Parkinson Roger:
The Late Victorian Navy
The Pre-Dreadnought Era And The Origins Of The First World War
Boydell & Brewer Ltd (United Kingdom), 2008
Hardback, 323 pages
Size: 236x160 mm
ISBN: 9781843833727
ISBN-10: 1843833727
The Late Victorian Navy
In naval terms, the period from 1889 to 1906 is often referred to as the 'pre-Dreadnought era', a prelude to the lead-up to the First World War. This book reviews the Great Near East crisis of 1878 and shows how its aftermath in the Carnarvon Commission produced a profound shift in strategic thinking, culminating in the Naval Defence Act of 1889.

