The Ocean Empire

The Ocean Empire: Its Dangers and Defence (1911). Gerard Fiennes. Complete with Fold-Out Map. Edwardian Naval History

At the dawn of the twentieth century, as Britain stood at the height of its global power, questions of naval supremacy, imperial security, and maritime trade dominated public debate. The Ocean Empire: Its Dangers and Defence by Gerard Fiennes offers a fascinating contemporary perspective on the strategic challenges facing the British Empire just three years before the outbreak of the First World War.

Published in London in 1911, this illustrated volume examines Britain's dependence on sea power and the vulnerabilities of an empire connected by oceans. Today it serves as both a historical artifact and an insightful primary source documenting pre-war military and naval thinking during the final years of the Edwardian era.

This copy retains its original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering and is complete with the desirable fold-out map and six illustrations.

A compelling addition to collections of naval history, military history, British Empire studies, and First World War-era literature.