Beschreibung:
This collection of essays provides a comprehensive guide to British Imperial Defence in the century up to the 1956 Suez crisis.
Introduction 1. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1856-1918 2. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1919-1945 3. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1946-1956 4. The Treasury and Defence of Empire 5. The British Army and Defence of Empire, 1856-1956 6. RN and Defence of Empire, 1856-1918 7. RN and Defence of Empire, 1919-1956 8. Intelligence and Defence of Empire, 1856-1956 9. The Role of Religion and the Idea of Imperial Defence 10. Air Power and the Defence of Empire, 1918-1956 11. Imperial Defence and Propaganda, 1856-1956 12. The Dominions and Imperial Defence, 1856-1956 13. Afterword