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Land, Sea or Air?

Military Priorities- Historical Choices

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  • © 1992

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  1. Michael D. Hobkirk
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Strategic Choices

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 1-8

  3. The Ancient World

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 9-31

  4. The Ottoman Assault on the West

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 32-51

  5. The Rise and Decline of the Dutch Republic

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 52-85

  6. Britain and France: The Whale and the Elephant

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 86-121

  7. Before the First World War

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 122-141

  8. Planning for the Second World War

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 142-184

  9. The Cold War — and After?

    • Michael D. Hobkirk
    Pages 185-197

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 198-208
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About this book

Throughout history many nations have had to make hard choices between a land and a maritime strategy. This study covers the history of such choices, beginning with the Persian invasion of Greece in 490BC and ending with the many and various choices facing the Western world in the aftermath of the Cold War. If many wars of the past are now seen as the outcome of maritime/land strategies, the lessons learned from them and discussed in this book can provide some answers to those who have to consider wars of the future.

About the author

MICHAEL D. HOBKIRK retired from the Ministry of Defence in 1982, and since then he has been a Senior Research Fellow at the National Defense University in Washington, DC. During his career in the Civil Services he was Principal Establishment and Finance Officer in the Lord Chancellor's Department and Senior Civilian Director at the UK National Defence College. His publications include contributions to The Management of Defence and Reorganising for America's Defence, and to various journals and seminars on defence organisation and management.

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