The Development of a Modern Navy: French Naval Policy, 1871-1904 [Hardcover]

Theodore Ropp (Author), Stephen S. Roberts (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1987

An impressive study on technological change, strategic theory, the balance of power, and the "strategy of the weak."

Product Details

• Hardcover: 439 pages
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press (April 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870211412
• ISBN-13: 978-0870211416
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,828,929 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book, July 2, 2001

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This review is from: The Development of a Modern Navy: French Naval Policy, 1871-1904 (Hardcover)

Most books covering naval history in the XIX century have been written by british historians and are therefore undisputedly biased towards the Royal Navy. This splendid book is an in depth study of the French Navy in the second half of the nineteenth century. Many readers shall be surprised reading how the ships, ordnance and munitions were scientifically developed and how the french naval institutions were responsible of an outstanding technological effort which kept the French Navy ahead of the Royal Navy in quality terms for a long time. This book is essential for anybody interested in the naval history of the XIX century.