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A comprehensive survey of its subject [offering] a scholarly but very readable analysis of a vital period in the development of the Royal Navy. [...] The author's research is impeccable. * NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTORS & RESEARCH ASSOCIATION REVIEW *
A meticulously researched and carefully constructed book that opens a wide window onto the Royal Navy. [...] An important contribution to naval history. * VICTORIAN STUDIES *
A cogent and well-written book [and] a very valuable contribution to our understanding of the late Victorian Royal Navy. * INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MARITIME HISTORY *
Parkinson's documentary research, tables, and ship drawings vividly portray the origins of the pre-dreadnought navy of the 1890s. Despite the title, his analysis does not extend all the way to the origins of WW I. Recommended. * CHOICE *
A dense work, containing a great deal of information on a myriad of subjects. A valuable contribution to the literature on the subject. * NAUTICAL RESEARCH JOURNAL *
[This] is a terrific book. All naval historians, scholars of nineteenth century Britain, and students of strategy and policy would benefit from reading The Late Victorian Navy. * MILITARY HISTORY *
[A] useful contribution to the discussion of naval policy, strategy, defence of commerce and the development of sea-power theory. -- Andrew Lambert * ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW *
An important and scholarly re-evaluation that throws considerable light on the navy of the 1870s-1890s. [...] An impressive work. -- JEREMY BLACK * HISTORY *
Book Information
ISBN 9781843833727
Author Roger Parkinson
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint The Boydell Press
Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Weight(grams) 1g