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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795188603321

Autore

Buckey Christopher M.

Titolo

Genesis of the Grand Fleet : the Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 / / Christopher M. Buckey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-68247-582-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (392 p.)

Collana

Studies in naval history and sea power

Disciplina

359.0094109041

Soggetti

Great Britain History, Naval 20th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

From review to reform, 1897-1905 -- Genesis, 1906-1907 -- Planning for war, 1901-1909 -- Politics, 1907-1909 -- Old 'Ard 'Art's Navy, 1910-1911 -- The Churchill-Bridgeman Admiralty, 1911-1912 -- The serene sea lord, 1911-1913 -- The last months of peace, 1913-1914 -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

Against this backdrop of political drama, Genesis of the Grand Fleet: The Admiralty, Germany, and the Home Fleet, 1896-1914 explains how Britain maintained its maritime preeminence in the early twentieth century.