Deterrence Through Strength: British Naval Power and Foreign Policy Under Pax Britannica
(Part of the Studies in War, Society, and the Military Series)
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The notion of a Pax Britannica--a concept implying that Britain's overwhelming strength enforced global peace in the era that began with Napoleon's defeat in 1815--largely ended with the British Empire itself. Although most historians still view this period as a departure from the eighteenth century, when lengthy coalition wars were commonplace, critics argue that Britain had only limited means of exercising power in the nineteenth century and that...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0803235143
ISBN13:9780803235144
Release Date:July 2011
Publisher:University of Nebraska Press
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 5.7" x 8.5"
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