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England in the Seven Years War –
The Seven Years War (1756-1763) was one of the truly world-wide conflicts following the expansion of European colonies, with engagements spanning from India to Canada. As with so many of the European wars, the causes were a question of land and legitimacy. The ever-present simmering tensions between England and France, and the newly emergent Prussia and Austria, led to a conflict that dragged many other nations into the strife. Notable in this war were the brilliance of Frederick, who would earn his title “the Great” during these wars, and the eclipse of Spain, Portugal and Sweden as powers of the first rank. However, the policy of England, that of Pitt, was to limit the commitment in te...
Principles of Maritime Strategy
DIVThis brilliant exposition by a great strategist proposes that the key to maritime dominance lies in effective use of sea lines for communications and in denying that use to the enemy. /div
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy is a book by Julian Stafford Corbett. It delves into maritime theory of war and naval strategy with actual examples throughout history.
The Successors to Drake
The present work is designed as a sequel to Drake and the Tudor Navy (1898), to which it practically forms a third and concluding volume, carrying the reader through the period of hostilities with Spain which extended from the death of Drake in 1596 to the conclusion of the war at James I.’s accession. It is a period which, if we except the operations of Essex at Cádiz in 1596, has been much neglected by historians and as much misunderstood. [...] Mainly the work is concerned with naval history, hut not so exclusively as the two previous volumes. Military affairs begin to intrude themselves. Indeed it is doubtful whether the naval and the military history of England should ever be written...
Kophetua the Thirteenth
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Kophetua the Thirteenth" by Julian Stafford Corbett. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816
Fighting Instructions by Julian Stafford Corbett is a collection of war tactics with historically effective techniques in mind. Contents: "1. INTRODUCTORY. ALONSO DE CHAVES ON SAILING TACTICS, Espejo de Navegantes, circa 1530; 2. INTRODUCTORY. AUDLEY'S FLEET ORDERS, circa 1530, Orders to be used by the King's Majesty's Navy by the Sea; 3. INTRODUCTORY. THE ADOPTION OF SPANISH TACTICS BY HENRY VIII, Lord Lisle, 1545, No. 1 20, No. 2 23."
21st Century Corbett
21st Century Corbett is a collection of essays demonstrating the critical role Sir Julian Corbett played in the development of maritime strategy and sea power theory in the early twentieth century. His close connections with Mahan and Sims helped reinforce the trans-Atlantic axis of education and thinking on sea power. Corbett worked closely with First Sea Lord Admiral John Fisher (1841-1920) to enhance the strategic planning of the Royal Navy, and compiled the official history of the First World War.
