Full Description
A searching collection of investigations into British naval power in the closing centuries of the sailing ship era. The discussions focus on the later seventeenth century strategy of a 'big ship' battlefleet; the setting up of a Western Squadron post-1689; naval recruiting; naval power and foreign policy; and the administration of the early Victorian navy and the coming of steam.
Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Introduction - MICHAEL DUFFY
2. The Birth of the Imperial Navy? Aspects of Maritime Strategy, c.1650-90 - DAVID DAVIES
3. British Naval Power and International Commitments: Political and Strategic Problems, 1688-1770 - JEREMY BLACK
4. The Establishment of the Western Squadron as the Linchpin of British Naval Strategy - MICHAEL DUFFY
5. 'A little navy of your own making.' Admiral Boscawen and the Cornish Connection in the Royal Navy - NICHOLAS RODGER
6. Naval Power, Strategy and Foreign Policy, 1775-1791 - JEREMY BLACK
7. Sir George Cockburn and the Management of the Royal Navy, 1841-6 - ROGER MORRISS
8. Notes on Contributors
