Command Sea by Archibald Hurd (42 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Command of The Sea. Book.

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this thrilling account of naval warfare, Archibald Hurd explores the strategies and tactics employed by naval forces throughout history. From the days of ancient Greece to the present, the author traces the evolution of naval power, discussing notable battles and exploring the key figures who have shaped this important aspect of military history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book analyzes Germany's unchecked naval expansion, which outpaced England's own shipbuilding efforts at the turn of the 20th century. The author outlines the growing threat to England's sovereignty and trade as Germany enacted laws to steadily increase the size of their navy to rival England's. The author argues that this development was not due to immediate military threats but rather part of a broader geopolitical strategy to dominate Europe and potentially the world. The book provides a thought-provoking examination of Germany's naval ambitions in the early 1900s, highlighting its profound implications for the balance of power in Europe and the world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - In this thrilling account of naval warfare, Archibald Hurd explores the strategies and tactics employed by naval forces throughout history. From the days of ancient Greece to the present, the author traces the evolution of naval power, discussing notable battles and exploring the key figures who have shaped this important aspect of military history.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. At the dawn of the twentieth century, as Imperial Germany embarked on an ambitious naval expansion under the Navy Acts of 1898 and 1900, the question of who would command the seas became the defining strategic anxiety of the age. Archibald Hurd, one of the foremost British naval journalists and commentators of his era, produced this incisive analysis of sea power at a moment when the balance of naval strength between Britain and Germany was shifting with each new dreadnought laid down. The work is a product of the pre-First World War naval arms race, and it reads with the urgency of a nation watching its centuries-old maritime supremacy come under direct challenge. Hurd examines the foundational principles of naval command: blockade, fleet concentration, the relationship between commercial shipping and military capability, and the strategic calculus of maintaining a navy large enough to defend far-flung imperial interests while simultaneously deterring a European rival. His analysis draws on historical precedent ranging from the age of sail to the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, but the animating concern throughout is contemporary. The German Navy Act, the dreadnought revolution in warship design, and the political debates over British naval estimates form the immediate context for his arguments about fleet ratios, shipbuilding capacity, and the economic burden of naval supremacy. The work belongs to a rich tradition of British naval-policy literature that flourished in the decades before 1914. Hurd was not Alfred Thayer Mahan, whose sweeping historical theories of sea power shaped naval thinking on both sides of the Atlantic, but he occupied an equally important role as an informed intermediary between the Admiralty and the reading public. His writing translates technical and strategic questions into accessible prose without sacrificing analytical rigor. Readers encounter detailed discussions of tonnage ratios, dockyard capacity, and the strategic implications of geography alongside broader arguments about national will and imperial responsibility. For modern readers, the value of this edition is threefold. First, it provides a window into the strategic mentality of pre-war Britain, where naval supremacy was understood not as one policy choice among many but as the absolute precondition of national survival. Second, it offers a case study in how public discourse about military spending and arms competition shaped democratic decision-making in an era of great-power rivalry. Third, it preserves the distinctive vocabulary and conceptual framework of Edwardian naval thought, a semantic field that would be profoundly altered by the actual experience of submarine warfare, convoy operations, and aerial reconnaissance in the conflict that lay just ahead. The Frontier Model Bibliophile edition maintains the full text with its period arguments and assumptions intact, presenting Hurd's analysis as the urgent contemporary document it was rather than a retrospective account. Archibald Hurd's pre-WWI analysis of British naval supremacy under challenge from Germany's dreadnought program and the naval arms race. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Some problems of Imperial defence considered in the light of the German Navy Act, 1912. Dark blue buckram with gilt titles. Spine-ends a little pressed and worn. Light wear to surfaces and extremities. Foxing to edge of page block. Manchester Guardian Library stamp to title page, otherwise unmarked. Very good condition.…

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 282 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.64 inches. This item is printed on demand.

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