The first point to make about British naval rearmament in the 1930s is that the Royal Navy was preparing not for war, but to deter war, at least until after March 1939

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Naval War College ReviewVolume 44Number 2 Spring Article 71991A War Fleet Built for Peace: British NavalRearmament in the 1930s and the Dilemma ofDeterrence versus DefenceEric J. GroveFollow this and additional works at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-reviewThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion inNaval War College Review by an authorized editor of U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons. For more information, please contactrepository.inquiries@usnwc.edu.Recommended CitationGrove, Eric J. (1991) "A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930s and the Dilemma of Deterrence versusDefence," Naval War College Review: Vol. 44 : No. 2 , Article 7.Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/71Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19912Naval War College Review, Vol. 44 [1991], No. 2, Art. 7https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/73Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19914Naval War College Review, Vol. 44 [1991], No. 2, Art. 7https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/75Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19916Naval War College Review, Vol. 44 [1991], No. 2, Art. 7https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/77Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 19918Naval War College Review, Vol. 44 [1991], No. 2, Art. 7https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/79Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 199110Naval War College Review, Vol. 44 [1991], No. 2, Art. 7https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol44/iss2/711Grove: A War Fleet Built for Peace: British Naval Rearmament in the 1930Published by U.S. Naval War College Digital Commons, 1991

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