Sea-Power: And Other Studies

by Cyprian Bridge and Sir Admiral Cyprian Bridge

Book Overview

A naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of between 250 and 300 days a year at sea, Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839-1924) used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained from wide reading to become a highly respected commander, firm in his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships, believing that hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to newspapers, he wrote articles on naval history, tactics and strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910, and includes his well-known paper, first delivered in 1902, setting out the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval historians, and to those interested in how Britain maintained her maritime supremacy into the twentieth century.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110805420X
• ISBN13: 9781108054201
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"