A history of the Royal Navy
Subtitle: empire and imperialism
By: Daniel Owen Spence
Contributors: National Museum of the Royal Navy (Great Britain)
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9781780765433
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: History; Naval History; Great Britain. Royal Navy; Great Britain
Description: The British Empire, the largest empire in history, was fundamentally a maritime one. Britain's imperial power was inextricably tied to the strength of the Royal Navy the ability to protect and extend Britain's political and economic interests overseas, and to provide the vital bonds that connected the metropole with the colonies. This book will examine the intrinsic relationship between the Royal Navy and the empire, by examining not only the navy s expansionist role on land and sea, but also the ideological and cultural influence it exerted for both the coloniser and colonised.
Notes: Published in association with the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Includes bibliographical references and index.