02041nam 2200517 450 991082671170332120200520144314.01-282-30960-997866123096010-8264-2171-7(CKB)1000000000754710(EBL)436685(OCoLC)503006222(MiAaPQ)EBC436685(MiAaPQ)EBC5309722(Au-PeEL)EBL5309722(CaPaEBR)ebr11518688(OCoLC)1027146066(PPN)151016828(EXLCZ)99100000000075471020180316h20012001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEmpire the history of the British Empire /Trevor LloydLondon, England ;New York, New York :Hambledon and London,2001.©20011 online resource (264 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-551-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Settling by the Seashore; 2 War with France; 3 First Moves Inland; 4 The Only Empire in the World; 5 Pause and Expand; 6 The Too Vast Orb; 7 The Two World Wars; 8 Towards Decolonisation; 9 After Empire; Notes; Further Reading; IndexFor almost two hundred years, Britain dominated the world, its naval supremacy enabling it to acquire a vast empire. A dwindling economy, and the cost of two world wars, saw this once-mighty empire crumble, giving in the process independence to nearly all of its dominions. This work offers an account of this extraordinary rise and fall.Great BritainColoniesHistory94115.50bclLloyd Trevor1682613MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826711703321Empire4052870UNINA