A recent reprint of John Knox Laughton's Studies in Naval History is the opening recommendation. Laughton is often credited as a father of both modern naval history and modern naval war studies, while the Laughton Chair of Naval History preserves his institutional legacy. The book ranges across naval figures and privateering, including John Paul Jones and Robert Surcouf. This opening recommendation gives viewers a route into classic naval historiography as well as the people and methods that shaped the field.
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John Knox Laughton and modern naval history
A recommendation of John Knox Laughton's Studies in Naval History introduces the scholar often credited with helping establish modern naval history and naval war studies.