
The Royal Navy Since 1815
A New Short History
Eric Grove(Author)
Red Globe Press
Published on 20. January 2005
Book
Hardback
312 pages
978-0-333-72125-4 (ISBN)
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Description
This book fills an important gap in the literature on the history of the modern Royal Navy. Eric Grove provides the only up-to-date, single-authored short history of the service over the last two hundred years, synthesizing the new work and latest research on the subject which has radically transformed our understanding of the story of British naval development.
Grove offers a concise and authoritative account of Royal Navy policy, structure, technical development and operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the close of the eventful twentieth century. Ideal for both specialist and general readers, this essential introduction explains how the Royal Navy maintained its pre-eminent position in the nineteenth century and how it coped with the more difficult problems of the twentieth, in times of peace and war.
Grove offers a concise and authoritative account of Royal Navy policy, structure, technical development and operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the close of the eventful twentieth century. Ideal for both specialist and general readers, this essential introduction explains how the Royal Navy maintained its pre-eminent position in the nineteenth century and how it coped with the more difficult problems of the twentieth, in times of peace and war.
Reviews / Votes
'...this new book will hold the field as the best study of the subject.' - Andrew Lambert, King's College London, UKMore details
Series
Edition
2005
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
312 p.
Dimensions
Height: 19.8 cm
Width: 12.9 cm
ISBN-13
978-0-333-72125-4 (9780333721254)
DOI
10.1007/978-0-230-80218-6
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Book
01/2005
Red Globe Press
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Person
ERIC GROVE is Senior Lecturer in Politics and Director of the Centre for Security Studies at the University of Hull.
Content
Introduction.- The Coming of Steam.- The Steam Battlefleet.- The Ironclad Age.- The Two Power Standard.- The First World War.- The Interwar Period.- The Second World War.- The Post War Navy.- The Falklands and After.- Index.