In Defence of Naval Supremacy
Finance, Technology, and British Naval Policy, 1889-1914
- Subject: Battleships Destroyers and More | eBook Editions | General Military & Naval History | Royal Navy | World War I
- Format:
Softcover
- Pages:
400pages
- Published:
February 15, 2014
- ISBN-10:
1591148030
- ISBN-13:
9781591148036
- Product Dimensions:
9.25 × 6.125 × 1 in
- Product Weight:
17 oz
Overview
In his groundbreaking work, In Defence of Naval Supremacy, Sumida presents a provocative and authoritative revisionist history of the origins, nature and consequences of the "Dreadnought Revolution" of 1906. Based on intensive and extensive archival research, the book strives to explain vital financial and technical matters which enable readers to observe the complex interplay of fiscal, technical, strategic, and personal factors that shaped the course of British naval decision-making during the critical quarter century that preceded the outbreak of the First World War.
About the Author
Editorial Reviews
"In the 1990s, Jon Sumida and Nicholas Lambert reexamined the British naval building program of 1905 to 1914. . . . Between them, Sumida and Lambert completely overturned the Marder interpretation of British naval policy." — The Journal of Modern History