Sir William Rooke Creswell and the foundation of the Australian Navy /

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The six Australian colonies united on 1st January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia. One of the reasons given for this federation was that the Commonwealth could provide a common defence. William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dwyer, Sheila (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014.
Temas:
Navies > Australia > Officers.
Officiers de marine.
Maritime history.
Australasian & Pacific history.
Colonialism & imperialism.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Armed Forces.
Navies > Officers.
Australia > Armed Forces.
Australia.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The six Australian colonies united on 1st January 1901 to become the Commonwealth of Australia. One of the reasons given for this federation was that the Commonwealth could provide a common defence. William Rooke Creswell argued that, as an island continent, Australia could not defend itself without a navy. He saw no point in having a 70,000 strong army if only one enemy battleship could destroy port cities and disrupt maritime trade and sea communications. Creswell was not alone in his cam ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:144385882X
9781443858823
9781306549714
130654971X

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