Format:
1 online resource (228 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780203323236
Series Statement:
Cass Series: Naval Policy and History v.25
Content:
This book is a comparative study of the evolution of the German navy in the second half of the nineteenth century. It examines the development of strategy, especially commerce-raiding, in comparison to what other navies were doing in this era of rapid technological change. It is not an insular history, merely listing ship rosters or specific events; it is a history of the German navy in relation to its potential foes. It is also a look at a new military institution involved in an inter-service rivalry for funds, technology and manpower with the prestigious and well-established army.
Content:
BOOK COVER -- HALF-TITLE -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Note -- Part I CHANGE IN A CHANGING WORLD -- 1 THE ROOTS OF PLUNDER -- Profit motive: the development of privateering -- War vs profit: belligerents' rights and neutrals' rights -- The Declaration of Paris and the end of privateering -- From seizure to destruction: the new style of commerce warfare -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 2 MEANS AND METHODS -- Technology and navies: new ships, new weapons -- The burden of empire: J.C.R.Colomb and imperial defence -- Prophet of the new guerre de course: Richild Grivel -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part II EARLY DAYS, EARLY DREAMS -- 3 PRECURSOR TO EMPIRE -- Prussia and the sea to 1856: the land power takes to the water -- The beginnings of Prussian naval power: expansion of overseas trade and obligations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4 THE WARS OF UNIFICATION AND GERMAN SEA POWER, 1864-71 -- The Danish and Austrian wars, 1864-66 -- The North German navy and the problems of world commerce protection, 1867-70 -- The Franco-Prussian War I: Knorr and the view from abroad -- The Franco-Prussian War II: Tirpitz and the view from the Jade -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Part III THE ARMY AT THE HELM -- 5 ALBRECHT VON STOSCH AND THE NEGLECTED NAVY, 1871-72 -- 1871: The unhappy peace -- Albrecht von Stosch, the 'General-Admiral' -- 1872: Adalbert's last foray and Stosch's first -- Stosch reorganizes the navy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6 DIVERSE FORTUNES -- The 1873 Flottengründungsplam: a new start -- Too many cooks: the navy and foreign affairs -- Erosion and disaster -- Thinking about war: tactics and operations planning -- The end of the Stosch era -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7 TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780714655536
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780714655536
Language:
English
URL:
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