Steam Power and Sea Power: Coal, the Royal Navy, and the British Empire, c. 1870-1914 (Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies)
by Steven Gray
A detailed history of how coal-powered steam transformed the Royal Navy and supported British imperial ambitions from 1870 to 1914.
About This Book
This study explores how coal transformed British naval operations and imperial logistics during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
It traces the strategic, economic, and technological challenges the Royal Navy faced while shifting from sail to steam propulsion.
The book situates these developments within broader patterns of British imperial expansion and global power projection.
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