Navies in northern waters, 1721-2000 / / editors, Rolf Hobson, Tom Kristiansen

• Pubblicazione: Portland, OR : , : Frank Cass, , 2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 359.00903; 359/.009/03
• Soggetto topico: Naval art and science; Naval history, Modern - 19th century; Naval history, Modern - 20th century; Naval art and science - History - 18th century - Europe, Northern; Naval art and science - History - 19th century - Europe, Northern; Naval art and science - History - 20th century - Europe, Northern; Naval history, Modern - 18th century; Naval Science - General; Military & Naval Science; Law, Politics & Government
• Soggetto geografico: Europe, Northern History, Naval 18th century; Europe, Northern History, Naval 19th century; Europe, Northern History, Naval 20th century
• Altri autori: HobsonRolf KristiansenTom
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Great Britain and Maritime Law from the Declaration of Paris to the Era of Total War; The Long Life of Treaties: The Dutch Republic and Great Britain in the Eighteenth Century; Denmark Norway 1720 1807: Neutral Principles and Practice; Navies and Power Struggle in Northern and Eastern Europe, 1721 1814; Prussia, Germany and Maritime Law from Armed Neutrality to Unlimited Submarine Warfare, 1780 1917; The Jeune cole: The Strategy of the Weak ; The US Navy and the 'Freedom of the Seas', 1775 1917The Interwar Years: Naval Disarmament, Collective Security and Preparations for War; Naval Armaments Diplomacy in Northern Waters: The Origins of the Anglo-Scandinavian Naval Agreement of 21 December 1938; The Superpowers and Secondary Navies in Northern Waters during the Cold War; Major Coastal State Small Naval Power: Norway's Cold War Policy and Strategy; Coastal Power: The Sea Power of the Coastal State and the Management of Maritime Resources; The Role of Naval Forces in Northern Waters at the Beginning of a New Century ; Concluding RemarksNotes on Contributors; Select Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Navies in Northern Waters is a collection of articles covering the roles played by the secondary navies of northern European powers and the United States within the maritime balance of power. The contributions covering the 18th and 19th centuries focus on their relations with each other as they sought to create a counterweight to the dominant naval power of Britain. The inter-war years are treated from the perspectives of international disarmament efforts within the framework of collective security, and the subsequent naval rivalry in the Baltic area in the years leading up to
• Titolo autorizzato: Navies in northern waters, 1721-2000
• ISBN: 1-135-76952-4; 1-135-76953-2; 1-280-06205-3; 9786610062058; 0-203-00586-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783810503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History