Sea-Power: And Other Studies

di Cyprian Bridge (Autore)

Cambridge University Press, 2013

A naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of between 250 and 300 days a year at sea, Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839-1924) used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained from wide reading to become a highly respected commander, firm in his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships, believing that hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to newspapers, he wrote articles on naval history, tactics and strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910, and includes his well-known paper, first delivered in 1902, setting out the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval historians, and to those interested in how Britain maintained her maritime supremacy into the twentieth century.

• Autore: Cyprian Bridge
• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Collana: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 318 p.
• Dimensioni: 216 x 140 mm
• Peso: 410 gr.
• EAN: 9781108054201

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