The Development of a Modern Navy: French Naval Policy, 1871-1904

[Attila57]

I found this interesting book (I hope unpublished):

Theodore Ropp - The Development of a Modern Navy: French Naval Policy, 1871-1904 - US Naval Institute Press

A preview is available on Google Books:

http://books.google.it/books?id=25flcayCpI0C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=The+Development+of+a+Modern+Navy:+French+Naval+Policy,+1871-1904&source=bl&ots=AHCKscjgR0&sig=xru2shoknhFMC5c9Efu3sN2yI3g&hl=it&sa=X&ei=tT2BT5nWCMr74QShi73pBw&ved=0CG0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=The%20Development%20of%20a%20Modern%20Navy%3A%20French%20Naval%20Policy%2C%201871-1904&f=false

Attilio

[csadn]

http://books.google.it/books?id=25flcayCpI0C&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=The+Development+of+a+Modern+Navy:+French+Naval+Policy,+1871-1904&source=bl&ots=AHCKscjgR0&sig=xru2shoknhFMC5c9Efu3sN2yI3g&hl=it&sa=X&ei=tT2BT5nWCMr74QShi73pBw&ved=0CG0Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=The%20Development%20of%20a%20Modern%20Navy%3A%20French%20Naval%20Policy%2C%201871-1904&f=false

Just going by the preview: Clearly France learned nothing from 1870.... :P

[Bligh]

Bit too late for my interest I'm afraid.
Rob.