Table of Contents

Preface1. The Early Victorian Period2. Politics, Policy, Principles, and Strategy3. The Instruments of Power4. Britain Gets Its Way in North America5. China: Adjusting the Signal6. The Mediterranean and the Problem of France7. ConclusionBibliography 

Promotional Information

Matzke reveals how Britain followed a strategy of deterrence through strengh in three historical case studies.

About the Author

Rebecca Berens Matzke is an associate professor of history at Ripon College in Wisconsin. She has previously published in Journal of British Studies and War in History.

Reviews

"This is a refreshing book for those wanting to explore in the importance of projecting sea power coupled with diplomacy and skillful political maneuverings in a constitutional monarchy."—Cmdr. Youssef Aboul-Enein, DCMilitary.com

"Matzke's scholarship is a valuable contribution to the vibrant historiography on Victorian foreign policy and the Royal Navy. . . . This is an important book that should be read by anyone with an interest in diplomatic or naval matters."—John C. Mitcham, The Historian