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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Eric W Osborne |
ISBN: | 0714654744 9780714654744 |
OCLC Number: | 53276640 |
Description: | viii, 215 pages ; 25 cm. |
Contents: | 1. Foreign policy, naval commitments, and the changes to blockade, 1756-1904 -- 2. The culmination of faith in international law : the Second Hague Conference and the Declaration of London, 1905-11 -- 3. Blockade preparations in the final years of peace, 1911-14 -- 4. Britain at war : the first steps for blockade in 1914 -- 5. The year of frustration, stalemate, and doubt, 1915 -- 6. The blockade strengthens, 1916 -- 7. The critical year, 1917 -- 8. The last year of war, and the final legacy of the blockade in the peace, 1918-July 1919 -- 9. Conclusion. |
Series Title: | Cass series--naval policy and history, 24. |
Responsibility: | Eric W. Osborne. |
Abstract:
This text studies Great Britain's economic blockade of Germany in World War I, one of the key elements to the victory of the Entente.
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'A thorough account of the British aims, execution, and evaluation of the blockade effort. It will certainly serve as a starting point for future efforts to evaluaate the effectiveness of the blockade.' - Jari Eloranta, Appalachian State University, USA'The author argues - convincingly I believe - that blockade had become the single most effective weapon in Allied hands during the Great War.' - Stand To! (Journal of the Western Front Association) Read more...

