This text covers the career of Sir John Knox Laughton (1830-1915) who, before his death, was influential in the growing debate about the strategy and tactics of contemporary navies. His friends or correspondents included all the major names in his field. This biography serves as a study of the evolution of naval thought in the crucial decades leading up to World War I.
- ISBN10 1861760868
- ISBN13 9781861760869
- Publish Date 1 July 2003
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 28 April 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Greenhill Books
- Imprint Chatham Publishing
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English