Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Naval Command, Sea Power Doctrine, and the Strategic Logic of War at SeaBy Julian Stafford Corbett
Length11h 14m
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Some Principles of Maritime Strategy is a foundational treatise in naval thought, distinguishing with unusual precision between command of the sea, control of communications, blockade, invasion, and the relationship between maritime and land operations. Written in a lucid, analytical style rather than a merely technical one, the book places naval war within the wider conduct of state policy. Corbett's work stands in deliberate conversation with Clausewitz and with Alfred Thayer Mahan, refining the latter's emphasis on decisive battle by stressing limited war, joint strategy, and the political purposes of force. Julian Stafford Corbett, a British historian and lecturer at the Royal Naval War College, brought to strategy the habits of archival scholarship and historical comparison. His studies of Tudor and Stuart naval campaigns, as well as Britain's imperial wars, persuaded him that sea power was rarely an autonomous instrument; it functioned most effectively when coordinated with diplomacy, commerce, and armies ashore. This book is strongly recommended to readers of military history, international relations, and strategic studies. Its arguments remain indispensable for understanding naval power as a flexible political instrument, and its disciplined reasoning continues to illuminate modern questions of maritime security, coalition warfare, and global trade routes.
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- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
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GenreHistory
Length11 hrs 14 mins
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Publish dateNov 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Synopsis
4Historical Context
5INTRODUCTION
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6The Theoretical Study of War—Its Use and Limitations
7PART ONE
8THEORY OF WAR
9CHAPTER ONE
10THE THEORY OF WAR
11CHAPTER TWO
12NATURES OF WARS— OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE
13CHAPTER THREE
14NATURES OF WARS— LIMITED AND UNLIMITED
15CHAPTER FOUR
16LIMITED WAR AND MARITIME EMPIRES—
17Development of Clausewitz's and Jomini's Theory of a Limited Territorial Object, and Its Application to Modern Imperial Conditions
18CHAPTER FIVE
19WARS OF INTERVENTION—LIMITED INTERFERENCE IN UNLIMITED WAR
20CHAPTER SIX
21CONDITIONS OF STRENGTH IN LIMITED WAR
22PART TWO
23THEORY OF NAVAL WAR
24CHAPTER ONE
25THEORY OF THE OBJECT—COMMAND OF THE SEA
26CHAPTER TWO
27THEORY OF THE MEANS—THE CONSTITUTION OF FLEETS
28CHAPTER THREE
29THEORY OF THE METHOD—CONCENTRATION AND DISPERSAL OF FORCE
30PART THREE
31CONDUCT OF NAVAL WAR
32CHAPTER ONE
33INTRODUCTORY
34I. INHERENT DIFFERENCES IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR ON LAND AND ON SEA
35II. TYPICAL FORMS OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
36CHAPTER TWO
37METHODS OF SECURING COMMAND
38I. ON OBTAINING A DECISION
39II. BLOCKADE
40CHAPTER THREE
41METHODS OF DISPUTING COMMAND
42I. DEFENSIVE FLEET OPERATIONS—"A FLEET IN BEING"
43II. MINOR COUNTER-ATTACKS
44CHAPTER FOUR
45METHODS OF EXERCISING COMMAND
46I. DEFENCE AGAINST INVASION
47II. ATTACK AND DEFENCE OF TRADE
48III. ATTACK, DEFENCE, AND SUPPORT OF MILITARY EXPEDITIONS
49APPENDIX
50THE "GREEN PAMPHLET"
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