Sea-Power

A naval officer from a generation that could spend an average of between 250 and 300 days a year at sea Sir Cyprian Bridge (1839â1924) used this extensive experience and the knowledge he gained from wide reading to become a highly respected commander firm in his beliefs and unafraid to voice them. In retirement he became a vocal critic of the drive to build bigger ships believing that hardware should be subordinate to tactics. A regular contributor to newspapers he wrote articles on naval history tactics and strategy. This collection of articles was published in 1910 and includes his well-known paper first delivered in 1902 setting out the difficulties in maintaining supplies and communications with a fleet based far from home. This work remains relevant to naval historians and to those interested in how Britain maintained her maritime supremacy into the twentieth century. Language: English