Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 041562262X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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It will remain a standard text book for those teaching naval strategy for many years to come. Everyone who wishes to remain up to date in the subject must read it.' -- Eric Grove, University of Salford, UK'Seapower is one of those books I keep within arm's reach. 'This new edition of Seapower maintains the standards of its predecessors as the standard work on contemporary maritime strategy. No one who does business in great waters, or makes policy pertaining to the sea, should be without a copy.' -- James Holmes, US Naval War College'like its previous two incarnations, Geoffrey Till's Seapower is quite simply the standard work on the profession of arms at sea.' -- TheNaval Review'For both th
daniel martinez said Great book. Proffesor Till is a must read in Maritime Strategy we teach with his book in our course in the Uruguay Navy War College. It's a Pleasure as a retired Captain to continue reading his books and enjoy how he write about maritime Strategy. He is allways researching and introducing new ideas and focussing us in the new developments that make the old tool "the sea", a tool of the future for m. The Cannon A Customer This is not only part of the cannon, but IS the cannon for 21st thinking about sea power. Strategy, history, navies, coast guards, law, environmental stewardship Till is master of them all in translating for the layperson the multilayered tapestry of critical issues at sea that all strategic thinkers need to understand for the next decades. Genius in print.. "Worth the buy!" according to Koh Giok Khoo. Comprehensive & excellent coverage on Seapower, with extensive coverage scholar literature review, naval history and the contemporary world with a focus in the Asia-Pacific region.A must read for all interested in operational and strategic utility of Seapower.
Navies have always provided a way of policing, and sometimes exploiting, the system. This book investigates the consequences of all this for the developing nature, composition and functions of all the world's significant navies, and provides a guide for anyone interested in the changing and crucial role of seapower in the 21st century.Seapower is essential reading for all students of naval power, maritime security and naval history, and highly recommended for students of strategic studies, international security and International Relations.. It has provided the basis for mankind's prosperity and security, and this is even more true in
Formerly Dean of Academic Studies at the UK Joint Services Command and Staff College, he is currently Professor Emeritus of Maritime Studies in the Defence Studies Department and Director of the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy, King's College London. He is author of a number of books including Air Power and the Royal Navy, Maritime Strategy and the Nuclear Age and, most recently, Naval Development in the Asia-Pacific (also published by Routledge).