Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
About the Book Series
This series consists primarily of original manuscripts by research scholars in the general area of naval policy and history, without national or chronological limitations.
The Royal Navy 1930-1990: Innovation and Defense
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Harding
December 20, 2004
This new book explores innovation within the Royal Navy from the financial constraints of the 1930s to World War Two, the Cold War and the refocusing of the Royal Navy after 1990. Successful adaptation to new conditions has been critical to all navies at all times. To naval historians the ...
A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A Twentieth Century Naval Leader
1st Edition
By Michael Simpson
September 27, 2004
This book presents an account of the life of naval commander Andrew Cunningham, the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. It supplements Cunningham's papers by Cabinet and Admiralty records, papers of his service contemporaries and of Churchill....
A Life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham: A Twentieth Century Naval Leader
1st Edition
By Michael Simpson
September 27, 2004
Cunningham was the best-known and most celebrated British admiral of the Second World War. He held one of the two major fleet commands between 1939 and 1942, and in 1942-43, he was Allied naval commander for the great amphibious operations in the Mediterranean. From 1943 to 1946, he was the First ...
The Secret War Against Sweden: US and British Submarine Deception in the 1980s
1st Edition
By Ola Tunander
September 24, 2004
Following the stranding of a Soviet Whiskey-class submarine in 1981 on the Swedish archipelago, a series of massive submarine intrusions took place within Swedish waters.However, the evidence for these appears to have been manipulated or simply invented. Classified documents and interviews point to...
Navies in Northern Waters
1st Edition
Edited
By Rolf Hobson, Tom Kristiansen
July 06, 2004
Navies in Northern Waters is a collection of articles covering the roles played by the secondary navies of northern European powers and the United States within the maritime balance of power. The contributions covering the 18th and 19th centuries focus on their relations with each other as they ...
Royal Navy Strategy in the Far East 1919-1939: Planning for War Against Japan
1st Edition
By Andrew Field
July 02, 2004
Between the ending of the Great War and the start of the Second World War in 1939, the Royal Navy remained the largest in the world. But with the League of Nations seeming to offer a solution to all future conflicts, a country weary of war and without an obvious enemy there seemed no need for a ...
Naval Mutinies of the Twentieth Century: An International Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Christopher Bell, Bruce Elleman
July 01, 2003
This volume brings together a set of scholarly, readable and up-to-date essays covering the most significant naval mutinies of the 20th century, including Russia (1905), Brazil (1910), Austria (1918), Germany (1918), France (1918-19), Great Britain (1931), Chile (1931), the United States (1944), ...
The Merchant Marine in International Affairs, 1850-1950
1st Edition
Edited
By Greg Kennedy
October 30, 2000
Merchant navies represent economic and industrial strength. This study revises the definition of maritime power through a more comprehensive understanding and appreciation for the roles played by the merchant marine of a nation....
Naval Policy and Strategy in the Mediterranean: Past, Present and Future
1st Edition
Edited
By John B. Hattendorf
January 01, 2000
Maritime strategy and naval power in the Mediterranean touches on migration, the environment, technology, economic power, international politics and law, as well as calculations of naval strength and diplomatic manoeuvre. These broad and fundamental themes are explored in this volume....
Naval Strategy in Northeast Asia: Geo-strategic Goals, Policies and Prospects
1st Edition
By Duk-Ki Kim
December 01, 1999
Over the past decade, Northeast Asia has been dominated by quite significant strategic change, which is ongoing and brings with it many uncertainties. naval capabilities in Northwest Asia are instrumental in promoting maritime security interests - helping to build a stable security environment ...
The Pen and Ink Sailor: Charles Middleton and the King's Navy, 1778-1813
1st Edition
By John E. Talbott
October 31, 1998
Examiner of the Navy and the First Lord of the Admiralty during the Trafalgar Campaign, Sir Charles Middleton was responsible for creating vital links between the naval shore establishment, policy makers in Whitehall and commanders at sea....
The Italian Navy and Fascist Expansionism, 1935-1940
1st Edition
By Robert Mallett
September 01, 1998
Robert Mallett argues that the Duce's aggressive war against the Mediterranean powers, Britain and France, was to secure access to the world's oceans. Mussolini actively pursued the Italo-German alliance to gain a Fascist empire stretching from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean....