TY - GEN T1 - Britain's economic blockade of Germany, 1914-1919 T2 - Cass series--naval policy and history ; A1 - Osborne, Eric W. LA - English PP - London ; New York PB - Frank Cass YR - 2004 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn252885652 AB - Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I was one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente. Though Britain had been the leading exponent of blockades for two centuries, the World War I blockade was not effective at the outbreak of hostilities. Pre-war changes had led to the Admiralty supplanting the Royal Navy's leadership role in favour of direction from the civilian branch of government on the basis of international law. The struggle between the primacy of international law and military expediency lasted for nearly two years, as the British tried to reconcile the. OP - 215 CN - D581 .O75 2004eb SN - 0203495233 SN - 9780203495230 SN - 9780714654744 SN - 0714654744 SN - 9786610048311 SN - 6610048312 SN - 1135771286 SN - 9781135771287 SN - 0429233426 SN - 9780429233425 KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Blockades : Germany. KW - World War, 1914-1918 : Naval operations, British. KW - Great Britain : Foreign economic relations : Germany : History : 20th century. KW - Germany : Foreign economic relations : Great Britain : History : 20th century. KW - Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 : Blocus : Allemagne. KW - HISTORY : Military : World War I. KW - Blockade KW - International economic relations KW - Germany KW - Great Britain KW - Första världskriget 1914-1918. KW - Blockad : historia. KW - 1900-1999 KW - Electronic books. KW - History ER -