| Far-Flung Lines: Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of Donald MacKenzie Schurman Contributor(s): Kennedy, Greg (Editor), Neilson, Keith (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0714642169 ISBN-13: 9780714642161 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1996 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 359 |
| LCCN: 97151476 |
| Series: Naval Policy & History |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.18" W x 9.14" (0.84 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These studies show how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence for its imperial interests. They rebut the idea that British defence policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was primarily concerned with the balance of power in Europe. |