War And Trade In Northern Seas

Author : H. S. K. Kent
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1973-04-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0521085799

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War and Trade in Northern Seas by H. S. K. Kent Pdf

Uninterrupted economic relations between England and Scandinavia were of vital importance to the maintenance and extension of the British Empire in the eighteenth century. Scandinavia supplied Britain with the timber to build her ships, with iron for ship-fittings, armaments and industry, and with smuggled tea at low prices to keep her people content. Scandinavia also furnished merchant fleets as neutral carriers for British goods during the Seven Years War, thus fundamentally assisting Britain's war effort. In addition she represented a small but lucrative market for Britain who was herself the largest single market for Sweden and Norway, and for the tea obtained from China by the Scandinavian East India Companies. In this study, Dr Kent examines the organization and extent of the legitimate and the smuggling trades, the effect of war and neutrality upon them, and the legal and diplomatic considerations which influenced economic enterprise and policies.

Author : Heinz Sigfrid Koplowitz Kent
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:468197863

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War and Trade in Northern Seas by Heinz Sigfrid Koplowitz Kent Pdf

Author : Norman Friedman
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848321892

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Fighting the Great War at Sea by Norman Friedman Pdf

The overriding image of the First World War is the bloody stalemate of the Western Front, but although much of the action did occur on land, the overall shape of the war _ even the inevitability of British participation _ arose out of its maritime character. It was essentially a struggle about access to worldwide resources, most clearly seen in the desperate German attempts to deal with the American industrial threat, which ultimately levered the United States into the war, and thus a consequence of British sea control.rn This radical new book concentrates on the way in which each side tried to use or deny the sea to the other, and in so doing it describes rapid wartime changes not only in ship and weapon technology but also in the way naval warfare was envisaged and fought. Combat produced many surprises: some, like the impact of the mine and torpedo, are familiar, but this book also brings to light many previously unexplored subjects, like creative new tactical practices and improved command and control.rn The contrast between expectation and reality had enormous consequences not only for the course of the war but also for the way navies developed afterwards. This book melds strategic, technical, and tactical aspects to reveal the First World War from a fresh perspective, but also demonstrates how its perceived lessons dominated the way navies prepared for the Second.

Author : Reinhard Scheer
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547734550

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Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War by Reinhard Scheer Pdf

Germany's High Seas Fleet in the World War is a book by Reinhard Scheer, Admiral in the Imperial German Navy, which deals with the campaigns of the famous German Fleet during the First World War. The High Seas Fleet, or Hochseeflotte, was the battle fleet of the German Imperial Navy and saw action during the Great War. In the first part of the book, Scheer deals with the first two years of the War, from the outbreak to the Battle of Jutland (Skagerrak). The second part covers the period from the Battle of the Jutland to the unrestricted U-boat warfare. It describes the Battle of Jutland and its aftermaths leading to the U-boat Campaign. The third and final part of the book deals with the U-boat Campaign, a naval campaign fought by German U-boats against the trade routes of the Allies.

Author : Reinhard Scheer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9783954274390

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Germany's High Sea Fleet in the World War by Reinhard Scheer Pdf

Admiral Reinhard Scheer (1863-1828) served as the last Commander of the German Navy during WWI. In this book he provides inside information about the German Navy, its techniques and the actions in the entire war. Reprint of the original book (1920).

Author : John Hely Owen
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108013383

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War at Sea Under Queen Anne 1702-1708 by John Hely Owen Pdf

The story of the Navy's role in Britain's early eighteenth-century wars against France, by Churchill's naval historical adviser.

Author : Noel Mostert
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 800 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2008-07-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393114010

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The Line Upon a Wind: The Great War at Sea, 1793-1815 by Noel Mostert Pdf

The thrilling story of Britain's death-struggle with Revolutionary France, wherein Napoleon is checkmated by Nelson's brilliant naval exploits. In February 1793 France declared war on Britain, and for the next twenty-two years the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars raged. This was to be the longest, cruelest war ever fought at sea, comparable in scale only to the Second World War. New naval tactics were brought to bear, along with such unheard-of weapons as rockets, torpedoes, and submarines. The war on land saw the rise of the greatest soldier the world had ever known—Napoleon Bonaparte—whose vast ambition was thwarted by a genius he never met in person or in battle: Admiral Horatio Nelson. Noel Mostert's narrative ranges from the Mediterranean to the West Indies, Egypt to Scandinavia, showing how land versus sea was the key to the outcome of these wars. He provides details of ship construction, tactics, and life on board. Above all he shows us the extraordinary characters that were the raw material of Patrick O'Brian's and C. S. Forester's magnificent novels.

Author : Philip K Allan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1950586235

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In Northern Seas by Philip K Allan Pdf

As the long war with France enters its eighth year, there is trouble in the Baltic. Napoleon is busy recruiting new allies to cut off Britain's vital trade in naval supplies. Captain Alexander Clay is given a new command, the Royal Navy frigate Griffin, and sent ahead of the British fleet on a vital diplomatic mission. In that cold northern sea, the dangers he face are legion. Snow and ice, French opponents, palace conspiracies and an assassin trained in the orient. Clay and his crew are expert at battling the French, but how will they manage when they are drawn into the murky world of espionage and intrigue?

Author : John Brewer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134998524

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The Sinews of Power by John Brewer Pdf

First published in 1989. `The book is a distinguished work - of importance to students of governmental development generally. It is written in a fluent, non-technical manner that should reach a wide audience.' American Historical Review.

