Recovering Naval Power

ISBN-13: 9781032525990 / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Opis

This book offers a new edition of Henry Maydman’s work Naval Speculations with a detailed commentary by two leading experts on its importance to the naval issues of the 21st century.

Recenzje

'The current revival of the Royal Navy gives a special interest to this fascinating account of a similar revival three hundred years ago. The relevance of Maydman’s　suggestions to today’s circumstances shows that in this turbulent world many of the principles to building and organising an effective maritime fighting force do not change.'

Admiral Sir Ben Key KCB CBE ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff, Royal Navy

'Building, then keeping, an effective fleet at sea is a perennial, long-term problem for a maritime nation. The cost and complexity of the operation allows every opportunity to short-change government as well as the seamen afloat, unless it is vigorously　controlled. In 1691 Henry Maydman looked at all sides of the British problem, at a time when the naval war was not going well. He used a lifetime's experience　as a supply officer to produce an unusually shrewd analysis, of particular　interest since he wrote this just before the British　navy's success slowly　developed towards　eventual dominance. This book shows that what Maydman had to say over three hundred years ago still has considerable relevance today.'

Roger Knight, University of Greenwich, UK, author of Britain Against Napoleon: The Organisation of Victory, 1793-1815, The Pursuit of Victory: Horatio Nelson

'In the late 17^th century, Henry Maydman, a particularly keen observer, offered a critical analysis and a blueprint for improvement of what he saw as serious problems in the Royal Navy. Students of the Navy, or of the 17^th century, will find here a gold mine of both information and insight. In addition, however, the context offered by the modern editors of this new edition shows how timely many of Maydman’s observations are for navies and cultures of the 21^st century.'　

Craig L. Symonds, author of Nimitz at War

　

Spis treści

Part 1. Introduction  1. Henry Maydman and the Royal Navy of 1690-1691  Part 2. Naval Speculations by Henry Maydman  Summary of Editorial Principles and Textual Changes  Original Front page  2. Author’s Dedication and Preface  3. The Admiralty  4.The Navy Office  5. The Dockyards  6. Consumables and the Victualling Office 7. Supplies, Corruption and Other Irregularities  8. Chaplains  9. Ships at Sea  10. Manpower and Recruitment  11. Trade and Present Wars  12. Summary  Part 3. Modern Reflections  13. Henry Maydman and the Navies of the 21st Century  14. Naval Recovery: Concluding Thoughts

O autorze

John B. Hattendorf is the Ernest J. King Professor Emeritus of Maritime History, a chair he occupied at the US Naval War College from 1984 to 2016. He is the author or editor of more than 50 books.

Geoffrey Till is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies at King’s College, London, and Chairman of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies. He is author of a many books including, most recently, How to Grow a Navy (2022).