The Dominion Partnership in Imperial Defense, 1870-1914
Author: Donald C. Gordon
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780608146881
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Donald C. Gordon
Publisher:
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780608146881
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Donald C. Gordon
Publisher:
Published: 1965-06
Total Pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9780801802263
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Donald Craigie Gordon
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins, P.
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Greg Kennedy
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2007-11-21
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 1134252463
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Empire. It defines the main areas of the strategic decision-making process that was known as 'Imperial Defence'. The theme is one of imperial defence and defence of empire, so chapters will be historiographical in nature, discussing the major features of each key component of imperial defence, areas of agreement and disagreement in the existing literature on critical interpretations, introducing key individuals and positions and commenting on the appropriateness of existing studies, as well as identifying a raft of new directions for future research.
Author: John C. Mitcham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016-03-17
Total Pages: 460
ISBN-13: 1316539105
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first comprehensive account of the cultural and racial origins of the imperial security partnership between Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. Drawing on research from every corner of the globe, John C. Mitcham merges studies of diplomacy, defense strategy, and politics with a wider analysis of society and popular culture, and in doing so, poses important questions about race, British identity, and the idea of empire. The book examines diverse subjects such as the South African War, the Anglo-German naval arms race, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, and the birth of the Boy Scout Movement, and positions them within the larger phenomenon of British race patriotism that permeated the fin de siècle. Most importantly, Mitcham demonstrates how this shared concept of 'Britishness' gradually led to closer relations between the self-governing states of the empire, and ultimately resulted in a remarkably unified effort during the First World War.
Author: Aaron Plamondon
Publisher: UBC Press
Published: 2010-07-01
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 0774859105
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In 1993, Canada’s Liberal Party cancelled an order to replace the Sea King maritime helicopter. The Liberals claimed the Tory plan was too expensive, but the cancellation itself actually cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The incident drew public attention to the waste in Canada’s defence spending and to the under-equipped state of its military. Aaron Plamondon ties the bungled attempts to replace the Sea King – before and since 1993 – to the evolution of the weapons procurement process in Canada since Confederation. He reveals that partisan politics, rather than a desire to increase the military’s capabilities, has driven the nation’s policy-makers.
Author: George H. Cassar
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 1994-01-01
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9781852851170
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Asquith was at the pinnacle of his success when the course of his life and that of his country was changed by the outbreak of the First World War. Instead of being over by Christmas 1914, the war became a stalemate, with opposing trenches extending from the Channel coast to the Swiss border. During the initial stages of the war Asquith's oratory, tact and skill, combined with his imperturbability and prestige, made him indispensable. As the war dragged on, his failure to show the ruthlessness needed to win at any cost made him ill-suited to direct the nation in total war. In December 1916 Asquith was manoeuvred out of Downing Street by Lloyd George. Asquith as War Leader is the first comprehensive study of this exceptionally talented Prime Minister's war record. In a thorough examination of British war policy, with its evolutionary shifts and internal dissensions, George H. Cassar has defined the precise nature of Asquith's involvement and responsibility. He describes Asquith's part in bringing Britain into the war, in shaping war aims and strategy, and in mobilising the nation's resources. Because he was not the Prime Minister who won in 1918, Asquith's achievements in dealing with the problems of fighting a war on an unprecedented scale have been insufficiently recognised.
Author: Robin Winks
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 1999-10-21
Total Pages: 757
ISBN-13: 0191542415
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. From the founding of colonies in North America and the West Indies in the seventeenth century to the reversion of Hong Kong to China at the end of the twentieth, British imperialism was a catalyst for far-reaching change. The Oxford History of the British Empire as a comprehensive study helps us to understand the end of Empire in relation to its beginning, the meaning of British imperialism for the ruled as well as for the rulers, and the significance of the British Empire as a theme in world history. This fifth and final volume shows how opinions have changed dramatically over the generations about the nature, role, and value of imperialism generally, and the British Empire more specifically. The distinguished team of contributors discuss the many and diverse elements which have influenced writings on the Empire: the pressure of current events, access to primary sources, the creation of relevant university chairs, the rise of nationalism in former colonies, decolonization, and the Cold War. They demonstrate how the study of empire has evolved from a narrow focus on constitutional issues to a wide-ranging enquiry about international relations, the uses of power, and impacts and counterimpacts between settler groups and native peoples. The result is a thought-provoking cultural and intellectual inquiry into how we understand the past, and whether this understanding might affect the way we behave in the future.
Author: Nicholas Mansergh
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1982-12-01
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 1349169501
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Andrew N. Porter
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 797
ISBN-13: 0198205651
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →To China and Latin America, often regarded as central components of a British 'informal empire'.