From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow: Vol 1 The Road to War 1904-1914 - Couverture souple

Marder, Arthur Jacob

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1848321627 ISBN 13 : 9781848321625

Editeur : Seaforth Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The five volumes that constitute Arthur Marder's From the Dreadnought to Scapa Flow represented arguably the finest contribution to the literature of naval history since Alfred Mahan. A J P Taylor wrote that 'his naval history has a unique fascination. To unrivalled mastery of sources he adds a gift of simple narrative ...He is beyond praise, as he is beyond cavil.' The five volumes were subtitled The Royal Navy in the Fisher Era, 1904 - 1919 and they are still, despite recent major contributions from Robert Massie and Andrew Gordan, regarded by many as the definitive history of naval events leading up to and including the Great War. This first volume covers many facets of the history of the Royal Navy during the pre-war decade, including the economic and political background such as the 1906 Liberal Government hostility towards naval spending. Inevitably, however, attention moves to the German naval challenge, the arms race and the subsequent Anglo-German rivalry, and, finally, the British plans for the blockade of the German High Seas Fleet. A new introduction by Barry Gough, the distinguished Canadian maritime and naval historian, assesses the importance of Marder's work and anchors it firmly amongst the great naval narrative histories of this era. This new paperback edition will bring a truly great work to a new generation of historians and general readers.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

ARTHUR J MARDER was a meticulous researcher, teacher and writer who, born in 1910, was to become perhaps the most distinguished historian of the modern Royal Navy. He held a number of teaching posts in American universities and was to receive countless honours, as well as publish some fifteen major works on British naval history. He died in 1980.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Seaforth Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1848321627
• ISBN 13: 9781848321625
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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