Donald MacKenzie Schurman,John Beeler's Imperial Defence, 1868-1887 (Cass Series: Naval Policy and PDF

By Donald MacKenzie Schurman,John Beeler

ISBN-10: 0714650064

ISBN-13: 9780714650067

ISBN-10: 1138873624

ISBN-13: 9781138873629

The technical transformation of the Royal army through the Victorian period posed many layout, tactical and operational difficulties for directors from the 1830s onwards. The change from sail to steam required the construction of a procedure of defended coaling stations and a better infrastructure.

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