Naval Blockades in Peace and War: An Economic History since 1750

Contents Preface................................................page..... ix 1. Introduction: "Thou Shalt Not Pass"....................1 2. Britain, France, and Napoleon's Continental System, 1793-1815........................25 3. The United States versus Great Britain, 1776-1815................53 4. The North Blockades the Confederacy, 1861-1865....................109 5. International Law and Naval Blockades during World War I: Britain, Germany, and the United States: Traditional Strategies versus the Submarine.........................159 6. Legal and Economic Aspects of Naval Blockades: The United States, Great Britain, and Germany in World War II..................239 7. The American Submarine and Aerial Mine Blockade of the Japanese Home Islands, 1941-1945..................321 8. Blockades without War: From Pacific Blockades to Sanctions...........................383 9. Blockades, War, and International Law: What It All Means..................................417 Conclusion..............................427 Index....................................429