British Cruisers: of the Victorian Era [Repost]

My wife Rhea made this book possible. She helped me think through some of the key issues concerning dramatic changes in British exposure to trade warfare, which are vital to its thesis. As the scope of this book expanded to embrace the whole Victorian era (and a few years afterwards), I had to go back to various archives again and again, and Rhea encouraged me to do so. I could not have written this book without Rhea’s loving support and encouragement.