British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire
A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak.In recent years the phrase 'gunboat diplomacy' has been used to describe the crude use of naval power to bully or coerce a weaker nation. During the reign of Queen Victoria, 'gunboat diplomacy' was viewed very differently. It was the use of a very limited naval force to encourage global stability and to protect British overseas trade. This very subtle use of naval pow…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Wright, Paul (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-5158-1
- EAN: 9781472851581
- Produktnummer: 35872408
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H24.8 cm x B18.4 cm x D1.0 cm 166 g
- Reihenbandnummer: 304
- Gewicht: 166
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Angus Konstam, illustrated by Paul Wright
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