Sea-Power And Other Studies Bridge Paperback Cambridge University Press

Sea-PowerAnd Other Studies\nAuthor(s): Cyprian Bridge\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108054201, 978-1108054201\nSynopsis\nA naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of between 250 and 300 days a year at sea, Sir Cyprian Bridge [tel] used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained from wide reading to become a highly respected commander, firm in his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships, believing that hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to newspapers, he wrote articles on naval history, tactics and strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910, and includes his well-known paper, first delivered in 1902, setting out the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval histor.