Title: Military operations and maritime preponderance, their relations and interdependence,
Authors: Callwell, C. E. 1859-1928
Publisher: W. Blackwood and sons,
Year: 1905
Subjects: Strategy; Sea-power.; Military history, Modern
Contents: Introduction -- The influence upon maritime operations of progress in ship construction, of development of electrical communications, and of the general recognition of the rights of neutrals -- The aims and objects sought after in naval warfare -- Naval bases and fortresses -- Depriving the enemy of his naval bases, capturing his maritime fortresses, and acquiring ports suitable for anchorages and depots, as objectives in war -- The reason why land operations are usually necessary to deal effectively with the naval stations of the enemy and to secure bases for special maritime operations -- Land operations directed against fleet and shipping -- The question of employing naval personnel ashore and in land operations generally -- A summary of the principles examined in foregoing chapters -- The limitations of sea-power in securing the objects for which war is undertaken --^