Olivier German Naval Strategy, 1856-1888

Forerunners to Tirpitz
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-1-135-76910-9
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 232 Seiten

Reihe: Cass Series: Naval Policy and History

This book is a comparative study of the evolution of the German navy in the second half of the nineteenth century. It examines the development of strategy, especially commerce-raiding, in comparison to what other navies were doing in this era of rapid technological change. It is not an insular history, merely listing ship rosters or specific events; it is a history of the German navy in relation to its potential foes. It is also a look at a new military institution involved in an inter-service rivalry for funds, technology and manpower with the prestigious and well-established army.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Olivier, David H.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Nationale und Internationale Sicherheits- und Verteidigungspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Change in a Changing World: Naval law and technology in the nineteenth century 1. The Roots of Plunder: Privateering and the laws of war at sea to 1865 2. Means and Method: Naval technology and theory in the mid-nineteenth century 2.1 Technology and Navies: New ships, new weapons Part 2: Early Days, Early Dreams: The navies of Prussia and the North German Confederation, 1856-1871 3. Precursor to Empire: The Prussian navy to 1864 4. The Wars of German Unification and Sea Power, 1864-1871 Part 3: The Army at the Helm: The navy in the Stosch and Caprivi eras, 1871-1888 5. Albrecht von Stosch and the Neglected Navy, 1871-1872 5.1 1871: The unhappy peace 6. Diverse Fortunes: The Navy Under Stosch, 1873-1883 7. Two Schools of Thought: The Jeune École and the cruiser admirals 8. Caprivi Off Course: Colonial sideshows, operations planning, construction policies and tactical development, 1884-1888

Über Autor(innen)

David Olivier holds a Ph.D in History from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.