Lecoq, Tristan
Two centuries of withdrawal from seaborne warfare (from 1815 to date)
- 2022.
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As wars have ended, the trend has been to deal with naval matters inequitably—a reflection of how the Navy is seen to fit into defence policy. In 1945, French maritime ambitions were at a low ebb and rebuilding the Navy took a long time. Today, other powers are making their own ambitions known.