British sea power : naval policy in the twentieth century
1967, First Edition. London : B.T. Batsford. Very good cloth library copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Light foxing to edges and prelims; some library marks remain. A well-preserved example overall; internally strong and clean. Item #477744
Physical description; 271 pages, 8 plates : portraits ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-252). Contents; The End of an Epoch – The Challenge – No Nelson Touch – The Aftermath of War – Three Fateful Naval Conferences – The Far East and Singapore – Peace Without Honour – The Stormy Course of Naval-Air Co-operation – The Reckoning – War and the Merchant Navy – The Triumph of Maritime Power – Naval Policy in the Nuclear Age – Appendix I: Prime Ministers, Foreign Secretaries, Ministers of Defence, First Lords of the Admiralty, and First Sea Lords – Appendix II: The State of the Royal Navy showing Active and Reserve Fleets in 1914, 1939, and 1966. Subjects; Great Britain. Royal Navy – History – 20th century. Sea-power – Great Britain – History – 20th century. Great Britain – History, Naval – 20th century.
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