1st Edition
Arms and the State Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854–1914
By Marshall J. Bastable
Copyright 2004
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
312 Pages
by
Routledge
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Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first and foremost modern armaments company, the Armstrong Whitworth Company, from its origins in 1854 to 1914. It focuses on the role of Sir William G. Armstrong, an engineer and entrepreneur who transformed his modest mechanical engineering business into a vast industrial enterprise which invented, developed, manufactured and sold heavy guns and... Read more
Contents: Introduction: Theories, models and approaches. Part I Inventing the Armstrong Gun, 1854-65: War, friends and competitors; The naval arms revolution; Defending England: monster guns or iron ships? Part II Making the Global Arms Market, 1863-1914: Introduction; World demand and Elswick's marketing; Arming America and Europe in the age of nationalism; Arming Asia in the age of imperialism. Part III Remaking British Naval Power, 1880-1914: Introduction; The naval-industrial complex; The political-industrial complex; Entrepreneurs, managers and the British state. Conclusion; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Marshall J. Bastable is a professor at Acadia University, Canada.
'... the book succeeds brilliantly [...] in its analysis and dissection of the political-military-industrial complex.' Journal for Maritime Research 'This is a welcome history of one of the great armament firms and of one of the nineteenth century's most inventive mind.' Northern History '... an important contribution to scholarship on the development of military-industrial relationships.' Technology and Culture '... Bastable's work is the first truly scholarly history of Armstrong and his firm... Throughout his work, the author makes good use of government and private archival materials, as well as printed primary sources. He succeeds admirably in his goal of relating the history of the Armstrong firm in light of the rapid technological advances, ever changing domestic politics, and international machinations of the time.' The Mariner's Mirror
