Deterrence Through Strength - British Naval Power and Foreign Policy Under Pax Britannica

Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Berens Matzke is an associate professor of history at Ripon College in Wisconsin. She has previously published in Journal of British Studies and War in History. Klappentext Rebecca Berens Matzke is an associate professor of history at Ripon College in Wisconsin. She has previously published in Journal of British Studies and War in History. Zusammenfassung Reveals how Britain's diplomatic and naval authority in the early Victorian period was not circumstantial but rather based on real economic and naval strength as well as on resolute political leadership. The Royal Navy's main role in the nineteenth century was to be a deterrent force! a role it skilfully played. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. The Early Victorian Period2. Politics, Policy, Principles, and Strategy3. The Instruments of Power4. Britain Gets Its Way in North America5. China: Adjusting the Signal6. The Mediterranean and the Problem of France7. ConclusionBibliography

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• Autori: Rebecca Berens Matzke, MATZKE REBECCA BERENS
• Editore: University of Nebraska Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.07.2011
• EAN: 9780803235144
• ISBN: 978-0-8032-3514-4
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Studies in War, Society, and t; Studies in War, Society, and the Military; Studies in War, Society, and t
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche comparate e internazionali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie