Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Illustrations vi
4. List of Tables vi
5. Preface viii
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Abbreviations xii
8. Introduction 1
9. Chapter 1 Perceptions of Strategy in the Victorian Era 6
10. Chapter 2 Strategic Realities of the 1880s 43
11. Chapter 3 The Naval Defence Act 81
12. Chapter 4 The Evolution of Technology and Ships in the ‘Dark Ages’ of the Victorian Navy 118
13. Chapter 5 The ‘New’ Navies as a Consequence of the Naval Defence Act 161
14. Chapter 6 Technology Change and the Emergence of a Cruiser– Battleship Navy 204
15. Chapter 7 ‘A Lantern on the Stern’ 238
16. Appendix A European Naval Strengths, 1 December 1894 248
17. Appendix B Cruiser Strengths of the Major Naval Powers, 1885–1907 257
18. Notes 263
19. Bibliography 300
20. Index 313