Anglo-French Naval Rivalry 1840-1870

ISBN-13: 9780198202615 / Angielski / Twarda / 1993

C. I. Hamilton

Opis

C.I. Hamilton traces the technological development of the British and French navies and analyzes the political and diplomatic policies which formed the backdrop to the naval history of the period 1840-1870. Hamilton compares the two navies in a variety of important ways: their recruitment and training systems, dockyard facilities, naval administrations, and strategy and tactics. This book makes a noteworthy contribution both to naval history and to our knowledge of Anglo-French relations in the nineteenth century.

Recenzje

A comparative study of the naval policies of Britain and France in the mid-nineteenth century by an author as well equipped to deal with the French point of view as is C.I. Hamilton in his Anglo-French Naval Rivalry, 1840-1870 ... is most timely. Hamilton's distinctive contribution to this reappraisal of what might have been considered an exhausted theme comes from his rare mastery of the considerable French sources, primary and secondary, a deep understanding of the general hsitory of the period, and strong empathy with the French way of doing things ... a highly informative and authoritative piece of research and writing.