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Albany Historical Society Inc > Records

WAR AND THE EMPIRE

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1914

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Dark blue linen hard cover, with white lettering. Inside front cover is inscription in ink ' To L'Col. Meekes with General Foster's Compliments, May 1917'. Also signiture R.F.Davey. On title page after folowing the title 'The Principles of Imperial Defence'. 256 pages, contents and index pages, and folded maps in colour (Empire shaded in red). Appendices.

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cwa-org-51-B2005.26

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FOSTER, Hubert (Col. R.E.)

Keywords

British Empire Defence

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Statement of significance

The author tries to state and explain the principles of the Defence of the British Empire, and to show how they have developed from the rich experience gained during the wars of the past three centuries. Publishing delayed as World War 1 broke out.

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