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Wisdom and War - The Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873-1998 (Hardcover, New Ed)
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Wisdom and War - The Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873-1998 (Hardcover, New Ed)
Series: Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
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Opened in 1873, in buildings constructed by Charles II to house
retired sailors, the Royal Naval College was founded with the aim
of providing officers with 'the highest possible scientific
instruction in all branches of study bearing upon their
profession'. For more than 125 years it taught officers ranging in
rank from Sub Lieutenants to Vice Admiral, providing the technical
instruction that equipped a corps of naval architects to build some
of the most advanced warships in the world and in later years,
trained the Royal Navy's nuclear engineers. Despite the College's
undoubted contribution, towards both the education of Royal Navy
personnel, and technical research more broadly, this is the first
book to address the history of the institution from its Victorian
roots to its closure in the aftermath of the Cold War. Taking a
chronological approach, the book traces the history of the College
from its establishment in 1873, a period during which technical
training for a steam-powered navy was increasingly vital. It then
shows how, during the First World War, academic staff at the
College made a vital contribution to the development of naval
weapons systems, and its medical school initiated a vaccine
production programme that later produced major improvements in the
public health of the nation. During the Second World War, damaged
by enemy action that set London's docklands ablaze, the College
provided the first taste of naval life for more than 27,000 men and
women called from civilian life to serve on shore and at sea. Later
chapters conclude with an exploration of the College's post-war
role, focusing particularly on the establishment in 1959 of the
Department of Nuclear Science and Technology (DNST) which ran a
nuclear reactor on site until the College was closed in 1998. Both
as a history of the Royal Naval College itself, and as an
exploration of the Navy's attitude toward research and education,
this book provides a fascinating insight into what is arguably one
of Britain's most significant educational establishments.
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