1st Edition

Imperial Defence The Old World Order, 1856–1956

Edited By Greg Kennedy Copyright 2008
352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

352 Pages
by Routledge

This new collection of essays, from leading British and Canadian scholars, presents an excellent insight into the strategic thinking of the British Empire. It defines the main areas of the strategic decision-making process that was known as 'Imperial Defence'. The theme is one of imperial defence and defence of empire, so chapters will be historiographical in nature, discussing the... Read more

Introduction  1. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1856–1918  2. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1919–1945  3. The Foreign Office and Defence of Empire, 1946–1956  4. The Treasury and Defence of Empire  5. The British Army and Defence of Empire, 1856–1956  6. RN and Defence of Empire, 1856–1918  7. RN and Defence of Empire, 1919–1956  8. Intelligence and Defence of Empire, 1856–1956  9. The Role of Religion and the Idea of Imperial Defence  10. Air Power and the Defence of Empire, 1918–1956  11.  Imperial Defence and Propaganda, 1856–1956  12. The Dominions and Imperial Defence, 1856–1956  13. Afterword

Biography

Greg Kennedy is a Professor of Strategic Foreign Policy at the Defence Studies Department, King’s College London, based at the Joint Services Command and Staff College in Shrivenham. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning monograph, Anglo-American Strategic Relations and the Far East, 1933-1939 (Frank Cass, 2002).