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Author:   Greg Kennedy ,  Dr. Tim Benbow ,  Professor Greg Kennedy ,  Dr. Jon Robb-Webb
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.600kg
ISBN:  

9781472426277

ISBN 10:   1472426274
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   03 May 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Introduction, Greg Kennedy 1. The British strategic assessment of the United States as a maritime power: 1900-1917, Greg Kennedy 2. 'The work of the F.O. is nauseous in war time - a mess of questions of contraband & kindred subjects that don't exist in time of peace and are a disagreeable brood spawned by war': the foreign office and maritime war, 1914-1915, Keith Neilson 3. 'Allah is great and the NOT is his prophet': sea power, diplomacy and economic warfare. The case of the Netherlands, 1900-1918, T. G. Otte 4. Solvitur Ambulando : the Admiralty administration reacts to war, 1914-1918, C. I. Hamilton 5. Pragmatic hegemony and British economic warfare, 1900-1918: preparations and practice, John Ferris 6. 'In the shadow of the Alabama': Royal Navy appreciations of he role of armed merchant cruisers, 1900-1918, Stephen Cobb 7. How it worked: understanding the interaction of some environmental and technological realities of naval operations in the opening years of the First World War, 1914-1916, James Goldrick 8. The legacy of Jutland: expectation, reality and learning from the experience of battle in the Royal Navy, 1913-1939, Joseph Moretz 9. 'The sea is all one': the dominion perspective, 1909-1914, David Stevens 10. Royal Navy concepts of air power in the maritime environment 1900-1918, David Jordan 11. Not in quiet English fields: the Royal Navy and combined operations, Joseph Moretz

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Greg Kennedy is Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy at King's College London and joined the Defence Studies Department in June 2000. He has taught at the Royal Military College of Canada, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for both the History and War Studies Departments. He is an adjunct Professor of that university. His PhD is from the University of Alberta, with an MA in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Saskatchewan. He has published internationally on strategic foreign policy issues, maritime defence, disarmament, diplomacy and intelligence.

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