Sailors, Statesmen and the Implementation of Naval Strategy
1st Edition
Published on 18. June 2024
240 pages
978-1-80543-134-3 (ISBN)
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Explores the varied relationship between political leaders and naval experts, from the 16th to 21st centuries
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Agustin Guimera | Richard Harding
Sailors, Statesmen and the Implementation of Naval Strategy
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06/2024
Boydell Press
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Guimerá Agustín:
AGUSTÍN GUIMERÁ a researcher at the Instituto de Historia, Consejo Supeior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. He is the author of numerous studies of comparative naval leadership.Harding Richard:
RICHARD HARDING is emeritus professor at the University of Westminster. He is author and editor of many books, including The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748 (2010) and Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 (2012), both published by Boydell and Brewer.Richard Harding is emeritus professor at the University of Westminster. He is author and editor of many books, including The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748 (2010) and Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 (2012), both published by Boydell and Brewer.
Agustín Guimerá is a researcher at the Instituto de Historia, Consejo Supeior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. He is the author of numerous studies of comparative naval leadership.
AGUSTÍN GUIMERÁ a researcher at the Instituto de Historia, Consejo Supeior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. He is the author of numerous studies of comparative naval leadership.Harding Richard:
RICHARD HARDING is emeritus professor at the University of Westminster. He is author and editor of many books, including The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748 (2010) and Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 (2012), both published by Boydell and Brewer.Richard Harding is emeritus professor at the University of Westminster. He is author and editor of many books, including The Emergence of Britain's Global Naval Supremacy: The War of 1739-1748 (2010) and Naval Leadership and Management, 1650-1950 (2012), both published by Boydell and Brewer.
Agustín Guimerá is a researcher at the Instituto de Historia, Consejo Supeior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. He is the author of numerous studies of comparative naval leadership.
Content
List of Contributors
Introduction Naval Leadership: Expertise and Strategy, Richard Harding
1. The Evolution of French Naval Leadership: Defining the Admiralty of France from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Alan James
2. The Makers of Spanish Naval Strategy in the Eighteenth Century: Strategy, Tactics and Shipbuilding Policy, Ivan Valdez-Bubnov
3. Naval Strategic Leadership in Britain, 1739-1748: Political Leaders and Professional Knowledge, Richard Harding
4. The Statesman and the Naval Leader: The Count of Floridablanca and Navy Minister Antonio Valdés, 1783-1792, Agustín Guimerá
5. Defining French Eighteenth-Century Naval Strategy, Olivier Chaline
6. Casto Méndez Núñez: The Admiral who could have been Regent, 1861-1868, Agustín Ramón Rodríguez González
7. Teaching by Example: Julian Corbett's The Campaign of Trafalgar of 1910, Andrew Lambert
8. Spanish Naval Leadership during the Second Republic: José Giral Pereira, Adolfo Morales Trueba
9. The Quest to Understand Naval Leadership: Educating Admirals for High Command in the U.S. Navy from the 18th Century into the 21st Century, John B. Hattendorf
10. Reflections, Richard Harding
Bibliography
Index
Introduction Naval Leadership: Expertise and Strategy, Richard Harding
1. The Evolution of French Naval Leadership: Defining the Admiralty of France from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century, Alan James
2. The Makers of Spanish Naval Strategy in the Eighteenth Century: Strategy, Tactics and Shipbuilding Policy, Ivan Valdez-Bubnov
3. Naval Strategic Leadership in Britain, 1739-1748: Political Leaders and Professional Knowledge, Richard Harding
4. The Statesman and the Naval Leader: The Count of Floridablanca and Navy Minister Antonio Valdés, 1783-1792, Agustín Guimerá
5. Defining French Eighteenth-Century Naval Strategy, Olivier Chaline
6. Casto Méndez Núñez: The Admiral who could have been Regent, 1861-1868, Agustín Ramón Rodríguez González
7. Teaching by Example: Julian Corbett's The Campaign of Trafalgar of 1910, Andrew Lambert
8. Spanish Naval Leadership during the Second Republic: José Giral Pereira, Adolfo Morales Trueba
9. The Quest to Understand Naval Leadership: Educating Admirals for High Command in the U.S. Navy from the 18th Century into the 21st Century, John B. Hattendorf
10. Reflections, Richard Harding
Bibliography
Index
