Britain's Economic Blockade of Germany, 1914-1919

ISBN-13: 9780415646178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 232 str.

Eric W. Osborne

Opis

After three months of war the British admiralty realised that the Great War would last a long time. The Royal Navy was charged with preventing Germany receiving an enlarged list of goods. Eric Osborne analyses the impact of the British blockade which is nowadays considered to have been a success.

Spis treści

Series Editor's  Preface  Acknowledgements  Introduction 1. Foreign Policy, Naval Commitments, and the Changes to Blockade, 1756-1904 2. The Culmination of Faith in International Law: The Second Hague Conference and the Declaration of London, 1905-11 3. Blockade Preparations in the Final Years of Peace, 1911-14 4. Britain at War: The First Steps for Blockade in 1914 5. The Year of Frustration, Stalemate and Doubt, 1915 6. The Blockade Strengthens, 1916 7. The Critical Year, 1917 8. The Last Year of War, and the Final Legacy of the Blockade in the Peace, 1918-July 1919 9. Conclusion

O autorze

Eric W. Osborne