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British Seapower and Procurement between the Wars

A Reappraisal of Rearmament

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  • © 1988

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Authors:
  1. G. A. H. Gordon
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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (23 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Supply and Seapower

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      Pages 3-11

    3. The Procurement Dispute of the 1914–18 War

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      Pages 12-16

  3. The Admiralty and the Postwar Coordination Controversies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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    2. The ‘Ministry of Supply’ Project, 1918–1920

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      Pages 19-32

    3. The Search for a Compromise Solution, 1920–24

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      Pages 33-37

    4. The ‘Ministry of Defence’ Campaign, 1919–26

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      Pages 38-46

    5. The Evolution of the Principal Supply Officers Committee, 1924–27

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      Pages 47-65

  4. The Washington Era

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 67-67
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    2. Contemporary Circumstances

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      Pages 69-75

    3. The Decline of Naval Industries

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      Pages 76-95

    4. The Treasury and Financial Control

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      Pages 96-101

  5. The Turning-point, 1932–34

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Far Eastern Crisis and the End of the Ten Year Rule

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      Pages 105-108

    3. A Change of Leadership at the Admiralty

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      Pages 109-113

    4. New Emphases in Warship Requirements

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      Pages 114-120

  6. From Re-equipment to Rearmament, 1934–36

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 121-121
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    2. The Defence Requirements Committee and Naval Deficiencies

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      Pages 123-127

    3. The State of War-planning within the PSOC

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      Pages 128-135
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