In response to the pressure of the invasion debates of 1903–5 the Admiralty developed a new strategy, ‘flotilla defence’, to counter arguments brought forward by the War Office. This concept was a purely political one; it was a cynical bid to mislead the Committee of Imperial Defence in order to secure naval funding. By placing ‘flotilla defence’ in this context this article will demonstrate that it was not, as has been claimed, a revolutionary naval strategy, but part of the polarization of defence policy which led to a breakdown in relations between the army and the navy.

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入侵、突袭和军队改革：“舰队防御”的政治背景，1903-5

为应对 1903-5 年入侵辩论的压力，海军部制定了一项新战略，即“舰队防御”，以反驳陆军部提出的论点。这个概念是一个纯粹的政治概念。误导帝国国防委员会以确保海军资助是一种愤世嫉俗的企图。通过将“舰队防御”置于这种背景下，本文将证明它并不是一种革命性的海军战略，而是导致陆军和海军关系破裂的国防政策两极分化的一部分。