Competition at sea is once again a central issue of international security. Nowhere is the urgency to address state-on-state competition at sea more strongly felt than in the Indo-Pacific region, where freedom of navigation is challenged by regional states continuous investments in naval power, and the renewed political will to use it to ......
How an American Captive Rose to Power in Barbary and Saved His Homeland from War
This page-turning narrative follows the twists and turns of the life of hostage-turned-diplomat James Leander Cathcart upon the international stage of diplomacy, trade, and maritime statecraft at a time when America's place in the world was hanging in the balance.
British Naval Uniform, Masculinity and Contemporary Fashions, 1748-1857
A detailed exploration of naval identity, period
fashion and masculinity.
This fully updated and expanded second edition of
the 2007 publication provides a detailed analysis of
naval uniform and its historical, social and economic
contexts. An extensive catalogue of uniforms from
the collection of the National Maritime Museum
is accompanied by a ......
In 1717, the notorious pirate Blackbeard captured a French slaving vessel off the coast of Martinique and made it his flagship, renaming it Queen Anne's Revenge. Over the next six months, the heavily armed ship and its crew captured all manner of riches from merchant ships sailing the Caribbean to the Carolinas. But in June 1718, with British ......
The Island Campaigns and the Founding of China's Navy
Toshi Yoshihara shows, in Mao's Army Goes to Sea, how the People's Liberation Army (PLA) made crucial decisions to establish a navy and secure China's periphery. This narrative will help US policymakers and scholars place China's recent maritime achievements in proper historical context and provide insight into how its navy may act in the future.
Readers hearts have long thrilled to gripping tales of golden galleons, tossed by gales and engaged in bloody battle and the frantic pursuit of treasure.
ISBN-13: 9781493059591
(Paperback)
Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT Imprint: TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
Sea nomads have been part of the economic and political landscape of Southeast Asia for millennia. They have played many roles over the longue-durEe: in certain periods proving central to the ability of land-based polities to generate wealth, by sourcing valuable maritime commodities, facilitating trade, forming a naval force to secure and protect ......
The royal history of Greenwich stretches back to the mid-15th century, when it was the site of a major royal palace. From the beautiful Queen's House, completed in the 1630s, to the Charles II's Royal Observatory in 1676, and the Royal Hospital for Seamen, begun in 1696, a national institution for maritime welfare.
Explores the role of naval power and maritime trade in creating the modern international system. This book is both a history of maritime strategy, sea power, and seaborne commerce from the nineteenth century to the present day and an examination of current strategic issues.
