Morgan-Owen, D. (2017) The Fear of Invasion
David Morgan-Owen , The Fear of Invasion: Strategy, Politics, and British War Planning, 1880-1914, OUP 2017 The Fear of Invasion presents a […]
Category: Diplomatic and Miltary Background
The First Battle of Ironclads – 1862
A portent of future naval warfare: The first battle between ironclads: CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimac) (left) vs. USS Monitor, in 1862 at […]
The Fenian Ram
The Fenian Ram was an early submarine developed by John Holland in the United States for the Fenian Brotherhood foe use by […]
Parliamentary Debates & Reports (1871-1914)
The following extracts of parliamentary business are taken from Hansard and other public records. [Extracts contain Parliamentary information licensed under the Open […]
Libya 1911 – The first air raid?
The first use of aeroplanes for reconnaissance and bombing occurred in the Italian-Turkish war in 1911. On October 23, 1911, an Italian […]
Freeman, R. (2009) The Great Edwardian Naval Feud
ichard Freeman (2009) The Great Edwardian Naval Feud: Beresford’s Vendetta Against ‘Jackie’ Fisher Interesting background to the period when Britain was building […]
Conan Doyle, A. (1913) Great Britain and the Next War
Arthur Conan Doyle (1913) Great Britain and the Next War – published in Fortnightly Review, February 1913. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was […]
Burnaby, F. (1876) A Ride to Khiva
Fred Burnaby (1876) A Ride to Khiva It is 1875, the time of the ‘Great Game’, when the British and Russian Empires […]
Burnaby, F. (1877) On Horseback through Asia Minor
Frederick Burnaby (1877) On Horseback through Asia Minor, London; Sampson Low and Co A follow-up to A Ride to Khiva. “On Horseback […]
The Airship Scare of 1909
There was a rash of scares reported in the press during 1909. This has been documented by: Alfred M. Gollin, ‘England Is […]