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Sir Julian Stafford Corbett's book, "Some Principles of Maritime Strategy," examines the intricate relationship between army and navy operations in warfare, arguing that maritime strategy must first determine their mutual roles before purely naval tactics can be pursued. Corbett emphasizes that policy always dictates war plans, criticizing rigid maxims like focusing solely on destroying the enemy’s armed forces, especially in complex maritime conflicts. He also analyzes the concepts of limited versus unlimited war, particularly as they apply to a maritime power like Britain, contrasting the British tradition with the exclusively continental strategies of figures like Clausewitz. Finally, the strategic discussion focuses on the objective of naval warfare securing "command of the sea", which Corbett refines to mean the control of passage and communication, through methods such as decisive battles, various forms of blockade, and the protection of trade.