ABSTRACT

This work examines how the navies of Great Britain, the USA, Germany, Japan, the Soviet Union, France and Italy confronted the various technological changes posed during different periods in the 20th century.

part |1 pages

PART I: PREPARING FOR THE FIRST WORLD WAR

part |1 pages

PART II: PREPARING FOR THE SECOND WORLD WAR

chapter 6|16 pages

Japanese Naval Construction, 1919–41

chapter 7|19 pages

German Naval Strategy and Armament, 1919–39

ByWerner Rahn

chapter 9|14 pages

Politics, Arms Control and US Naval Development in the Interwar Period

ByPhillips Payson O’Brien

part |1 pages

PART III: PREPARING FOR THE COLD WAR

chapter 10|20 pages

The Russian Navy in the Gorshkov Era

ByEvan Mawdsley

chapter 11|15 pages

The Royal Navy, 1945–90

ByEric Grove

chapter 12|16 pages

Purposes and Platforms in the US Navy, 1945–90

ByGeorge W. Baer

part |1 pages

PART IV: PREPARING FOR THE NEXT WAR

chapter 14|10 pages

The Transformation of the US Navy

ByNorman Friedman

chapter 15|15 pages

Technology, Shipbuilding and Future Combat beyond 2020

ByDavid Andrews

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