Julian S. (Julian Stafford) Corbett

Julian S. (Julian Stafford) Corbett
Julian Stafford Corbett (1854–1922) was a British naval historian and strategic theorist known for his influential works on maritime strategy. His most famous book, "Some Principles of Maritime Strategy" (1911), explored the role of sea power in warfare and the importance of controlling sea lines of communication. Corbett emphasized the integration of naval and land forces, challenging the earlier ideas of naval dominance espoused by Alfred Thayer Mahan. He also contributed to historical studies, including his multi-volume work "Official History of the Great War: Naval Operations," which documented British naval actions during World War I.

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INTRODUCTORY The following extract from the Espejo de Navegantes, or Seamen's Glass, of Alonso de Chaves serves to show the development which naval tactics had reached at the dawn of the sailing epoch. The treatise was apparently never published. It was discovered by Captain Fernandez Duro, the well-known historian of the Spanish navy, amongst the manuscripts in the library of the Academy of... more...

INTRODUCTION The Theoretical Study of War—Its Use andLimitations At first sight nothing can appear more unpractical, less promising of useful result, than to approach the study of war with a theory. There seems indeed to be something essentially antagonistic between the habit of mind that seeks theoretical guidance and that which makes for the successful conduct of war. The conduct of war is so much... more...