Expectation, Adaptation, and Resignation

Authors

Jon Tetsuro Sumida

Abstract

In mid-July 1914, a trial mobilization of the active and reserve warships of the Royal Navy, which had been planned the previous fall, put virtually all of Brit- ain’s effective naval forces on a war footing. This event coincided with the in- creasingly rancorous great-power dispute precipitated by the Balkans crisis. The deteriorating European political situation prompted the Admiralty to delay the dispersal of the bulk of the fleet after the conclusion of the exercise.

Recommended Citation

Sumida, Jon Tetsuro (2007) "Expectation, Adaptation, and Resignation," Naval War College Review: Vol. 60: No. 3, Article 8.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol60/iss3/8