Combined operations and British strategy, 1900-9
Combined operations in Britain's pre-1914 strategy have been portrayed as fantastical, envisioning troop landings on Germany's Baltic coast. These plans were apparently much in vogue during Admiral Sir John Fisher's first term as first sea lord. Recent interpretations have also argued...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Historical research. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1987. - 89(2016), 246, Seite 866-884 |
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| Format: | Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2016
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Historical research |
| Schlagworte: | Military strategy World War I |
| Zusammenfassung: | Combined operations in Britain's pre-1914 strategy have been portrayed as fantastical, envisioning troop landings on Germany's Baltic coast. These plans were apparently much in vogue during Admiral Sir John Fisher's first term as first sea lord. Recent interpretations have also argued that Fisher never seriously considered amphibious projects over an economic strategy. This article will demonstrate that amphibious plans were central to the royal navy's strategy against Germany but were limited to supporting a North Sea/Baltic observational blockade. Significantly, in 1905 and 1908, it was the army that proposed landings in northern Germany and Denmark, not the admiralty. |
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| ISSN: | 0950-3471 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/1468-2281.12136 |