Steam Power and Sea Power: Coal, the Royal Navy, and the British Empire, C. 1870-1914

by Steven Gray

This book examines how the expansion of a steam-powered Royal Navy from the second half of the nineteenth century had wider ramifications across the British Empire. In particular, it considers how steam propulsion made vessels utterly dependent on a particular resource - coal - and its distribution around the world. In doing so, it shows that the 'coal question' was central to imperial defence and the protection of trade, requiring the creation of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137576413
• ISBN13: 9781137576415
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.3"