Búsqueda de LIBROS DEL AUTOR: neilson keith

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  • THE BRITISH WAY IN WARFARE: POWER AND THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM, 1856–1956
    KEITH NEILSON
    In his groundbreaking book The British Way in Warfare (Routledge, 1990), David French outlined the skillful combination of maritime, economic and diplomatic power employed by Britain to achieve its international goals. Almost two decades later, this collection offers a reassessment of French's thesis, using it as a lens through which to explore Britain's relationship with vario...

    $1,160.00

  • STRATEGY AND SUPPLY (RLE THE FIRST WORLD WAR)
    KEITH NEILSON
    Based on a wide range of primary sources, this book shows the way in which diplomacy, economics, finance and strategy became intertwined during the First World War. The author examines the diplomatic, economic, financial and military relations between Britain and Russia and argues that the key to understanding the alliance is the British determination to win the war and the rol...

    $1,320.00

  • FAR-FLUNG LINES
    KENNEDY, GREG / NEILSON, KEITH
    These studies show how the British Empire used its maritime supremacy to construct and maintain a worldwide defence for its imperial interests. They rebut the idea that British defence policy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries was primarily concerned with the balance of power in Europe. ...

    $1,760.00

  • RAILWAYS AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
    OTTE, T.G. / NEILSON, KEITH
    This new study brings together leading experts to show how the modern world began with the coming of the railway. They clearly explain why it had a greater impact than any other technical or industrial innovation before and completely redefined the limits of the civilized world. While the effect of railways on economic development is self-evident, little attention has been paid...

    $1,460.00

  • THE PERMANENT UNDER-SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, 1854-1946
    KEITH NEILSON / T.G. OTTE
    Chief among the personnel at the Foreign Office is the Permanent Under-secretary, the senior civil servant who oversees the department and advises the Foreign Secretary. This book is a study of the twelve men who held this Office from 1854–1946. ...

    $1,260.00