An important book, presenting the latest insights by the leading world authorities on naval history. This book presents a wide range of new research on many aspects of naval strategy in the early modern and modern periods. Among the themes covered are the problems of naval manpower, the nature of naval leadership and naval officers, intelligence, naval training and education, and strategic thinking and planning. The book is notable for giving extensive consideration to navies other than those of Britain, its empire and the United States. It explores a number of fascinating subjects including how financial difficulties frustrated the attempts by Louis XIV's ministers to build a strong navy; how the absence of centralised power in the Dutch Republic had important consequences for Dutch naval power; how Hitler's relationship with his admirals severely affected German naval strategy during the Second World War; and many more besides. The book is a Festschrift in honour of John B. Hattendorf, for more than thirty years Ernest J. King Professor of Maritime History at the US Naval War College and an influential figure in naval affairs worldwide. N.A.M. Rodger is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford. J. Ross Dancy is Assistant Professor of Military History at Sam Houston State University. Benjamin Darnell is a D.Phil. candidate at New College, Oxford. Evan Wilson is Caird Senior Research Fellow at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. Contributors: Tim Benbow, Peter John Brobst, Jaap R. Bruijn, Olivier Chaline, J. Ross Dancy, Benjamin Darnell, James Goldrick, Agustin Guimera, Paul Kennedy, Keizo Kitagawa, Roger Knight, AndrewD. Lambert, George C. Peden, Carla Rahn Phillips, Werner Rahn, Paul M. Ramsey, Duncan Redford, N.A.M. Rodger, Jakob Seerup, Matthew S. Seligmann, Geoffrey Till, Evan Wilson

About the Author
Andrew Lambert is Professor of War Studies at King's College, London and one of Britain's foremost maritime and naval historians. Benjamin Darnell completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford. He has previously contributed to Strategy and the Sea (Boydell Press, 2016). AGUSTIN GUIMERA a researcher at the Instituto de Historia, Consejo Supeior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid. He is the author of numerous studies of comparative naval leadership. Matthew S. Seligmann is Professor of Naval History at Brunel University London. An expert in Anglo-German relations before the First World War.

Reviews
Excellent research is offered in well-written and well-edited essays, which are also refreshingly succinct..The result is a collection which offers a crisp overview of a vibrant field of study. * MARINER'S MIRROR *
The quality of the essays is consistently high....[It] is a fine volume and a fitting recognition of Professor Hattendorf's contributions to the field. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
[A] fitting tribute to the dynamic professional life of John Hattendorf. This collection of papers will appeal to people interested in the connection between naval development and deployment, and the determination and playing out of grand strategy. * THE NORTHERN MARINER *
It is fitting that the eighteen scholars participating in this festschrift are well-established in the field of naval history. They have drawn on their own studies to present topics from British, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and United States naval history that complement Hattendorf's outstanding contributions to the history of maritime and naval strategy. * SEA HISTORY *



Book Information
ISBN 9781783270989
Author Nicholas A.M. Rodger
Format Hardback
Page Count 318
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g