Author : Robb Robinson
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786949912

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Fishermen, the Fishing Industry and the Great War at Sea by Robb Robinson Pdf

This book examines the scale and scope of the largely forgotten role played for the Admiralty by 3000 armed fishing vessels, 39,000 fishermen and many coastal communities during the Great War in the unrelenting struggle against mines and U-boats. It is a story largely forgotten in the recent centenary commemorations.

Author : Olaf Uwe Janzen
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786948830

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War and Trade in Eighteenth-Century Newfoundland by Olaf Uwe Janzen Pdf

This book offers a selection of papers by Olaf U. Janzen concerning the maritime history of eighteenth-century Newfoundland, reprinted from various publications and assembled here in chronological order. It explores themes of imperial dominance expressed by both the British and French empires in the struggle for sovereignty that ensconced the two nations. The Newfoundland fishery in the wake of the Treaty of Utrecht was also source of tension between British and French fishermen due to the fishery’s lucrative status. In attempt to integrate Newfoundland’s maritime history into the wider context of the North Atlantic world it examines the struggles of France as their maritime trade went into decline; the dominance of the British Royal Navy on the Atlantic Ocean; the struggle of indigenous Canadians to migrate to Newfoundland; and the efforts of America during the War of Independence to target the fishery when vulnerable. It consists of an introduction, twelve chapters exploring pertinent themes, and an appendix containing reprinted oil paintings of British artist Francis Holman depicting a naval engagement of 7-8 July 1777 involving numerous vessels.

Author : Julian Thompson
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780330540766

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Imperial War Museum Book of the War at Sea 1914-18 by Julian Thompson Pdf

Based on gripping first-hand testimony from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, this book reveals what it was really like to serve in the Royal Navy during the First World War. It was a period of huge change – for the first time the British navy went into battle with untried weapon systems, dreadnoughts, submarines, aircraft and airships. Julian Thompson blends insightful narrative with never-before-published stories to show what these men faced and overcame. Officers and men, from admirals down to the youngest sailors faced the same dangers, at sea in often terrible weather conditions, with the ever-present prospect of being blown to pieces, or choking to death trapped in a compartment or turret as they plunged to the bottom of the sea. In their own words they share their experiences, from from long patrols and pitched battles in the cold, rough water of the North Sea to the perils of warfare in the Dardanelles; from the cat-and-mouse search for Vice-Admiral Graf von Spee in the Pacific to the dangerous raids on Ostend and Zeebrugge. We see what it was like to spend weeks in the cramped, smelly submarines of the period, or to attack U-boats from unreliable airships.

Author : Greg Kennedy
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317172215

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Britain's War At Sea, 1914-1918 by Greg Kennedy Pdf

In Britain, memory of the First World War remains dominated by the trench warfare of the Western Front. Yet, in 1914 when the country declared war, the overwhelming expectation was that Britain’s efforts would be primarily focussed on the sea. As such, this volume is a welcome corrective to what is arguably an historical neglect of the naval aspect of the Great War. As well as reassessing Britain’s war at sea between 1914 and 1918, underlining the oft neglected contribution of the blockade of the Central Powers to the ending of the war, the book also offers a case study in ideas about military planning for ’the next war’. Questions about how next wars are thought about, planned for and conceptualised, and then how reality actually influences that thinking, have long been - and remain - key concerns for governments and military strategists. The essays in this volume show what ’realities’ there are to think about and how significant or not the change from pre-war to war was. This is important not only for historians trying to understand events in the past, but also has lessons for contemporary strategic thinkers who are responsible for planning and preparing for possible future conflict. Britain’s pre-war naval planning provides a perfect example of just how complex and uncertain that process is. Building upon and advancing recent scholarship concerning the role of the navy in the First World War, this collection brings to full light the dominance of the maritime environment, for Britain, in that war and the lessons that has for historians and military planners.

Author : John B. Hattendorf,Richard W. Unger
Publisher : Boydell Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0851159036

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War at Sea in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance by John B. Hattendorf,Richard W. Unger Pdf

"Wide-ranging in place and time, yet tightly focused on particular concerns, these new and original specialist articles show how observations on the early history of warfare based on the relatively stable conditions of the late seventeenth century ignore the realities of war at sea in the middle ages and renaissance. In these studies, naval historians firmly grounded in the best current understanding of the period take account of developments in ships, guns and the language of public policy on war at sea, and in so doing give a stimulating introduction to five hundred years of maritime violence in Europe."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Laleh Khalili
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786634818

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Sinews of War and Trade by Laleh Khalili Pdf

How shipping is central to the very fabric of global capitalism In our networked world, the realities governing the international movement of freight are easily forgotten. But maritime transport remains the bedrock of trade. Convoys perpetually crisscross the oceans, carrying gas, oil, ore – indeed, every type of consumable and commodity. These movements, though practically invisible, mean that control of the seas is vital in an age when no nation can survive on domestic products alone. Professor and author Laleh Khalili travelled the Mediterranean, the Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean aboard gigantic container ships to investigate the secretive and sometimes dangerous world of maritime trade. What she discovered was strangely disturbing: brutally exploited seafarers enduring loneliness and risking injury to keep the cogs of trade turning. In the Arabian peninsula’s ports, forbidden places encircled by barbed wire and moats of highways, the dockers struggle for benefits and political rights, as they have for generations. Environmental catastrophes threaten with increasing intensity and frequency. Around the oil-trading nations of the Middle East, a history of British colonialism, modern US imperialism, and local autocracies combine to worsen the conditions of modern seafarers, and piracy persists near the Horn of Africa. From her research riding the sea lanes and visiting the major Middle Eastern ports, Khalili has produced a book that exposes the frayed and tense sinews of modern capital, a physical network without which none of our more abstracted webs and systems could operate.