Title Strategy and war planning in the British navy, 1887-1918 / Shawn T. Grimes

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK : Boydell Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : maps Contents Frontcover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; MAPS; INTRODUCTION; 1 The Naval Intelligence Department, Naval History, and Admiralty War Planning, 1887-1904; 2 Early Planning against Germany, 1902-6; 3 The Scandinavian Dimension and War Planning, 1906-7; 4 War Planning, 1908-9; 5 Probes into Admiralty War Planning, 1908-9; 6 The Solidification of Dual Strategies, 1911-14; 7 Offensive Planning and Operational Realities, 1914-18; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; Backcover Summary The book demonstrates how France and Russia were originally seen as the potential enemies, with the focus changing to Germany in the early years of the twentieth century. Throughout the period, the book argues, Britain had a consistent, well-developed strategy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-252) and index Notes Print version record Subject Great Britain. Royal Navy -- History SUBJECT Great Britain. Royal Navy fast Subject Naval strategy -- History -- 19th century Naval strategy -- History -- 20th century Military planning -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Military planning -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain. Military planning Naval strategy Marine Strategie Sjökrigshistoria. Krigsplanläggning -- historia. SUBJECT Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056847 Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056848 Subject Great Britain Großbritannien GroÃ#x9F;britannien. Genre/Form History Naval history Form Electronic book ISBN 9781846158179 1846158176 1299852335 9781299852334

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