Far-Flung Lines is an expensive academic collection on British and imperial defence from roughly 1865 into the interwar era. Some chapter titles or conclusions remain disputable even where the evidence is useful. Nicholas Lambert's contribution on the fleet-unit concept connects security in the Pacific with the economics of empire. The book offers material to argue with as well as learn from. Its price and specialist format also illustrate why edited academic collections can be difficult for general readers to obtain.
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Far-Flung Lines and the economics of imperial defence
A collection of studies follows British imperial defence from the late nineteenth century into the interwar period, including contested interpretations of collective security and fleet units.