British naval strategy east of Suez, 1900-2000 : influences and actions / editor, Greg Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kennedy, Greg.

Series:

Cass series--naval policy and history ; 27.

Cass series--naval policy and history, 1366-9478 ; 27

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea-power--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Sea-power.

Great Britain--Military policy.

Great Britain.

East Asia--Strategic aspects.

East Asia.

Great Britain--History, Naval--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This new collection of essays by a panel of established international scholars sheds new light on what some of those influences were and what actions were taken as a result of Britain's Far Eastern commitments. Not only are new evidence and approaches to those issues addressed presented, but new avenues for further research are clearly outlined. This new study shows how the use of the sea as a means of projecting power and influence beyond national borders holds a unique place in the history of Great Britain. Directly linked to the concepts of empire, great power and strategic over-s

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Notes on contributors; Series editor's preface; Maps; Introduction; 'Wee-ah-wee'?: Britain at Weihaiwei, 1898-1930; The idea of naval imperialism: The China Squadron and the Boxer Uprising; 'Unbroken Thread': Japan. Maritime power and British Imperial Defence, 1920-32; What worth the Americans? The British strategic foreign policy-making elite's view of American maritime power in the Far East, 1933-1941; 'Looking Skyward from Below the Waves': Admiral Tom Phillips and the Loss of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse

'Light Two Lanterns, the British Are Coming by Sea': Royal Navy participation in the Pacific 1944-1945The Royal Navy in Korea: Replenishment and sustainability; The Royal Navy, expeditionary operations and the End of Empire, 1956-75; The Royal Navy and Confrontation, 1963-66; The British Naval role east of Suez: An Australian perspective; The return to globalism: The Royal Navy east of Suez, 1975-2003; Select bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-281) and index.

ISBN:

1-138-01121-5

0-429-23341-8

1-135-76966-4

0-275-94116-7

1-135-76967-2

1-280-10297-7

9786610102976

0-203-49515-2

9780429233418

OCLC:

437056381