Pax Britannica: Ruling the Waves and Keeping the Peace Before Armageddon

By Barry M. Gough

Book Overview

This book by world-expert Barry Gough examines the period of Pax Britannica, in the century before World War I. Following events of those 100 years, the book follows how the British failed to maintain their global hegemony of sea power in the face of continental challenges.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230354300
• ISBN13: 9780230354302
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.3"