Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery Kennedy Paul
Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery Kennedy Paul Paul Kennedy's now classic book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. In doing so, he contributes…
Specifikacia Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery Kennedy Paul
Rise and Fall of British Naval Mastery Kennedy Paul
Paul Kennedy's now classic book traces Britain's rise and fall as a sea power from the Tudors to the present day. In doing so, he contributes significantly to the centuries-long debate between 'continental' and 'maritime' schools of strategy over Britain's policy in times of war. Challenging the traditional view that the British are natural 'sons of the waves', he suggests instead that the country's fortunes as a significant maritime force have always been bound up with its economic growth.
Setting British naval history within a framework of national, international, economic, political and strategic considerations, he offers a fresh approach to one of the central questions in British