British Gunboats of Victoria's Empire
(Book #304 in the Osprey New Vanguard Series)
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A beautifully illustrated history of the iconic ocean-going gunboats of British 'gunboat diplomacy', the hundreds of little warships that for 50 years demonstrated the power of the Royal Navy worldwide, and which maintained and enforced the rule of the British Empire at its peak. In recent years the phrase 'gunboat diplomacy' has been used to describe the crude use of naval power to bully or coerce a weaker nation. During the reign of Queen Victoria,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1472851587
ISBN13:9781472851581
Release Date:April 2022
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 7.3" x 9.7"
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