|
Showing 1 - 25 of
33 matches in All Departments
A naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of
between 250 and 300 days a year at sea, Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839
1924) used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained
from wide reading to become a highly respected commander, firm in
his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a
vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships, believing that
hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to
newspapers, he wrote articles on naval history, tactics and
strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910, and
includes his well-known paper, first delivered in 1902, setting out
the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a
fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval
historians, and to those interested in how Britain maintained her
maritime supremacy into the twentieth century.
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.