Buch(elektronisch)1998

British and American Naval Power: Politics and Policy, 1900-1936

In: Praeger Studies in Diplomacy and Strategic Thought Series

O'Brien, Phillips

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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Naval Policy in Great Britain and the United States -- Part I: Before the War -- 2. British Naval Power from the Two-Power Standard to 1908 -- 3. Theodore Roosevelt and American Naval Power -- 4. The 1909 Naval Estimates Crisis -- 5. From Taft to Wilson -- Part II: The Interwar Years -- 6. Anglo-American Naval Rivalry and the Paris Peace Conference -- 7. The Washington Conference and the Question of Naval Parity -- 8. The Geneva Conference. A Crisis in Anglo-American Relations -- 9. The Highpoint and Collapse of the Naval Arms Control Process -- Conclusion -- Appendix I: United States Navy Annual Construction Programs and Recommendations: 1900-1914 -- Appendix II: Surface Warships Begun by Great Britain, the United States, Japan and Germany: 1930-1939 -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y.

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British and American naval power: politics and policy, 1900-1936

In: Praeger studies in diplomacy and strategic thought

O'Brien, Phillips Payson

U.S. and British naval power developed in quite different ways in the early 20th century before the Second World War. This study compares, contrasts, and evaluates both British and American naval power as well as the politics that led to the development of each. Naval power was the single greatest manifestation of national power for both countries. Their armies were small and their air forces only existed for part of the period covered. For Great Britain, naval power was vital to her very existence, and for the U.S., naval power was far and away the most effective tool the country could use to