An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading
world authorities on naval history. This book presents a wide range
of new research on many aspects of naval strategy in the early
modern and modern periods. Among the themes covered are the
problems of naval manpower, the nature of naval leadership and
naval officers, intelligence, naval training and education, and
strategic thinking and planning. The book is notable for giving
extensive consideration to navies other than those of Britain, its
empire and the United States. It explores a number of fascinating
subjects including how financial difficulties frustrated the
attempts by Louis XIV's ministers to build a strong navy; how the
absence of centralised power in the Dutch Republic had important
consequences for Dutch naval power; how Hitler's relationship with
his admirals severely affected German naval strategy during the
Second World War; and many more besides. The book is a Festschrift
in honour of John B. Hattendorf, for more than thirty years Ernest
J. King Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College
and an influential figure in naval affairs worldwide. N.A.M. Rodger
is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. J. Ross
Dancy is Assistant Professor of Military History at Sam Houston
State University. Benjamin Darnell is a D.Phil. candidate at New
College, Oxford. Evan Wilson is Caird Senior Research Fellow at the
National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Contributors: Tim Benbow,
Peter John Brobst, Jaap R. Bruijn, Olivier Chaline, J. Ross Dancy,
Benjamin Darnell, James Goldrick, Agustin Guimera, Paul Kennedy,
Keizo Kitagawa, Roger Knight, AndrewD. Lambert, George C. Peden,
Carla Rahn Phillips, Werner Rahn, Paul M. Ramsey, Duncan Redford,
N.A.M. Rodger, Jakob Seerup, Matthew S. Seligmann, Geoffrey Till,
Evan Wilson
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