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Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution
Nicholas A. Lambert
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Description for Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution
Paperback. This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and domestic politicians and social reformers before World War I. It also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher. Series: Studies in Maritime History. Num Pages: 428 pages, 12 halftones, 3 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJC; HBJD1; HBLW; JWF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 680.
For most of the 20th century, historians have thought that British naval policy was driven by the Anglo-German arms race. After examining a quantity of primary sources, Lambert concludes that Admiralty decision-making was in fact driven by factors unrelated to the German building programme. This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and leading domestic politicians and social reformers of the day, such as Herbert H. Asquith, David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. Lambert also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to these non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher, the service head of ... Read more
For most of the 20th century, historians have thought that British naval policy was driven by the Anglo-German arms race. After examining a quantity of primary sources, Lambert concludes that Admiralty decision-making was in fact driven by factors unrelated to the German building programme. This volume explores the intrigue and negotiations between the Admiralty and leading domestic politicians and social reformers of the day, such as Herbert H. Asquith, David Lloyd George and Winston Churchill. Lambert also explains how Britain's naval leaders responded to these non-military, cultural challenges under the direction of Adimiral Sir John Fisher, the service head of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of South Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
428
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Maritime History
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570034923
SKU
V9781570034923
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Ref
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About Nicholas A. Lambert
NICHOLAS LAMBERT received his doctorate from Oxford University in 1992. He has held fellowships at Yale University, Wolfson College, Oxford, and Southampton University. He lives in London and Pasadena, California.
Reviews for Sir John Fisher's Naval Revolution
This extraordinary book examines the radical and multi-faceted solution to the problem of British naval defense in the early 20th century devised by Admiral Sir John Fisher... [Lambert's] study is based upon an intensive investigation of archival sources that surpasses all previous work on the Royal Navy in the steam era. - Proceedings ""This excellent book challenges most of the ... Read more