maximum power
ashore in the company of others and to expand the range of their
interests, activities and responsibilities. While these new tasks
are developing fast, traditional ones still predominate. Deterrence
remains the first duty of today's navies, backed up by the need to
`fight and win' if necessary. How navies and their states balance
these two imperatives will tell us a great deal about our future in
this increasingly maritime century. This book investigates the
consequences of all this for the developing nature, composition and
functions of all the world's significant navies, and provides a
guide for anyone interested in the changing and crucial role of
seapower in the 21st century. Seapower is essential reading for all
students of naval power, maritime security and naval history, and
highly recommended for students of strategic studies, international
security and International Relations.
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