In Defence of Naval Supremacy: Finance, Technology, and British Naval Policy, 1889-1914

by Jon Tetsuro Sumida

Book Overview

In his groundbreaking work, In Defence of Naval Supremacy, Sumida presents a provocative and authoritative revisionist history of the origins, nature and consequences of the Dreadnought Revolution of 1906. Based on intensive and extensive archival research, the book strives to explain vital financial and technical matters which enable readers to observe the complex interplay of fiscal, technical, strategic, and personal factors that shaped the course...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591148030
• ISBN13: 9781591148036
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"