Britain and the mine, 1900-1915 : culture, strategy and international law / Richard Dunley.
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 i...
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Palgrave Macmillan,
[2018]
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Table of Contents:
- Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Mining in a Cultural Context; Chapter 3 British Attitudes to Mining Before 1904; I; II; Chapter 4 Mine Warfare in the Russo-Japanese War: The Royal Navy Perspective; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 5 The Russo-Japanese War: Outrage and Reaction; I; II; Chapter 6 Mining and International Law: Britain and the Hague Conference; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 7 The Strategic Shift: The Origins of British Mine Warfare; I; II; III; IV; V; Chapter 8 Development and Institutionalisation: Offensive Mining 1906-1909; I; II; III; IV; V.
- Chapter 9 Strategic Flux and Technical FailureI; III; Chapter 10 The Test of Conflict; I; II; III; IV; Chapter 11 War, Law and Diplomacy; I; II; III; Chapter 12 Conclusion; Archival Sources; Index.