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Sea power --- History --- Naval history --- 17th-19th centuries
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This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990. Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all navies at all times. To naval historians the significance and process of change is not new, but in recent years innovation has been increasingly studied within a number of other disciplines, providing new theoretical positions and insights. This study examines key case studies of change, some successful others less so, which place the experien
Great Britain. --- England and Wales. --- צי הבריטי --- History --- Great Britain --- History, Naval
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The British involvement in the war of 1739-1748 has been generally neglected. Standing between the great victories of Marlborough in the War of Spanish Succession [1701-1713] and the even greater victories of the Seven Years War [1756-1763], it has been dismissed as inconclusive and incompetently managed. For the first time this book brings together the political and operational conduct of the war to explore its contribution to a critical development in British history during the eighteenth century - the emergence of Britain as the paramount global naval power. The war posed a unique set of problems for British politicians, statesmen and servicemen. They had to overcome domestic and diplomatic crises, culminating in the rebellion of 1745 and the threat of French invasion. Yet, far from being incompetent, these people handled the crises and learned a great deal about the conduct of global warfare. The changes they made and decisions they took prepared Britain for the decisive Anglo-French clash of arms in the Seven Years War. In this misunderstood war lie some of the key factors that made Britain the greatest naval power for the next one hundred and fifty years. RICHARD HARDING is Professor of Organisational History and Head of the Department of Leadership and Development at the University of Westminster. He is the author of numerous articles and books on naval history and is currently Chairman of the Society for Nautical Research.
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748. --- Great Britain --- History, Naval --- Jenkins' Ear, War of --- Austrian Succession, War of, 1740-1748
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Naval art and science --- Naval history, Modern --- Naval tactics --- History --- History
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A single-volume survey of war at sea and the expansion of naval power in the 18th century. The book is ideal for undergraduate courses on 18th century European history, and for amateur and professional military historians.
Battleships --- Naval art and science --- History.
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Sailing ships --- Sailing ships --- Sailing ships --- History --- History --- History --- Great Britain. --- History. --- Great Britain --- History, Naval.
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Great Britain --- Japan
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