Crisis in the Mediterranean : naval competition and great power politics, 1904-1914 / Jon K. Hendrickson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendrickson, Jon K., author.

Series:

New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology.

New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Navy. Fleet, Mediterranean--History--20th century.

Great Britain.

Europe--History, Naval--20th century.

Europe.

Mediterranean Region--History, Naval--20th century.

Mediterranean Region.

Mediterranean Sea--Strategic aspects.

Mediterranean Sea.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (233 p.)

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The geopolitical situation in the Mediterranean before the First World War has been generally ignored by historians. However, in the years before the War, the fact that the Mediterranean was shifting from British control to a wide open, anarchic state occupied the minds of many leaders in Austria-Hungary, Italy, France and Great Britain. This change was driven by three largely understudied events: the weakening of the British Mediterranean Fleet to provide more ships for the North Sea, Austria-Hungary's decision to build a navy capable of operating in the Mediterranean, and Italy's decisi

Contents:

The Mediterranean equilibrium

The calm before the storm

The Austro-Italian war scare

The Italo-Turkish War and its consequences

Britain's Mediterranean crisis

The Austro-Italian combination

The French 19e Corps and Mediterranean control.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61251-476-6