Economy or empire?: The fleet unit concept and the quest for collective security in the Pacific, 1909-14

Far-Flung Lines: Studies in Imperial Defence in Honour of Donald Mackenzie Schurman

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 55-83

  Lambert, Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79954771557     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203044162-8     Document Type: Chapter

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