How to Grow a Navy: The Development of Maritime Power

This book explores the development of maritime power from an historical and contemporary perspective, highlighting the importance of navies in the 21st century due to competition between China and Russia. It examines how maritime power and naval strength have been developed and discusses the recurring patterns that explain past, present, and future success and failure.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 332 pages
Publication date: 02 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The development of maritime power is a significant yet often overlooked topic, spanning both historical and contemporary perspectives. In an era where navies have become increasingly vital, with a projected rise in maritime activities, understanding the evolution of naval strength is crucial. The competition between China, Russia, the United States, and its allies and partners across the globe is largely centered on the sea, making it a central element in global trade and environmental sustainability.

Most current crises, whether regional or global, have a significant maritime component. Consequently, what transpires at sea will have a profound impact on shaping our future. Against this backdrop, this book aims to analyze how maritime power and naval strength have been, and are being, developed. It employs a reader-friendly approach to explore what strategies have worked and failed, while identifying recurring patterns in maritime and naval development that explain past successes and failures.

The book reflects on the historical experiences of all navies, with a particular focus on whether China is following a similar path of naval development as Britain in the early 18th century, which resulted in two centuries of naval dominance. By examining these historical patterns, the book offers valuable insights into the factors that contribute to maritime and naval success and failure.

This book will appeal to students of maritime power, naval studies, strategic studies, and naval professionals worldwide. Its comprehensive analysis and insights provide valuable perspectives on the evolving dynamics of naval power and its implications for global security and prosperity.

Weight: 614g
Dimension: 175 x 243 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367607968