The fear of invasion : strategy, politics, and British war planning, 1880-1914 /
In this new study of the lead-up to the Great War, David G. Morgan-Owen deals with an aspect of the war seldom discussed for the simple reason that it never actually came to pass: a German invasion of the United Kingdom. Morgan-Owen makes the case that this fear of invasion played a central role in...
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| 语言: | 英语 |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| 在线阅读: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1546725 |
书本目录:
- Cover; The Fear of Invasion: Strategy, Politics, and British War Planning, 1880-1914; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; 1: The Command of the Sea; BRITISH POWER UNDER PRESSURE, 1870-8; THE CHALLENGE AT SEA; NAVAL STRATEGY FOR WAR AGAINST FRANCE; THE STRATEGIC ASPECTS OF THE FRANCO-RUSSIAN ALLIANCE; BALANCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN; 'CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE ALTERED'; 2: The Military Resources of the Empire; THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE; 'I DON'T WANT THE RIGHT ARM WEAK'; THE 'TEMPORARY ABSENCE' OF THE FLEET; HOME DEFENCE ASCENDANT
- 'HOME DEFENCE ... FILLED THE PICTURE'3: 'Practical Politics'; ARMY REFORM; MR BRODRICK'S SCHEME; POLITICAL PRESSURE FOR DEFENCE REFORM; THE NEED FOR A NATIONAL POLICY; THE COMMITTEE OF IMPERIAL DEFENCE; THE GOVERNMENT ADJUDICATES; 4: Preparing for War; NOT QUALIFIED TO TAKE THE FIELD; THE STRIKING FORCE; THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS BY SEA; THE QUESTION OF WHAT WAR MEANS; THE LEGACY OF THE MOROCCAN CRISIS FOR BRITISH STRATEGY; 5: The German Threat; GERMAN PLANNING FOR THE INVASION OF BRITAIN; EARLY ASSESSMENTS OF THE GERMAN THREAT; CONCENTRATING IN HOME WATERS; 'INSTANT READINESS FOR WAR'
- 'THE GERMANS HAVE DRAWN UP PLANS''IT SEEMS TO BE JUST POSSIBLE'; 6: The North Sea Guard; THE HOME FLEET REFORMS; CONSCRIPTION, HOME DEFENCE, AND UNDERHAND DEALINGS; 'HOW THE WIND IS BLOWING'; THE FREMANTLE COMMITTEE; THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CID SUB-COMMITTEE; 7: A Growing Burden; THE MILITARY NEEDS OF THE EMPIRE; 'IT IS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THE NAVY UNAIDED TO BRING A CAMPAIGN TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE'; PLANNING FOR WAR IN THE NORTH SEA; THE AGADIR CRISIS; 8: Surrendering the Initiative; 'A CONSIDERABLE ELEMENT OF CHANCE AND OF RISK'; THE 'WHOLE QUESTION OF FOREIGN POLICY AND STRATEGY'
- 'NAVAL OPERATIONS WILL BE GREATLY HAMPERED AND COMPLICATED'THE 1913 NAVAL MANOEUVRES; THE CID DECIDES; 'A VERY POWERFUL AND INSIDIOUS RE-ACTION ON OUR NAVAL STRATEGY'; Conclusion; Bibliography; ARCHIVAL SOURCES; PRINTED PRIMARY SOURCES; SECONDARY SOURCES; Index