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Title The British way in warfare : power and the international system, 1856-1956 : essays in honour of David French / edited by Keith Neilson and Greg Kennedy
Published Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
©2010

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Description vi, 351 pages ; 25 cm
Contents The British way in warfare and Russia / Keith Neilson -- Some principles of Anglo-American strategic relations, 1900-45 / Greg Kennedy -- Italy and the British way of warfare / Bruce Strang -- Managing the British way of warfare : France and Britain's continental commitment, 1904-1918 / William Philpott -- British power and French security, 1919-1939 / Peter Jackson -- Germany, Britain, and warmaking / Dennis Showalter -- The Territorial Army and national defence / Hew Strachan -- The British Army and Anglo-American military relations in WWII / Niall Barr -- Co-operation in the Anglo-Canadian armies, 1939-1945 / Douglas E. Delaney -- The naval war course, some principles of maritime strategy and the origins of 'the British way in warfare' / Andrew Lambert -- Financing Kitchener's (and everyone else's) armies / Kathleen Burk -- Financing Churchill's army / George Peden -- "The method in which we were schooled by experience" : British strategy and a continental commitment before 1914 / T.G. Otte -- The British empire vs. the hidden hand : British intelligence and strategy and the CUP-Jew-German-Bolshevik combination, 1918-1924 / John Ferris
Summary Adopting twin methodologies, the collection firstly addresses the broad question of Britain's relationship with other Great Powers and how these influenced the strategies used, before then testing these with specific case studies. By taking this approach, it is possible to discern which policies were successful and which failed, and whether these remained constant across time and space. Measuring Britain's strategy against her commercial, imperial and military competitors (including France, the USA, Italy, Germany and Russia) allows intriguing conclusions to be drawn about just how an essentially maritime power could compete with much larger - and potentially more powerful - continental rivals. --
In his groundbreaking book The British Way in Warfare (Routledge, 1990), David French outlined the skillful combination of maritime, economic and diplomatic power employed by Britain to achieve its international goals. Almost two decades later, this collection offers a reassessment of French's thesis, using it as a lens through which to explore Britain's relationship with various kinds of power (military and civil) and how this was employed across the globe. In particular, each essay addresses the ways in which the use of power manifested itself in the maintenance of Britain's place within the international system between 1856 and 1956. --
With contributions from an outstanding selection of military scholars, this collection addresses fundamental questions about the intersection of military, economic and diplomatic history, that are as relevant today as they were during the height of Britain's imperial power. It will prove essential reading, not only for those with an interest in British military history, but for anyone wishing to understand how power - in all its multifaceted guises - can be employed for national advantage on the international stage. --Book Jacket
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT United Kingdom -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002674 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167
United Kingdom -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002674 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056709
Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056712
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056841
United Kingdom -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh88002674 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056842
Great Britain -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100235
Genre/Form Festschriften.
Author French, David, 1954-
Kennedy, Greg.
Neilson, Keith.
LC no. 2009034597
ISBN 0754665933 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780754665939 (hardcover : alk. paper)