Gunboat Diplomacy 1919–1991: Political Applications of Limited Naval Force (Studies in International Security)

`James Cable's book ... has deservedly remained the classic work' - Geoffrey Till, International Relations ` ... a classic work in the modern literature on naval power ... This third edition is to be welcomed, not only because it increases the book's availability but because Cable's revisions highlight the increased relevance of the topic.' - Michael Pugh, Journal of Strategic Studies When Gunboat Diplomacy was first published in 1971, it broke new ground with its study of how, in peacetime and in the twentieth century, governments used their naval forces in international disputes. Now fully revised and brought up to date after the collapse of the Soviet empire and the end of the cold war, this third edition of a book that was already a modern classic has a foreword by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Julian Oswald Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Introduction....Pages 1-6 Definitions....Pages 7-14 Principles and Precedents....Pages 15-64 The Altered Environment....Pages 65-98 Operations and Capacities....Pages 99-127 In the Absence of the Soviet Union....Pages 128-139 The Future of Gunboat Diplomacy....Pages 140-157 Back Matter....Pages 158-246 A study of the ways governments have used their naval forces in international disputes during the 20th century. Now in its third edition, this book has been revised and brought up to date, following the dismantling of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. James Cable ; Foreword By Sir Julian Oswald. Previous Ed.: Published As Gunboat Diplomacy 1919-1979. Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1981. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 233-238) And Index.