Arms Control at Sea

Annapolis, Maryland: The Naval Institute Press, 1989. Presumed First U.S. Edition, presumed first printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. vii, [1], 229, [3] pages. Small tear and loss of material at top edge of dust jacket. Black mark on bottom edge. Includes Acknowledgments, Bibliography, and Index. Topics covered include The Objectives of Arms Control; The Objectives of Maritime Power; Maritime Arms Control Measures, 1800-1939; The Post-1945 Context; The Limits of Current Achievement; Some Aspirations Examined; The Sea and Strategic Arms Control; Tactical Nuclear Weapons at Sea; Limitation of Conventional Armaments at Sea; Limitation of Naval Force Structures; Maritime Weapon-free Zones; Coastal State Control; Confidence-building Measures; and the Limits of the Possible. This book reviews the history of maritime control measures from before the First World War, and provides a critical examination of both the objectives of maritime power and the concepts of disarmament, peace zones, parity, verifiability, and peaceful coexistence. The author argues that the objectives of maritime power are not necessarily incompatible with international security, and that strategic deterrence can contribute to improved security. Rear Admiral John Richard Hill (25 March 1929 - 25 March 2017) was a rear-admiral in the Royal Navy, a former chief executive of the Middle Temple, author, and editor of many books on naval affairs. Richard Hill entered the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth in 1942 and became a sub-lieutenant in 1946. Richard Hill went to sea in 1946 and served mainly in destroyers and frigates, specializing in navigation up to the age of thirty-three. Following his promotion to commander, he served mainly in appointments in the Ministry of Defence between 1963 and 1969, attending the Imperial Defence College from 1965 to 1967. In 1969 to 1971, he served at HMS Dryad. In 1972, he was appointed Defence Fellow of King's College London, where he wrote a thesis on 'The Rule of Law at Sea.' On promotion to captain, he returned to the Ministry of Defence from 1973 to 1975, then he was posted abroad to The Netherlands, where he served as Defence and Naval Attaché at The Hague from 1975 to 1977. Promoted to commodore in 1977, he returned to the Ministry of Defence until promoted to rear-admiral in 1981; he served as Flag Officer, Admiralty Interview Board from 1981 to 1983. He retired from the Royal Navy as a rear-admiral in 1983. He has served as editor of the Naval Review, 1983-2002 and as its reviews editor from 2002. He has been a member of Council, Greenwich Forum, 1983 -, and served on the Board of War Studies, University of London, 1986-94; member of Council, Foundation for International Security, 1987-; member of Council, 1993-1997´and Vice President, 1997-2001 of the Navy Records Society; member of Council, 1993-94, and Chairman, 1994-99, of the Society for Nautical Research. Trustee, 1994-99, and Vice President, 2002, of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth. In 2000, the British Maritime Foundation awarded Admiral Hill the Mountbatten Maritime Prize.