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Wisdom and war : the Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873-1998 / Harry Dickinson.

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Main Author: Dickinson, Harry W., 1949-
Other title:Royal Naval College Greenwich 1873-1998
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Routledge, 2016.
Series:Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies series.
Subjects:
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Officers > Training of > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
Old Royal Naval College Greenwich
Naval education > Great Britain > History.
Armed Forces > Officers > Training of
Naval education
Great Britain
History
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Palace, hospital, college
  • 2. A faltering start, 1869-1877
  • 3. Retrenchment and reform, 1877-1900
  • 4. Golden years, 1901-1914
  • 5. The college at war, 1914-1918
  • 6. Under the white ensign, 1919-1926
  • 7. Parsimony and pageant, 1927-1939
  • 8. Gentlemen (and ladies) at Arms, 1939-1945
  • 9. Post-war prospects, 1946-1958
  • 10. Going nuclear, 1959-1972
  • 11. A second century, 1973-1987
  • 12. The final years, 1988-1998.

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