Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History since 1750

by Lance E. Davis , Stanley L. Engerman

• ISBN13: 9780521857499
• ISBN10: 052185749X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-04
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

A number of major blockades, including the Continental System in the Napoleonic Wars, the War of 1812, the American Civil War, and World Wars I and II, in addition to the increased use of peacetime blockades and sanctions with the hope of avoiding war, are examined in this book. The impact of new technology and organizational changes on the nature of blockades and their effectiveness as military measures are discussed. Legal, economic, and political questions are explored to understand the various constraints upon belligerent behavior. The analysis draw upon the extensive amount of quantitative material available from military publications.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Introduction: "Thou Shalt Not Pass"	1
2 Britain, France, and Napoleon's Continental System,	25
3 United States versus Great Britain, 1776-1815	53
4 The North Blockades the Confederacy, 1861-1865	109
5 International Law and Naval Blockades during World War I: Britain, Germany, and the United States: Traditional Strategies versus the Submarine	159
6 Legal and Economic Aspects of Naval Blockades: The United States, Great Britain, and Germany in World War II	239
7 The American Submarine and Aerial Mine Blockade of the Japanese Home Islands, 1941-1945	321
8 Blockades without War: From Pacific Blockades to Sanctions	383
9 Blockades, War, and International Law: What It All Means	417
Conclusion	427
Index	429