{"product_id":"the-last-century-of-sea-power-volume-2-from-washington-to-tokyo-1922-1945-hardback-9780253353597","title":"The Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 2; From Washington to Tokyo, 1922–1945 (Hardback) 9780253353597","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Last Century of Sea Power, Volume 2\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFrom Washington to Tokyo, 1922–1945\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eH. P. Willmott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253353597\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 22 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e704 pages, 11 b\u0026amp;w illus., 16 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 3.8 cm, 1.134 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[T]his is an important contribution to naval history that provides a thoughtful account of the years preceding the Second World War and, at much greater length, of the war itself. 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The author, dean of naval historians, provides a sweeping look at, and analysis of, the transformation of naval power . . . [His] dry wit and sense of irony add spice to the impressive array of facts and analysis of the preatesst period of naval warfare. Wilmott is fearless in his judgments.December 2010\"—\u003ci\u003eSeapower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"H. P. Willmott is the finest naval historian and among the finest historians of any discipline writing today. His latest work further strengthens that richly deserved accolade.\"—Bernard D. Cole, author of The Great Wall at Sea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second volume of his history of naval power in the 20th century, H. P. Willmott follows the fortunes of the established seafaring nations of Europe along with two upstarts—the United States and Japan. Emerging from World War I in command of the seas, Great Britain saw its supremacy weakened through neglect and in the face of more committed rivals. Britain's grand Coronation Review of 1937 marked the apotheosis of a sea power slipping into decline. Meanwhile, Britain's rivals and soon-to-be enemies were embarking on significant naval building programs that would soon change the nature of war at sea in ways that neither they nor their rivals anticipated. By the end of a new world war, the United States had taken command of two oceans, having placed its industrial might behind technologies that further defined the arena of naval power above and below the waves, where stealth and the ability to strike at great distance would soon rewrite the rules of war and of peace. This splendid volume further enhances Willmott's stature as the dean of naval historians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Chapter Appendixes\u003cbr\u003e List of Maps and a Diagram\u003cbr\u003e List of Tables\u003cbr\u003e I. Naval Races and Wars\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: Washington, London, and Two Very Separate Wars, 1921 - 1941\u003cbr\u003e 2. Washington and London\u003cbr\u003e 3. Ethiopia and Spain\u003cbr\u003e 4. Japan and Its \"Special Undeclared War\"\u003cbr\u003e II. Introduction to the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e 5. Navies, Sea Power, and Two or More Wars\u003cbr\u003e III. The Second World War: The European Theater\u003cbr\u003e 6. Britain and the Defeat of the U-boat \u003ci\u003eGuerre de Course\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 7. With Friends like These\u003cbr\u003e 8. Italy and the War in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Lesser Allied Navies and Merchant Marines in the Second World War\u003cbr\u003e IV. The Second World War: The Pacific Theatre\u003cbr\u003e 10. The War Across the Pacific: Introduction and Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Japanese Situation — and a Japanese Dimension\u003cbr\u003e 12. The Japanese Situation — and an American Dimension\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Japanese Situation — and a Second Japanese Dimension\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Japanese Situation — and Another, and Final, Dimension\u003cbr\u003e V. Dealing with Real Enemies\u003cbr\u003e 15. \u003ci\u003eFinis\u003c\/i\u003e: The British Home Fleet, 15 August 1945\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520536670488,"sku":"9780253353597","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-last-century-of-sea-power-volume-2-from-washington-to-tokyo-1922-1945-hardback-9780253353597","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}