Dictionnaire des ministres de la marine, 1689–1958

Authors

John B. Hattendorf

Abstract

Jean-Philippe Zanco’s biographical dictionary of French naval ministers provides an extremely useful and handy overview and guide to the history of French naval administration over a period of 269 years. The first forty pages provide a broad and authoritative overview of the history of French naval administration, a survey that includes the background for the earlier period from Richelieu to Colbert’s initiatives under Louis XIV. This overview offers organizational charts that trace the transmission of naval and maritime affairs over the broad periods of French governmental history, as well as a chronological list of all ministers who served between 1626 and 1958.

Recommended Citation

Hattendorf, John B. (2013) "Dictionnaire des ministres de la marine, 1689–1958," Naval War College Review: Vol. 66: No. 3, Article 16.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol66/iss3/16