A history of the Royal Navy : empire and imperialism /

The British Empire, the largest empire in history, was fundamentally a maritime one. Britain's imperial power was inextricably tied to the strength of the Royal Navy the ability to protect and extend Britain's political and economic interests overseas, and to provide the vital bonds that c...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Spence, Daniel Owen (Author)
Corporate Author: National Museum of the Royal Navy (Great Britain)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2015.
Series:History of the Royal Navy series.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
General & world history.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Marine & Naval.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Great Britain > History, Naval.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire navale.
Great Britain
History
Naval history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Biography; Title Page; Copyright Page; List of Illustrations; Series Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 An Empire Emerges; 2 Science and Exploration; 3 Pax Britannica; 4 Imperial and Colonial Culture; 5 Colonial Navalism; 6 The Empire Rallies; 7 End of Empire?; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Plates.

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