Far-flung Lines : Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of Donald Mackenzie Schurman

ISBN-13: 9780714646831 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 236 str.

Greg Kennedy; Keith Neilson

Opis

Far Flung Lines shows how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence system that would protect its vital imperial interests. By combining a number of different historical threads - particularly imperial history, naval history and military history - Neilson and Kennedy rebut the idea that British defence policy in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was primarily concerned with maintaining the balance of power in Europe.

Spis treści

The Northern Mariner

"Some excellent articles ... An informative treatment of British military policy from the perspective of imperial defence, as opposed to the more traditional "continentalist" view."



Soldiers of the Queen 96

"Packed with data and insights, a useful and stimulating work that will be used by historians and students for years to come, and is recommended to all who are seriously interested in 19th and 20th century British imperial defence."



The American Neptune, Vol 57, No 4, Fall 97

"This is an important work for all those concerned with the role of the Royal Navy in the widest imperial context over the years 1854-1935.

O autorze

Greg Kennedy, Keith Neilson