An examination of the effectiveness of naval blockades and sanctions since 1750.

Preface; 1. Introduction: 'Thou shalt not pass'; 2. Britain, France and Napoleon's Continental Systems, 1793-1815; 3. The United States versus Great Britain, 1776-1815; 4. The North blockades the Confederacy, 1861-5; 5. International law and naval blockades during World War I: Britain, Germany, and the United States: traditional strategies versus the submarine; 6. Legal and economic aspects of naval blockades: the United States, Great Britain, and Germany in World War II; 7. The American submarine and aerial mine blockade of the Japanese home islands, 1941-5; 8. Blockades without war: from Pacific blockades to sanctions; 9. Blockades, war and international law: what it all means; Conclusion.