Empire, Technology and Seapower Royal Navy crisis in the age of Palmerston

Howard J. Fuller, "Empire, Technology and Seapower: Royal Navy crisis in the age of Palmerston "
English | ISBN: 0415370043 | 2013 | 320 pages | EPUB | 794 KB
This book examines British naval diplomacy from the end of the Crimean War to the American Civil War, showing how the mid-Victorian Royal Navy suffered serious challenges during the period.

Many recent works have attempted to depict the mid-Victorian Royal Navy as all-powerful, innovative, and even self-assured. In contrast, this work argues that it suffered serious challenges in the form of expanding imperial commitments, national security concerns, precarious diplomatic relations with European Powers and the United States, and technological advancements associated with the armoured warship at the height of the so-called 'Pax Britannica'.
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