Gunboat Diplomacy, 1919-1991

Description: 'James Cable's book...has deservedly remained the classic work' - Geoffrey Till, International Relations 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.

Review: '...essential reading for naval strategists...' - The Times, Obituaries

Contents: Foreword - Introduction - Definitions - Principles and Precedents - The Altered Environment - Operations and Capacities - In the Absence of the Soviet Union - The Future of Gunboat Diplomacy - Chronological Appendix: Seventy Years of Gunboat Diplomacy - Notes and References - Select Bibliography - Index