The jeune ecole : the strategy of the weak / by Arne Roksund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roksund, Arne.

Series:

History of warfare ; 43.

History of warfare ; 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Naval strategy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Anglo-American theoreticians have to a large extent dominated the formulation and study of modern naval strategy in Western countries. This Anglo-American dominance has resulted in a focus on how the superior power should exploit its superiority in order to realize its strategic objectives. The present study differs from other books on naval strategy by analysing a military strategy for the inferior power instead. Along with Tirpitz’s “risk theory”, The Jeune École is the most significant maritime strategy dealing with the dilemmas facing the weaker navy. This French body of naval thought is distinguished from other strategies of the weak by its elaborate prescriptions for the offensive use of naval forces. This book represents an unprecedented study of The Jeune École based on hitherto unexploited and unpublished primary sources from the Service Historique de la Marine .

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Røksund

Chapter One. The Theoretical Foundation Of The Jeune École / A. Røksund

Chapter Two. The Jeune École In Office / A. Røksund

Chapter Three. The Legacy Of The Jeune École / A. Røksund

Chapter Four. The Fashoda Crisis And The Development Of A Modern Navy / A. Røksund

Chapter Five. The Revitalisation Of The Jeune École / A. Røksund

Conclusion / A. Røksund

Appendix: Ministers Of Marine 1870–1914 / A. Røksund

Bibliography / A. Røksund

Index / A. Røksund.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-237) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92626-4

9786611926267

90-474-1991-X

OCLC:

646788998

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004157231.i-242 DOI