These essays by Raoul Castex were originally published in Théories stratégiques, volumes 1–5, 1931–39, by the Société d’ Editions Géographiques, Maritimes et Coloniales.

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Castex, Raoul, 1878–1968

[Théories stratégiques.     English.     Selections]

Strategic theories / Raoul Castex; selections, translated and edited with an introduction by Eugenia C. Kiesling.

p.      cm.—(Classics of sea power)

Includes Bibliographical references.

Naval strategy.      I. Kiesling, Eugenia C.      II. Title.      III. Series.

V163.C37      1993

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