From a Prestige Fleet to the Jeune Ecole

Authors

Hugues Canuel

Abstract

The latter half of the mid-nineteenth century was a period of tremendous and continuous naval transformation--much like the current time. In many ways, twenty-first-century politicians and admirals are arguing in a climate of uncertainty reminiscent of that surrounding the debates that took place in those earlier years. As today, authorities then sought to conciliate conflicting views shaped by the rapid introduction of expensive technologies at sea, the rise of new contenders seeking to challenge the dominating naval power through direct competition or asymmetric warfare, and the ongoing competition for funding among military services that could not agree on a common strategy to face different enemies

Recommended Citation

Canuel, Hugues (2018) "From a Prestige Fleet to the Jeune Ecole," Naval War College Review: Vol. 71: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol71/iss1/7