Duncan Redford
Biographic Data
| ID | 1712139 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Duncan Redford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Duncan |
| FAMILY NAME | Redford |
| SIGNATURE | REDFORD D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Exeter |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0519-4396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Royal and Russian Navies
Full spectrum anti-submarine warfare – The historical evidence from a British perspective
Submarines are pressing their way back to the top of the maritime agenda. To deal with the burgeoning submarine threat, the full spectrum approach to anti-submarine warfare has been developed. Its ten threads hope to defeat – as opposed to destroy – hostile submarines. This paper will explore the historical evidence surrounding the full spectrum approach. It will argue that the historical evidence for many of the threads is weak, but that when th…
Indifference to the Navy? Security, identity and naval power 1870-84
This article explores the public discussions about the Royal Navy in the period 1870–84, a period that has seen research into naval policy, but little into the wider support for the Navy. Through an examination of contemporary coverage in newspapers, journals and pamphlets it argues that in this period the British were not apathetic or uninterested in their Navy, but instead were complacent and lacked informed comment on the issues. The degree of…
Strategy and the Sea
Theorist of maritime strategy
Thin books are often attractive; they suggest a distilled version of events – all you need to know to get through the looming seminar – easy and quick to digest, perhaps even lightweight. J.J. Wide
Opposition to the C hannel T unnel, 1882–1975
This article will discuss the defence arguments that were used to oppose the channel tunnel, the relationship between these arguments and Britain's island status, the perceptions of British insularity, together with how and possibly why these changed in the period 1882–1975. The opposition to the C hannel T unnel project, especially in the period 1880 to 1945, can provide historians with a valuable insight into the British relationship with the s…
Collective Security and Internal Dissent
In the run-up to the First World War, the Navy League was the main focus for navalist propaganda and the supporters of British sea power. It campaigned vigorously and noisily for the maintenance of British naval supremacy until the end of the First World War. However, by the time of the Washington naval conference in late 1921, the League's polices had been radically changed. As a result, by the winter of 1921–2, the Navy League's leadership was …
The Last Century of Sea Power, i
The ‘Hallmark of a First-Class Navy’
This article examines the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines into the Royal Navy and the images of national power that this generated, and indeed the images the Navy sought to present. It argues that from the Second World War onwards, the British slowly began to see the submarine not as a threat to their naval power and great power status, but as a means of shoring it up in the face of huge challenges to Britain's position in the world du…
Inter- and Intra-Service Rivalries in the Battle of the Atlantic
This article considers disputes the Royal Navy and Coastal Command had with Bomber Command, the Air Staff and supporters of strategic bombing over what was the ‘proper’ use of air power. The disputes centred on the provision of air support for the anti-submarine campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic. This article will argue that the balance was too much in favour of strategic bombing at the expense of the security of the Atlantic convoys, but th…
The Great Naval Game
The March 1943 Crisis in the Battle of the Atlantic
The idea that the British faced a ‘crisis’ which threatened their ability to use convoys to supply themselves with food and war materials in the Battle of the Atlantic during March 1943 is well established in the historical literature. This article, however, will argue that the concept of such a crisis is a myth. Through an examination of contemporary documents, statistics, and the actions of the British political and naval leadership, the articl…
The Command of the Ocean
Opposition to the C hannel T unnel, 1882–1975
This article will discuss the defence arguments that were used to oppose the channel tunnel, the relationship between these arguments and Britain's island status, the perceptions of British insularity, together with how and possibly why these changed in the period 1882–1975. The opposition to the C hannel T unnel project, especially in the period 1880 to 1945, can provide historians with a valuable insight into the British relationship with the s…
The ‘Hallmark of a First-Class Navy’
This article examines the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines into the Royal Navy and the images of national power that this generated, and indeed the images the Navy sought to present. It argues that from the Second World War onwards, the British slowly began to see the submarine not as a threat to their naval power and great power status, but as a means of shoring it up in the face of huge challenges to Britain's position in the world du…
