Excerpt from The Last Great Naval War: An Historical Retrospect
So many able pens have dealt with the last great naval war that an apology is needed for adding to the already copious literature of the subject.
Some of the existing histories, such, for instance, as the excellent works of Admiral Colomb and Professor Laughton, are, however, perhaps too strictly professional for the general reader; while Professor Bryce"s "National Federation" deals mainly with constitutional questions. Other books, written for popular consumption, are too largely occupied with the many personal and dramatic aspects of the great struggle. I have endeavoured to steer a middle course between the two extremes, and, while not neglecting the human interest, I have striven to set forth the many great lessons of a war which has left an enduring mark upon the nation and the race.
Thus this little work is necessarily a compilation; and to the many accomplished writers from whom I have freely borrowed, my grateful acknowledgments are offered. Their labours have rendered my humbler task possible.
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