Some Principles of Maritime Strategy. Julian Stafford Corbett
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NAVAL STRATEGY CONSIDERED AS A QUESTION OF PASSAGE AND COMMUNICATION
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS
NAVAL STRATEGY CONSIDERED AS A QUESTION OF PASSAGE AND COMMUNICATION
| INTRODUCTIONTable of Contents | |
| THE THEORETICAL STUDY OF WAR—ITS USE AND LIMITATIONS | 3 |
| PART I. THEORY OF WARTable of Contents | |
| I. THE THEORY OF WAR | 15 |
| II. NATURES OF WARS—OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE | 31 |
| III. NATURES OF WARS—LIMITED AND UNLIMITED | 41 |
| IV. LIMITED WAR AND MARITIME EMPIRES | 52 |
| V. WARS OF INTERVENTION—LIMITED INTERFERENCE IN UNLIMITED WAR | 60 |
| VI. CONDITIONS OF STRENGTH IN LIMITED WAR | 72 |
| PART II. THEORY OF NAVAL WARTable of Contents | |
| I. THEORY OF THE OBJECT—COMMAND OF THE SEA | 91 |
| II. THEORY OF THE MEANS—THE CONSTITUTION OF FLEETS | 107 |
| III. THEORY OF THE METHOD—CONCENTRATION AND DISPERSAL OF FORCE | 128 |
| PART III. CONDUCT OF NAVAL WARTable of Contents | |
| I. INTRODUCTORY— | 155 |
| 1. INHERENT DIFFERENCES IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR ON LAND AND ON SEA | 155 |
| 2. TYPICAL FORMS OF NAVAL OPERATIONS | 161 |
| II. METHODS OF SECURING COMMAND— | 167 |
| 1. ON OBTAINING A DECISION | 167 |
| 2. BLOCKADE | 183 |
| III. METHODS OF DISPUTING COMMAND— | 209 |
| 1. DEFENSIVE FLEET OPERATIONS—"A FLEET IN BEING" | 209 |
| 2. MINOR COUNTER-ATTACKS | 227 |
| IV. METHODS OF EXERCISING COMMAND— | 233 |
| 1. DEFENCE AGAINST INVASION | 233 |
| 2. ATTACK AND DEFENCE OF TRADE | 261 |
| 3. ATTACK, DEFENCE, AND SUPPORT OF MILITARY EXPEDITIONS | 280 |
| Appendix: The "Green Pamphlet" | 305 |
| INDEX | 346 |
INTRODUCTION
The Theoretical Study of War—Its Use and
Limitations
At first sight nothing can appear more unpractical, less promising of useful result, than to approach the study of war with a theory. There seems indeed