Dr Chris Martin Christopher.Martin@hull.ac.uk
Reader in Maritime Security and Head of School of Politics and International Studies
The Complexity of Strategy : "Jackie" Fisher and the Trouble with Submarines
Martin, Chris
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Abstract
By utilising original memoranda, letters, and notes, this article illustrates the destabilising effect that new technology can have on naval strategic thinking. Correspondence between Admiral Sir "Jackie" Fisher, the Unionist Prime Minister A. J. Balfour, the naval historian and strategist Julian Corbett, and others before the First World War (1914-18) demonstrates the confusion and uncertainty that the submarine's development brought to the British naval establishment. It follows a year-long debate concerning the submarine's impact on Britain and its traditional naval strategy. It shows what motivated the participants, why they held divergent views, and why "consensus" was reached by relying on established paradigms.
Citation
Martin, C. (2011). The Complexity of Strategy : "Jackie" Fisher and the Trouble with Submarines. Journal of Military History, 75(2), 441-470
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | 2011-04 |
Deposit Date | Nov 13, 2014 |
Journal | Journal Of Military History |
Print ISSN | 0899-3718 |
Publisher | Society for Military History |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 75 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 441-470 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/462133 |
Publisher URL | http://www.smh-hq.org/jmh/jmhvols/752.html |
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