“The Nelson Touch” 200 The Battle 208 Commerce Warfare after Trafalgar 223 26. GENERAL STRATEGY OF THE WAR OF 1812 229 Results of the Northern Campaign 235 27. LESSONS OF THE WAR WITH SPAIN 241 The Possibilities of a “Fleet in Being” 241 28. THE SANTIAGO BLOCKADE 250 29. “FLEET IN BEING” AND “FORTRESS FLEET” 256 The Port Arthur Squadron in the Russo-Japanese War 256 Divided Forces 269 30. ROZHESTVENSKY AT TSUSHIMA 276 PART III NAVAL AND NATIONAL POLICIES 31. EXPANSION AND OVER-SEA BASES 285 The Annexation of Hawaii 285 32. APPLICATION OF THE MONROE DOCTRINE 288 Anglo-American Community of Interests 288 33. CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN 296 34. OUR INTERESTS IN THE PACIFIC 299 35. THE GERMAN STATE AND ITS MENACE 302 The Bulwark of British Sea Power 306 36. ADVANTAGES OF INSULAR POSITION 309 Great Britain and the Continental Powers 309 37. BEARING OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ON NAVAL POLICY AND STRATEGY 317 38. SEIZURE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY AT SEA 328 39. THE MORAL ASPECT OF WAR 342 40. THE PRACTICAL ASPECT OF WAR 348 41. MOTIVES FOR NAVAL POWER 355 APPENDIX CHRONOLOGICAL OUTLINE 359 ACADEMIC HONORS 360 PUBLISHED WORKS 361 UNCOLLECTED ESSAYS 362 REFERENCES 362 INDEX 365 LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS