Britain and the Mine, 1900–1915
Culture, Strategy and International Law
Authors: Dunley, Richard
Free Preview- Examines the contradictory and contested relationship between Britain and the mine in the early twentieth century Fills an important gap in the historiography of mine warfare
- Engages directly with the relationship between military necessity and international law
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- About this book
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This book examines Britain’s complex relationship with the mine in the years 1900-1915. The development of mine warfare represented a unique mix of challenges and opportunities for Britain in the years before the First World War. The mine represented the antithesis of British maritime culture in material form, and attempts were made to limit its use under international law. At the same time, mine warfare offered the Royal Navy a solution to its most difficult strategic problem. Richard Dunley explores the contested position occupied by the mine in the attitudes of British policy makers, and in doing so sheds new light on the overlapping worlds of culture, strategy and international law.
- About the authors
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Richard Dunley is Principal Records Specialist at the National Archives, UK. His previous publications examine British defence, strategic and foreign policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-7
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Mining in a Cultural Context
Pages 9-21
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British Attitudes to Mining Before 1904
Pages 23-44
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Mine Warfare in the Russo-Japanese War: The Royal Navy Perspective
Pages 45-71
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The Russo-Japanese War: Outrage and Reaction
Pages 73-95
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Britain and the Mine, 1900–1915
- Book Subtitle
- Culture, Strategy and International Law
- Authors
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- Richard Dunley
- Copyright
- 2018
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Copyright Holder
- The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s)
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-72820-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-72820-9
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-72819-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-030-10270-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 317
- Number of Illustrations
- 1 b/w illustrations
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