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The development of a modern navy : French naval policy, 1871-1904 / by Theodore Ropp ; edited by Stephen S. Roberts.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ropp, Theodore, 1911-2000.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- France. Marine--History--19th century.
- France.
- France. Marine--History--20th century.
- France. Marine.
- History.
- France--Military policy.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 439 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, [1987]
- Summary:
- Professor Ropp explains how one of the modern world's leading navies evolved during a crucial period in nineteenth-century European history. Dissatisfied with traditional naval histories that focused on battles and the men who led them, he emphasizes the political, economic, diplomatic, and technological factors that influenced French naval policy from 1871 to 1904. At the same time, he describes the French navy vis-a-vis its rivals, with the British and Italian navies receiving solid treatment.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography: pages [407]-423.
- ISBN:
- 0870211412 :
- OCLC:
- 15016582
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