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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: H. P. WillmottPublisher: Indiana University Press Imprint: Indiana University Press Volume: Volume 1 Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 4.60cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 1.057kg ISBN: 9780253352149ISBN 10: 0253352142 Pages: 568 Publication Date: 09 June 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgments List of Maps List of Appendices Part I. Introduction. Definitions and Terms of Reference Chapter 1 The Sino-Japanese War, 1894-1895 Chapter 2 The Greco-Turkish war of 1897 Chapter 3 The Spanish-American War of 1898 Chapter 4 The Shifting Balance of Power Part I Appendices Part I Notes Part II. Introduction: From Port Arthur to Bucharest, 1898 to 1913 Chapter 5 The Russo-Japanese War: The First Phases Chapter 6 The Russo-Japanese War: The Battle of Tsushima and its Aftermath Chapter 7 The Dreadnought Naval Race Chapter 8 Prelude to the First World War Part II Appendices Part II Notes Part III. Introduction: From Sarajevo to Constantinople, 1914 to 1922 Chronology of the First World War at Sea Chapter 9 The First World War: The War in Northern Waters Chapter 10 The First World War: Tsingtao and the Dardanelles Chapter 11 The First World War: Naval Support of Operations in Africa Chapter 12 The First World War: Action in the Baltic Chapter 13 The First World War: The Black Sea, Otranto Strait, and Other Matters Chapter 14 The Legacy of the First World War Part III Appendices Part III Notes Part IV. Conclusion: Not so much Finis as . . . Part IV Appendix Part IV Notes IndexReviewsH.P. Willmott is the finest naval historian and among the finest historians of any discipline writing today. His latest work, The Last Century of Sea Power further strengthens that richly deserved accolade. This book, first of a series of three, contains a wealth of facts and opinions, the latter provided with Willmott's unerring analytical eye and mordant wit. Willmott states that his purpose as a historian is not just to describe events, but to explain them. This he does superbly Bernard D. Cole, National War College In this first of three volumes on sea power, the author reviews the story of political, economic, and military oceanic control from the 1890s through WW I. Willmott employs a complex explanatory narrative analysis as he steams through a background that focuses on imperialism, national strategic aims, and international power politics over about 40 years... Recommended. -Choice Overall the volume is a veritable mine of information and worth its relatively modest price for this alone. -War in History, vol. 17, no. 4 The author, dean of naval historians, provides a sweeping look at, and analysis of, the transformation of naval power... [His] dry wit and sense of irony add spice to the impressive array of facts and analysis of the greatest period of naval warfare. Wilmott is fearless in his judgments. -Seapower, December 2010 H.P. Willmott is the finest naval historian and among the finest historians of any discipline writing today. His latest work further strengthens that richly deserved accolade. This book, first of a series, contains a wealth of facts and opinions, the latter provided with Willmott's unerring analytical eye and mordant wit. Willmott states that his purpose as a historian is not just to describe events, but to explain them. This he does superbly. -Bernard D. Cole, National War College Author InformationH. P. Willmott has written extensively on warfare in general and on World War II in particular. Among his books is The Battle of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action, a Society of Military History prize winner (IUP, 2005). He lives in Englefield Green, Egham, England. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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