Introduction
English Expansion into Spanish America and the Development of a
Pro-maritime War Argument
Idea of Economic Advantages of Maritime War in Spanish America
Pro-maritime War Arguments and Party Politics
Impact on Reality: Naval Policy
Impact on Reality: Legislation
The South Sea Company and its Plan for a Naval Expedition in
1712
Pro-maritime War Argument during the War of the Quadruple Alliance
and Anglo-Spanish Conflict of 1726-29
Changes in Naval Policy after 1714: From Conquest to Security of
Trade
Conclusion
A valuable addition to the literature on naval warfare.
*HISTORYOFWAR.ORG*
Provides a very useful service by addressing the intellectual
origins of Britain's naval policy.. The argument is very carefully
constructed and organised.
*REVISTA UNIVERSITARIA DE HISTORIA MILITAR*
It is to be hoped that the themes raised here will attract further
scholarly attention as they cast revealing light on the nature of
Britain's imperial project, the workings of mercantilism, and the
slow accumulation of the maritime capacity which could support the
eventual emergence of Britain as the first naval power with a truly
global reach.
*ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW*
[This] concentrated study will certainly be valued by specialist
historians.
*MARINER'S MIRROR*
The author deserves credit for highlighting the economic basis of
early eighteenth-century British interest in maritime and colonial
warfare.
*INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY*
The book draws heavily on official British government records and
political pamphlets from the early eighteenth century, and Satsuma
casts a broad net for secondary sources, making this work a
valuable primer for anyone looking to further study early modern
British naval policy.
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