Inter- and Intra-Service Rivalries in the Battle of the Atlantic
This article considers disputes the Royal Navy and Coastal Command had with Bomber Command, the Air Staff and supporters of strategic bombing over what was the ‘proper’ use of air power. The disputes centred on the provision of air support for the anti-submarine campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic. This article will argue that the balance was too much in favour of strategic bombing at the expense of the security of the Atlantic convoys, but th…
The March 1943 Crisis in the Battle of the Atlantic
The idea that the British faced a ‘crisis’ which threatened their ability to use convoys to supply themselves with food and war materials in the Battle of the Atlantic during March 1943 is well established in the historical literature. This article, however, will argue that the concept of such a crisis is a myth. Through an examination of contemporary documents, statistics, and the actions of the British political and naval leadership, the articl…
The March 1943 Crisis in the Battle of the Atlantic
The idea that the British faced a ‘crisis’ which threatened their ability to use convoys to supply themselves with food and war materials in the Battle of the Atlantic during March 1943 is well established in the historical literature. This article, however, will argue that the concept of such a crisis is a myth. Through an examination of contemporary documents, statistics, and the actions of the British political and naval leadership, the articl…
The Command of the Ocean
The ‘Hallmark of a First-Class Navy’
This article examines the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines into the Royal Navy and the images of national power that this generated, and indeed the images the Navy sought to present. It argues that from the Second World War onwards, the British slowly began to see the submarine not as a threat to their naval power and great power status, but as a means of shoring it up in the face of huge challenges to Britain's position in the world du…
Inter- and Intra-Service Rivalries in the Battle of the Atlantic
This article considers disputes the Royal Navy and Coastal Command had with Bomber Command, the Air Staff and supporters of strategic bombing over what was the ‘proper’ use of air power. The disputes centred on the provision of air support for the anti-submarine campaign in the Battle of the Atlantic. This article will argue that the balance was too much in favour of strategic bombing at the expense of the security of the Atlantic convoys, but th…
The Great Naval Game
The Last Century of Sea Power, i
Collective Security and Internal Dissent
In the run-up to the First World War, the Navy League was the main focus for navalist propaganda and the supporters of British sea power. It campaigned vigorously and noisily for the maintenance of British naval supremacy until the end of the First World War. However, by the time of the Washington naval conference in late 1921, the League's polices had been radically changed. As a result, by the winter of 1921–2, the Navy League's leadership was …
Opposition to the C hannel T unnel, 1882–1975
This article will discuss the defence arguments that were used to oppose the channel tunnel, the relationship between these arguments and Britain's island status, the perceptions of British insularity, together with how and possibly why these changed in the period 1882–1975. The opposition to the C hannel T unnel project, especially in the period 1880 to 1945, can provide historians with a valuable insight into the British relationship with the s…
Theorist of maritime strategy
Thin books are often attractive; they suggest a distilled version of events – all you need to know to get through the looming seminar – easy and quick to digest, perhaps even lightweight. J.J. Wide
Strategy and the Sea
Indifference to the Navy? Security, identity and naval power 1870-84
This article explores the public discussions about the Royal Navy in the period 1870–84, a period that has seen research into naval policy, but little into the wider support for the Navy. Through an examination of contemporary coverage in newspapers, journals and pamphlets it argues that in this period the British were not apathetic or uninterested in their Navy, but instead were complacent and lacked informed comment on the issues. The degree of…
Full spectrum anti-submarine warfare – The historical evidence from a British perspective
Submarines are pressing their way back to the top of the maritime agenda. To deal with the burgeoning submarine threat, the full spectrum approach to anti-submarine warfare has been developed. Its ten threads hope to defeat – as opposed to destroy – hostile submarines. This paper will explore the historical evidence surrounding the full spectrum approach. It will argue that the historical evidence for many of the threads is weak, but that when th…
The Royal and Russian Navies
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