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A blokád elmélete és gyakorlata a tengeri hadviselésben
The Theory and Practice of Blockade in Naval Warfare

Author(s): Ferenc Kaiser
Subject(s): History
Published by: AETAS Könyv- és Lapkiadó Egyesület

Summary/Abstract: Blockade is one of the most ancient and most successfully utilized tool of naval warfare. It was first used in the age of the Greek and Carthaginian colonizers, and was already often mentioned in the sources of the Peloponnesian War (431–404 BC). It is, however, still a widely used and internationally recognized tool of warfare. The paper discusses the naval blockade with a comprehensive approach (definition, recognition by international law, usage, technological barriers, means of protection and geopolitical considerations), sup-plementing the theoretical parts with ample historical explanations.

  • Issue Year: 2007
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 49-68
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Hungarian