Imperial Defence, 1868-1887
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Australasian Colonies
Author_Donald MacKenzie Schurman
British imperial strategy
Carnarvon Commission
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coaling
coaling station defence
Coaling Stations
colonial
Colonial Defence
Colonial Defence Committee
Colonial Office
committee
Defence Committee
empire
Empire Defence
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Eric Walker
Fortress England
george
George Ward Hunt
Hicks Beach
Imperial Defence
Imperial Defence Planning
king
King George Sound
maritime infrastructure
Milne's Committee
naval administration history
Naval Lord
nineteenth century naval reforms
office
Royal Colonial Institute
Secretary Of State
Self-governing Colonies
Simons Bay
sound
station
steam propulsion transition
Table Bay
Thursday Island
Victorian naval technology
war
War Office Views
Ward Hunt
Product details
- ISBN 9781138873629
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 07 Apr 2015
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The technical transformation of the Royal Navy during the Victorian era posed many design, tactical and operational problems for administrators from the 1830s onwards. The switch from sail to steam required the creation of a system of defended coaling stations and a greater infrastructure.
Donald MacKenzie Schurman, John Beeler
