Destroyers, Naval Culture and British Identity

Introduction
Ship Symbolism, Identity and Culture
The Naval Theatre, Identity and Citizenship
Book Structure

Chapter 1. A New Naval Symbol
A Brief History of the Destroyer
Destroyer Etymology
Chapter 2. Navalism and the Business of Self-Promotion, 1895-1914
Popular Navalism and Naval Propaganda
Reviews and 'Fake Wars'
Provincial Naval Theatre and the 'Local' Factor
Chapter 3. Britain's Hard-Bitten Weather-Beaten Defenders, 1914-1919
The Sentinels of Britain
Wartime Propaganda and War Savings Campaigns
Business Rather Than Pleasure
Chapter 4. The Ambassadorial Service, 1919-1939
The Aftermath of War
A Return to Grand Spectacle
Sowing the Seeds of Friendship
Chapter 5. A Destroyer is the Aim! War Savings and Civic Culture, 1939-1945
Warship Weeks and Naval Propaganda
Naval Iconography
Parades and Ceremonies.
Ship Adoptions
Chapter 6. Commemoration, Memory and Legacy
Monuments and Museums
'The Best and the Bravest': Destroyer Men, Memory and Experience

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

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• História social e cultural
• Forças navais e guerra
• História marítima
• Navios militares e navais

Destroyers; Naval Culture; British Identity; Heroic Deeds; Late 1880s; 1890s; British Navy; Naval Policy; Second World War; Propaganda; British Morale; Naval Power