Defending the Empire

Defending the Empire

The Conservative Party and British Defence Policy, 1899-1915

by Rhodri Williams

306 pages· 1991· ISBN 9780300050486
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Defence issues were of central importance in British politics in the years before World War I, as naval and military policy absorbed the attention of politicians of both parties. This book examines the political debates over defence policy in this era from the perspective of the Conservative party, who were in office from 1899 to 1905 and in opposition from 1905 to 1914. It focuses in particular on the ideas and actions of Arthur James Balfour, leader of the Conservative party from 1902 to 1911.

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