Imperial Defence, 1868-1887 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and History)
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Author(s)Donald MacKenzie Schurman
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0714650064
ISBN-139780714650067
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Sales Rank6,018,887
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
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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.