Geoffrey Till

Broschiertes Buch

Seapower

A Guide for the Twenty-First Century

Beschreibung

This is the 5th, revised and updated, edition of Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century. The sea has always provided the basis for mankind's prosperity and security. With the emergence of an increasingly globalised world trading system in the early part of the 21st century, this became ever more obvious, Contemporary conditions have therefore required navies to adapt and to expand the range of their interests, activities and responsibilities. The Houthi assault on international shipping in the Red Sea and the need to monitor sanctions and 'dark fleet' operations shows that these tasks are important and developing fast. Even so, and especially with the re-emergence of potentially de-stabilising great power competition, traditional hard power naval concerns still predominate. This book investigates the consequences of all this for the developing nature, composition and functions of the world's navies, and provides a guide for the changing but crucial role of seapower in the second quarter of the 21st century. This edition contains new material on the Russo-Ukraine and Gaza wars, tensions in the Indo-Pacific, the Arctic and North Atlantic, the emerging concept of 'seabed control', as well as the extent that technological innovations and other recent strategic developments are challenging traditional concepts of maritime strategy and the roles of navies. This book is essential reading for students and practitioners of naval power, maritime security and naval history, and highly recommended for students of strategic studies, international security and International Relations.

Autor

Geoffrey Till is Emeritus Professor of Maritime Studies at King's College London, holds the S. Rajaratnam Chair of Strategic Studies at the RSIS in Singapore and is a Senior non-resident Research Fellow at the US Naval War College. He is author of nearly 400 books, chapters and articles. His recent publications include Recovering Naval Power (with John Hattendorf, 2023) and How to Grow a Navy (2022).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 5. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 411
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032877341
• ISBN-10: 1032877340
• Artikelnr.: 75127077

Rezensionen

Praise for the 3rd edition:

'This new edition of Seapower maintains the standards of its predecessors as the standard work on contemporary maritime strategy. Everyone who wishes to remain up to date in the subject must read it.' -- Eric Grove, University of Salford, UK

'Seapower is one of those books I keep within arm's reach. No one who does business in great waters, or makes policy pertaining to the sea, should be without a copy.' -- James Holmes, US Naval War College


'...like its previous two incarnations, Geoffrey Till's Seapower ...is quite simply the standard work on the profession

of arms at sea.' -- The Naval Review

'For both the novice and the seasoned professional returning to the subject of maritime strategy after a lapse of time, Geoffrey Till's Seapower is just the book with which to focus on this subject, understand the broad principles involved, and learn of the challenges ahead.' -- John Hattendorf, Naval War College Review

Reviews of previous editions:

'A powerful combination of plain English and an innate ability to break down the component parts of a complex subject into a readily digestible form before leading the reader gently through the ensuing maze.' -- The Naval Review

'A definitive study of the role of seapower, past, present and future.' -- Parliamentary Maritime Review

'A landmark work ... Till's excellent book will dominate maritime reading lists for years to come.' - Colin S. Gray, RUSI Journal

"A tour de force, a milestone work and essential professional reading." - Ship's Telegraph (Ministry of Defence)

"In all, Seapower is very probably the best single work on sea power and maritime strategy to have been published for many years." - Journal of the Australian Naval Institute

"If you happen to be teaching a course on sea power, it would be the perfect basic text." - USNI Proceedings

"A comprehensive look at the political and military significance of the oceans in the new century...has much to offer students and the general public as well." - The Mariner's Mirror

"Seapower: A Guide for the Twenty-First Century is without doubt the best single publication on power in the maritime domain and naval strategy in general. It will remain a standard text book for those teaching naval strategy for many years to come. The book is a must read" - Abel Esterhuyse, Scientia Militaria