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The Transformation of British and American Naval Policy in the Pre-Dreadnought Era Robert E. Mullins

The Transformation of British and American Naval Policy in the Pre-Dreadnought Era By Robert E. Mullins

The Transformation of British and American Naval Policy in the Pre-Dreadnought Era by Robert E. Mullins

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This volume examines the transformation of British and US naval policy from 1870 to 1889, which resulted in the British Naval Defence Act (1889), the construction of the first modern US battleships, and began the naval arms race which culminated in World War One.

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The Transformation of British and American Naval Policy in the Pre-Dreadnought Era: Ideas, Culture and Strategy by Robert E. Mullins

This volume examines the transformation of British and US naval policy from 1870 to 1889, which resulted in the British Naval Defence Act (1889), the construction of the first modern US battleships, and began the naval arms race which culminated in World War One. In examining the development of strategic thinking in the Royal and US Navies, it overturns conventional wisdom regarding genesis of the Naval Defence Act and the US Navys about-face from a defensive to an offensive strategic orientation. It pays particular attention to activities of the key individuals in both countries navies, who were instrumental in transforming their respective services organizational culture. This study will be of interest not only to historians but to political scientists, sociologists, and others working in the fields of international relations, strategic studies, policy analysis, and military learning, adaptation and innovation. It is also essential reading for those interested in the naval arms race during this period.

About Robert E. Mullins

Robert E. Mullins, previously a Researcher in War Studies at Kings College, University of London, UK, is currently Executive Vice President for Corporate Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions at Cobham plc, UK.

John Beeler is Professor of History at the University of Alabama, USA, where he has worked since 1993. His publications include British Naval Policy in the Gladstone-Disraeli Era, 1860-1880 (1997); Imperial Defence, 1868-1887 (2014); The Birth of the Battleship: British Capital Ship Design, 1870-1881 (2001), and The Milne Papers, Volumes 1 and 2 (2004, 2015).


Table of Contents

Editors introduction.- PART I: OVERVIEW.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Explaining strategic choices in military institutions: theoretical models.- PART II: THE STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL OF BRITISH NAVAL POLICY, 1870-1889.- 3. The royal navy and the 1889 naval defence act: history and historiography.- 4. Ideas and institutions: the development of officer education, strategic thinking, and intelligence collection in the royal navy, 1870-1888.- 5. Professionals, politicians, the press, and the public: the navy scare of 1888-1889.- PART III: STRATEGIC RECONFIGURATION IN THE UNITED STATES, 1873-1889.- 6. British ideas in an American context: the underpinnings of strategic debate and organizational maturity, 1873-1884.- 7. The navalist triumph: politicians, professionals, and the fight for the direction of American naval policy, 1885-1889.- PART IV.- 8. Conclusion.

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NPB9783319320366
9783319320366
331932036X
The Transformation of British and American Naval Policy in the Pre-Dreadnought Era: Ideas, Culture and Strategy by Robert E. Mullins
Robert E. Mullins
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Springer International Publishing AG
2016-10-12
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