Excerpt from England in the Seven Years' War, Vol. 2 of 2: A Study in Combined StrategySO far, the correct line for England to pursue had been comparatively clear and easy to follow; but when France, finding her first design for expanding the war ineffective, went a step further and decided to make a direct attack upon the British Islands, the case became more complex. The question at once arose whether the time had not now come for abandoning the defensive attitude which had hitherto sufficed. Pitt above all men was a believer in the supreme efficacy of the offensive. In our history he may be taken to stand for that faith, as Napoleon stands for it in France; and yet it was Napoleon who wrote, The whole art of war consists in a well reasoned and strictly judicious defensive, ' followed by audacious and rapid attack. Such too was Pitt's faith. N O man grasped more firmly than he the absolute dependence of the ofi'ensive upon a foundation of defence, and no one moreover know better that where the offensive is not directed justly at the main object of the war, it is mere superstition and untutored instinct. TO meet ofi'ence by quicker and more violent ofi'ence was the keynote of Pitt's method, but he never permitted the brilliance of the conception to blind him. He never forgot that to be tempted into taking the ofi'ensive in an area which was not the true area of the war, and in which the enemy was naturally the stronger, was not to show vigour, but to play stupidly into the enemy's hands. We have only to follow his handling of the new situation to see how true was his eye and how masterly his grasp Of war.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

England in the Seven Years' War, Vol. 2 of 2: A Study in Combined Strategy (Classic Reprint)

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Julian S. Corbett

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2005 Scholar's Bokshelf reprint of the second edition (1899) of this classic study of a critical period in the evolution of the British Navy focusing on Hawkins, Drake, the struggles in the Spanish Main, Drake's circumnavigation, the defense against the Armada, and Drakes subsequent expeditions and eventual disgrace. Exhaustive in content, the work presents unique information about Drake and his contemporaries, their pioneering discoveries, the evolution of the British Navy, its political background, and the international conflicts of the Elizabethan world. 2005: 415 + 461 pages, fold-out maps. Softcover. Set of 2 Volumes.

Drake And The Tudor Navy; With A History Of The Rise Of England As A Maritime Power

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England in the Seven Years War, Vol. 1 of 2: A Study in Combined Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from England in the Seven Years War, Vol. 1 of 2: A Study in Combined StrategyIN the following pages an attempt has been made to present Pitt's War as it was seen and felt by the men who were concerned with its direction. In every Chancellery in Europe, as well as in our own Cabinet, this part of the widespread Seven Years' War was always spoken of as the Maritime War and it would seem that no useful apprehension of the way in which it was conducted can be attained unless it be approached from the naval side rather than from the military, as is more commonly done. The Continental theatre of the war proved so rich in brilliant actions - at sea they were so few - that this aspect of the struggle, so fertile in instruction for ourselves, has come to be somewhat unduly obscured. It is true that as an example of the trite doctrine of the inﬂuence of sea power we know it well enough. But it is not there that its living value ends. For the actual strategical use of the ﬂeet, and for the principles and even the practice of amphibious war fare, it is as luminously informing as, in their own special sphere, are the subordinate campaigns of Frederick the Great. By this of course it is not meant that the share which the army so abundantly contributed to the result should be neglected or minimised, but only that for a right consideration of the war the army must be regarded primarily as forming an integral part of the maritime force with which it was carried on.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Some Principles of Maritime Strategy Navy. With a Histo of the Rise of England as a Maritime ower. With Portraits, Illustrations. And Maps. 2 vols. Crown 8va. 165. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Fighting Instruction, 1530-1816: Edited With Elucidations From Contemporary Authorities AS to the general results, perhaps the most strik ing feature which the collection brings out is that sailing tactics was a purely English art. The idea that we borrowed originally from the -dutch is no longer tenable. The Dutch themselves do not even claim the invention of the line. Indeed in no foreign authority, either Dutch, French or Spanish, have I been able to discover a claim to the inven tion Of any device in sailing tactics that had per manent value. Even the famous tactical school which was established in France at the close Of the Seven Years' War, and by which the French ser vice so brilliantly profited in the War of American Independence, was worked on the Old lines of Hoste's treatise. Morogues' T actz'gue Nam/e was its text-book, and his own teaching was but a scientific and intelligent elaboration of a system from which the British service under the impulse Of Anson, Hawke, and Boscawen was already shaking itself free. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Fighting Instruction, 1530-1816: Edited With Elucidations From Contemporary Authorities (Classic Reprint)

Julian Corbett wrote this treatise in 1911, but the principles upon which it is founded, notably that naval strategy should be seen as a means to an end, & that this end should be the effective use of sea lines of communication & the denial of same to the enemy, remain sound today.

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy

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England in the Seven Years' War, Vol. 2 of 2: A Study in Combined Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Drake And The Tudor Navy; With A History Of The Rise Of England As A Maritime Power

England in the Seven Years War, Vol. 1 of 2: A Study in Combined Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Fighting Instruction, 1530-1816: Edited With Elucidations From Contemporary Authorities (Classic Reprint)

England in the Seven Years War, Vol. 1 of 2: A Study in Combined Strategy (Classic Reprint)

Some Principles of Maritime Strategy