Corbett Car - Coaches Rental

Julian Stafford Corbett : Sir Julian Stafford Corbett (born 12 November 1854 in Thames Ditton, Surrey; died 21 September 1922 in Thames Ditton) was a prominent British naval historian and geostrategist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose works helped shape the Royal Navy's reforms of that era. One of his most famous works is Some Principles of Maritime Strategy, which remains a classic among students of naval warfare. Corbett was a good friend and ally of naval reformer Admiral John "Jackie" Fisher, the First Sea Lord.


Early life and education: The son a London property developer, Corbett studied law at Cambridge, where he took a first class degree. Corbett came to naval history in mid-life and from a civilian background. Corbett was a man of independent means who traveled extensively, who sought a literary career after retiring from his law practice in 1882. Fascinated by the Elizabethan period, he first wrote historical novels on this period. Then, he became a correspondent for the Pall Mall Gazette, serving as its correspodent during the Dongola Expedition in 1896



Career as a naval historian: In 1896 he accepted John Knox Laughton’s request to edit a volume of documents on the Spanish war, 1585 – 87 which served as the start of his career as a naval historian. Corbett became known as one of the Royal Navy’s leading intellectuals, and from 1901 to 1922 was writing regularly on naval history and strategy. In 1902 he began lecturing at the British Naval War College, founded in 1900. In 1903, he gave the Ford Lectures in English History at Oxford University. In 1905, he became the Admiralty’s chief unofficial strategic adviser and served as secretary of the Cabinet Historical Office. Appointed a knight in 1917, he was awarded the Chesney Gold Medal in 1914.