Continental Powers and Naval Development by Brian C. Chao - 9781032995892

Name: Continental Powers and Naval Development by Brian C. Chao - 9781032995892
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Continental Powers and Naval DevelopmentStrategy Coherence, Threat Diffusion, and Success at Sea\nAuthor(s): Brian C. Chao\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032995892, 978-1032995892\nSynopsis\nThis book examines how continental great powers have attempted to develop and wield strong navies since 1801.\n\nContinental Powers and Naval Development argues that a continental great powers ability to build and effectively use a strong navy is greatly affected by two factors: a naval force design capable of executing national strategy (strategy coherence) and the deployment of that navy to places or for purposes that minimize the dominant naval powers threat perception (threat diffusion). Each factor is deceptively difficult for a continental great power to achieve but, through an analysis of four historical case studies, this book shows how both factors are vital not just for successful naval development, but for keepin.