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03121aam a2200433 i 4500 001 495ABC926B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 130531s2013 mduab b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013020450 020 $a 1612511945 (hardback) 020 $a 9781612511948 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)846846905 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d CDX $d MUU $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a b------ $a b------ 050 00 $a D581 .P28 2013 082 00 $a 940.45941 $2 23 084 $a HIS027000 $a HIS027000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Pattee, Phillip G. 245 10 $a At war in distant waters : $b British colonial defense in the Great War / $c Phillip G. Pattee. 264 1 $a Annapolis, Maryland : $b Naval Institute Press, $c [2013] 300 $a xi, 273 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a The British Empire's dependence on global trade in 1914 -- German foreign policy, 1880 to 1914 -- The British respond to German power -- Great Britain's strategic options in the coming war -- Avoiding defeat: the first step toward victory -- A strategy emerges: the key is in the colonies -- World War I in the colonies: executing the strategy -- Diplomacy and the strategy's effects -- Conclusions. 520 $a "At War in Distant Waters investigates the reasons behind Great Britain's combined military and naval offensive expeditions outside of Europe during the Great War. Often regarded as unnecessary sideshows to the conflict waged on the European continent, Pattee argues that the various campaigns were necessary adjuncts to the war in Europe, and fulfilled an important strategic purpose by protecting British trade where it was most vulnerable. Since international trade was essential for the island nation's way of life, Great Britain required freedom of the seas to maintain its global trade. While the German High Seas Fleet was a serious threat to the British coast, forcing the Royal Navy to concentrate in home waters, the importance of the island empire's global trade made it a valuable target to Germany's various commerce raiders, just as Admiral Tirpitz's risk theory had anticipated. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Naval operations, British. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Economic aspects $z Great Britain. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $x Campaigns. 650 0 $a World War, 1914-1918 $z Commonwealth countries. 651 0 $a Great Britain $x History, Military $x History, Military $y 20th century. 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / World War I. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / General. $2 bisacsh 776 08 $i Online version: $a Pattee, Phillip G. $t At war in distant waters $d Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2013] $z 9781612511955 $w (DLC) 2013022259 856 42 $3 Cover image $u http://www.netread.com/jcusers/1427/2708651/image/lgcover.4454876.jpg 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826083109.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=495ABC926B5511E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search