Product Description

This revised, updated and expanded new edition of Geoffrey Till's acclaimed textbook provides an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the changing and crucial role of seapower in the twenty-first century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #185538 in Books
• Published on: 2009-04-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 410 pages

Review

"A powerful combination of plain English and an innate ability to break down the component parts of a complex subject into a readily digestible form before leading the reader gently through the ensuing maze." - The Naval Review

"An extensive array of information collated with skilful insight and incisive scholarship."  "An definitive study of the role of seapower, past, present and future" - Parliamentary Maritime Review

'A landmark work ... Till's excellent book will dominate maritime reading lists for years to come." - Colin S. Gray, RUSI Journal

"A tour de force, a milestone work and essential professional reading." - Ship's Telegraph (Ministry of Defence)

"In all, Seapower is very probably the best single work on sea power and maritime strategy to have been published for many years." - Journal of the Australian Naval Institute

"If you happen to be teaching a course on sea power, it would be the perfect basic text." - Proceedings

"A comprehensive look at the political and military significance of the oceans in the new century…has much to offer students and the general public as well." - The Mariner’s Mirror

From the Back Cover

The sea has always been central to human development as a source of resources, and as a means of transportation, information-exchange and strategic dominion. It has been the basis for our prosperity and security. This is even more the case, now, in the early 21^st century, with the emergence of an increasingly globalized world trading system.

Navies have always provided a way of policing, and sometimes exploiting, the system. In contemporary conditions, navies – and other forms of maritime power – are having to adapt, in order to exert the maximum power ashore in the company of others and to expand the range of their interests, activities and responsibilities. Their traditional tasks still apply but new ones are developing fast.

This updated and expanded new edition of Geoffrey Till's acclaimed book is an essential guide for students of naval history and maritime strategy, and anyone interested in the changing and crucial role of seapower in the 21st century.

About the Author
Joint Services Command and Staff College / Defence Studies, Kings College London, UK