The First Sea Lords

These essays are intended to enhance the literature devoted to modern British naval history by providing an analysis of the First Sea Lords from the time of Admiral Fisher to that of Earl Mountbatten. It assesses the role and performance in office of each First Sea Lord.

Autorentext
Malcolm H. Murfett, PhD, is associate professor of history at the National University of Singapore.

Klappentext
This volume of essays is designed to fill an existing gap in the literature devoted to modern British naval history by providing a scholarly analysis of the First Sea Lords from the time of Admiral Fisher to that of Earl Mountbatten. Apart from assessing the role and performance in office of the individual First Sea Lords from the time of the Entente Cordiale in 1904 to the heyday of the Macmillan premiership in 1959, this book also reveals the extent of the influence each of these experienced sailor-administrators exerted upon British naval policy-making in the 20th century. Strongly rooted in primary as distinct from purely secondary source material, these essays are informative, fair and balanced portrayals of the individual First Sea Lords and the impact they have had upon both the Admiralty's administrative and strategic domains. Written by a range of established and emerging naval historians from around the world, this book gives praise where it is due, but it is also sharply critical of the shortcomings of those who, once installed in office, did precious little.

Inhalt
Preface Acknowledgements The First Sea Lords (1904-1959): An Overview by Malcolm H. Murfett Admiral Sir John (later Baron) Fisher (1904-1910; 1914-1915) by Barry M. Gough Admiral Sir Arthur Knyvett-Wilson, V.C. (1910-1911) by Nicholas A. Lambert Admiral Sir Francis Bridgeman-Bridgeman (1911-1912) by Nicholas A. Lambert Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg (1912-1914) by John B. Hattendorf Admiral Sir Henry Bradwardine Jackson (1915-1916) by Malcolm H. Murfett Admiral Sir John Jellicoe (1916-1917) by Donald M. Schurman Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss (1917-1919) by James Goldrick Admiral David Earl Beatty (1919-1927) by Brian Mc.L. Ranft Admiral Sir Charles E. Madden (1927-1930) and Admiral Sir Frederick L. Field (1930-1933) by Nicholas Tracy Admiral Sir Ernle (later Baron) Chatfield (1933-1938) by Eric J. Grove Admiral Sir Roger R.C. Backhouse (1938-1939) by Malcolm H. Murfett Admiral Sir Dudley Pound (1939-1943) by Robin Brodhurst Admiral Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1943-1946) by Michael Simpson Admiral Sir John H.D. Cunningham (1946-1948) by Malcolm H. Murfett Admiral Lord Fraser of North Cape (1948-1951) by Tom Frame Admiral Sir Rhoderick McGrigor (1951-1955) by Eric J. Grove Admiral Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1955-1959) by Geoffrey Till Select Bibliography Index

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