A Military History of Victoria, Australia 1803-1945
A Military History of Victoria, Australia 1803-1945

Author: Bob Marmion

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2024-02-06

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 1527575705

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This is a case study of possibly the most complex defensive system in Australia between 1803 and 1945. Defending Victoria was such a wide ranging and demanding task that the colony, and later the state, of Victoria was known as the Gibraltar of the South. This book fills a major gap in Australian military and naval history. Using Victoria as a case study, the book shows how defence developed from the idea of a basic sand fort emanating from a fear of French invasion during the early 19th century, into a complex, modern three-dimensional defensive system incorporating air, land and sea defences as well as radar and secret defence technology by the 1940s. The book is not a simple narration of facts and events, but a substantial addition to Australian military history, on account of its extensive analysis of the political, social, economic and technological factors which impacted defence over many decades of the 19th century.

Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1914 [2 volumes]
Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800-1914 [2 volumes]

Author: Carl C. Hodge

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2007-11-30

Total Pages: 969

ISBN-13: 0313043418

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In 1800, Europeans governed about one-third of the world's land surface; by the start of World War I in 1914, Europeans had imposed some form of political or economic ascendancy on over 80 percent of the globe. The basic structure of global and European politics in the twentieth century was fashioned in the previous century out of the clash of competing imperial interests and the effects, both beneficial and harmful, of the imperial powers on the societies they dominated. This encyclopedia offers current, detailed information on the major world powers and their global empires, as well as on the people, events, ideas, and movements, both European and non-European, that shaped the Age of Imperialism.

The Age of Urban Democracy
The Age of Urban Democracy

Author: Donald Read

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-06-17

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 1317895916

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This ambitious survey covers all aspects of the period in which English society acquired its modern shape -- industrial rather than agricultural, urban rather than rural, democratic in its institutions, and middle class rather than aristocratic in the control of political power. For this revised edition the footnotes and bibliography have been fully updated, and the entire text has been reset in a larger and more attractive format. An ideal introduction to the subject, it masters a huge amount of material through its clear structure, sensible judgements and approachable style.

The War Plans of the Great Powers (RLE The First World War)
The War Plans of the Great Powers (RLE The First World War)

Author: Paul Kennedy

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-04-24

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 1317702514

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The origins of the First World War remain one of the greatest twentieth century historical controversies. In this debate the role of military planning in particular and of militarism in general, are a key focus of attention. Did the military wrest control from the civilians? Were the leaders of Europe eager for a conflict? What military commitments were made between the various alliance blocks? These questions are examined in detail here in eleven essays by distinguished historians and the editor’s introduction provides a focus and draws out the comparative approach to the history of military policies and war plans of the great powers.

A Knight in Politics
A Knight in Politics

Author: Carman Miller

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 0773537309

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The story of an imperial statesman and military reformer who modernized Canada's armed forces.