Table of Contents

Introduction English Expansion into Spanish America and the Development of a Pro-maritime War Argument Idea of Economic Advantages of Maritime War in Spanish America Pro-maritime War Arguments and Party Politics Impact on Reality: Naval Policy Impact on Reality: Legislation The South Sea Company and its Plan for a Naval Expedition in 1712 Pro-maritime War Argument during the War of the Quadruple Alliance and Anglo-Spanish Conflict of 1726-29 Changes in Naval Policy after 1714: From Conquest to Security of Trade Conclusion

Reviews

A valuable addition to the literature on naval warfare. * HISTORYOFWAR.ORG *
Provides a very useful service by addressing the intellectual origins of Britain's naval policy.. The argument is very carefully constructed and organised. * REVISTA UNIVERSITARIA DE HISTORIA MILITAR *
It is to be hoped that the themes raised here will attract further scholarly attention as they cast revealing light on the nature of Britain's imperial project, the workings of mercantilism, and the slow accumulation of the maritime capacity which could support the eventual emergence of Britain as the first naval power with a truly global reach. * ECONOMIC HISTORY REVIEW *
[This] concentrated study will certainly be valued by specialist historians. * MARINER'S MIRROR *
The author deserves credit for highlighting the economic basis of early eighteenth-century British interest in maritime and colonial warfare. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
The book draws heavily on official British government records and political pamphlets from the early eighteenth century, and Satsuma casts a broad net for secondary sources, making this work a valuable primer for anyone looking to further study early modern British naval policy. * H-NET *