Table of Contents

Preface Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald, GCB 1. Introduction: British Naval Thinking: A Contradiction in Terms? Geoffrey Till 2. The Idea of Naval Strategy in Britain in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries N.A.M. Rodger 3. The Development of Education in the Royal Navy 1854-1914 Andrew Lambert 4. Corbett and the Emergence of a British School? Geoffrey Till 5. 1914-1918: The Proof of the Pudding Andrew Gordon 6. Richmond and the Faith Re-Affirmed: British Naval Thinking Between the Wars Geoffrey Till 7. All Sorts of Wars: British Naval Thinking and Technology in World War II Jock Gardner 8. British Naval Thinking in the Nuclear Age Richard Hill 9. The Discovery of Doctrine: British Naval Thinking at the Close of the Twentieth Century Eric Grove. Epilogue: Professor Bryan McLaren Ranft Geoffrey Till

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Geoffrey Till

Reviews

"This is a very solid collection of essays by established scholars on an important topic. The research is extensive and the topic is one that serious students of the Royal Navy cannot ignore." - Paul Webb, The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord, Vol. XVII, No. 4