Technology and naval combat in the twentieth century and beyond / edited by Phillips Payson O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Brien, Phillips Payson, 1963-

Series:

Cass series--naval policy and history 1366-9478 ; 13.

Cass series--naval policy and history ; 1366-9478 ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval art and science--Technological innovations--History--20th century.

Naval art and science.

Naval art and science--Technological innovations--History--21st century.

Naval art and science--Technological innovations.

History.

Physical Description:

xiii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2001.

Summary:

This work examines how the navies of Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, France and Italy confronted the various technological changes posed during different periods in the 20th century. The 20th century was the technologically most dynamic period in naval history. Changes ranging from submarines and airpower to space platforms, dramatically altered assumptions about the future of naval warfare. The different sections in this volume, which cover the years before World War I, before World War II, during the Cold War, and even into the medium-term future, discuss how the great naval powers integrated these different changes into their warship building and war planning. It is without doubt one of the crucial issues that has confronted and will continue to confront naval planners. The proper integration of technological advances has been perhaps the most important element in determining the course of naval power over the past 100 years.

Contents:

Part I Preparing For The First World War

1 Italian Warship Construction and Maritime Strategy, 1873-1915 / Brian R. Sullivan 3

2 Japanese Naval Construction, 1878-1918 / David C. Evans 22

3 The French Navy, 1880-1914 / Paul Halpern 36

4 Technology, Shipbuilding and Future Combat in Germany, 1880-1914 / Michael Epkenhans 53

5 Admiral Sir John Fisher and the Concept of Flotilla Defence, 1904-9 / Nicholas A. Lambert 69

Part II Preparing For The Second World War

6 Japanese Naval Construction, 1919-41 / Mark R. Peattie 93

7 German Naval Strategy and Armament, 1919-39 / Werner Rahn 109

8 British Naval Procurement and Technological Change, 1919-39 / Jon T. Sumida 128

9 Politics, Arms Control and US Naval Development in the Interwar Period / Phillips Payson O'Brien 148

Part III Preparing For The Cold War

10 The Russian Navy in the Gorshkov Era / Evan Mawdsley 165

11 The Royal Navy, 1945-90 / Eric Grove 185

12 Purposes and Platforms in the US Navy, 1945-90 / George W. Baer 200

Part IV Preparing For The Next War

13 The Royal Navy in a New World, 1990-2020 / Geoffrey Till 219

14 The Transformation of the US Navy / Norman Friedman 238

15 Technology, Shipbuilding and Future Combat beyond 2020 / David Andrews 248.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0714651257

OCLC:

45639107