Militarism in a global age naval ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I /

Bönker, Dirk.

Militarism in a global age naval ambitions in Germany and the United States before World War I / Dirk Bönker. - Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (x, 421 pages) - The United States in the world .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction : maritime militarism in two modern nation-states -- World power in a global age -- Big-power confrontations over empire -- Maritime force, threat, and war -- War of battle fleets -- Planning for victory -- Commerce, law, and the limitation of war -- Naval elites and the state -- Manufacturing consent -- A politics of social imperialism -- Of sciences, sea power, and strategy -- Between leadership and intraservice conflict -- Conclusion : navalism and its trajectories.



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Sea-power--History--Germany--19th century.
Sea-power--History--Germany--20th century.
Sea-power--History--United States--19th century.
Sea-power--History--United States--20th century.
Militarism--History--Germany--19th century.
Militarism--History--Germany--20th century.
Militarism--History--United States--19th century.
Militarism--History--United States--20th century.


Electronic Books.

VA513 / .M555 2012