Sea-Power
And Other Studies

A 1910 work of naval history and tactics by one of the most experienced commanders of the late nineteenth century.

Cyprian Bridge (Author)

9781108054201, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 August 2013

318 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.41 kg

A naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of between 250 and 300 days a year at sea, Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839–1924) used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained from wide reading to become a highly respected commander, firm in his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships, believing that hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to newspapers, he wrote articles on naval history, tactics and strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910, and includes his well-known paper, first delivered in 1902, setting out the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval historians, and to those interested in how Britain maintained her maritime supremacy into the twentieth century.

Preface
1. Sea-power
2. The command of the sea
3. War and its chief lessons
4. The historical relations between the navy and the merchant service
5. Facts and fancies about the press-gang
6. Projected invasions of the British Isles
7. Over-seas raids and raids on land
8. Queen Elizabeth and her seamen
9. Nelson: the centenary of Trafalgar
10. The share of the fleet in the defence of the Empire
11. Naval strategy and tactics at the time of Trafalgar
12. The supply and communications of a fleet
Index.

Subject Areas: Military history [HBW]