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British Empire As a Superpower

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Inhaltsverzeichnis Author's Note - PART 1 THE EMPIRE: ITS NATURE AND THE CONCEPT OF POWER - Introduction - The Imperial Structure - Sea Power - The Concept of Power on Land - PART 2 STRATEGIC POLICY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES, 1919-29 - Economy and Disarmament - The British Armed Services - Dominion, Indian and Colonial Forces - PART 3 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1919-29 PERIOD: 1 INTERVENTIONS - Russia - Iran - Turkey - Germany, Austria and the Danube - The Mediterranean, 1923-29 - PART 4 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1919-29 PERIOD: 2 SECURITY - Introduction - Ireland - British Domestic Commitments - The Middle East - The Indian Empire; Burma - China - The Colonial Empire; the Caribbean, Africa, the Far East - The Dominions - Britain beyond the Imperial Frontiers - PART 5 STRATEGIC POLICY, 1930-39 - Introduction - Rearmament: General Policy - Rearmament: The Armed Services, Intelligence - Rearmament: India, the Dominions, the Colonial Empire - PART 6 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1930-39 PERIOD: 1 RESPONSES TO AGGRESSION - Introduction - The Far East, 1931-39 - The Saar - The Ethiopian Crisis - The Rhineland - The Spanish Civil War - Austria and Munich - The Last Year of Peace - PART 7 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1930-39 PERIOD: 2 SECURITY - Introduction - The Indian Empire - Burma - The Colonial Empire - The Dominions - Britain beyond the Imperial Frontiers - British Domestic Commitments - Eire - The Middle East - Palestine, 1936-39 - PART 7 CONCLUSION - Discipline and Morale - A Superpower System at Work - Appendix: Bibliography and Sources - Index

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Author's Note - PART 1 THE EMPIRE: ITS NATURE AND THE CONCEPT OF POWER - Introduction - The Imperial Structure - Sea Power - The Concept of Power on Land - PART 2 STRATEGIC POLICY AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF FORCES, 1919-29 - Economy and Disarmament - The British Armed Services - Dominion, Indian and Colonial Forces - PART 3 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1919-29 PERIOD: 1 INTERVENTIONS - Russia - Iran - Turkey - Germany, Austria and the Danube - The Mediterranean, 1923-29 - PART 4 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1919-29 PERIOD: 2 SECURITY - Introduction - Ireland - British Domestic Commitments - The Middle East - The Indian Empire; Burma - China - The Colonial Empire; the Caribbean, Africa, the Far East - The Dominions - Britain beyond the Imperial Frontiers - PART 5 STRATEGIC POLICY, 1930-39 - Introduction - Rearmament: General Policy - Rearmament: The Armed Services, Intelligence - Rearmament: India, the Dominions, the Colonial Empire - PART 6 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1930-39 PERIOD: 1 RESPONSES TO AGGRESSION - Introduction - The Far East, 1931-39 - The Saar - The Ethiopian Crisis - The Rhineland - The Spanish Civil War - Austria and Munich - The Last Year of Peace - PART 7 MILITARY COMMITMENTS IN THE 1930-39 PERIOD: 2 SECURITY - Introduction - The Indian Empire - Burma - The Colonial Empire - The Dominions - Britain beyond the Imperial Frontiers - British Domestic Commitments - Eire - The Middle East - Palestine, 1936-39 - PART 7 CONCLUSION - Discipline and Morale - A Superpower System at Work - Appendix: Bibliography and Sources - Index

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Authors Clayton, Anthony Clayton
Publisher Palgrave UK
 
Languages English
Product format Hardback
Released 18.06.1986
 
EAN 9780333412633
ISBN 978-0-333-41263-3
No. of pages 559
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration

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