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Imperial Defence A Book for Taxpayers
Stephen King-Hall
1926
T Fisher Unwin : London
9" by 5.5"
[3], 8-204pp
SUMMARY
A scarce, first edition copy of Stephen King-Hall's political treatise on the Committee of Imperial Defence, and its cost to the British tax-payer.
First Edition,Publishers' Original Binding
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 0.75 KG when packed
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DESCRIPTION
The Committee of Imperial Defence was an important ad hoc part of the Government of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from the end of the Second Boer War until the start of the Second World War. The Committee were responsible for the research, and some co-ordination on military strategy issues.
At the time of this publication, the Imperial Defence were a peacetime defence planning system. In the introduction, King-Hall observes that from 1926-1927 there will be approximately £116 million spent on Defence Services which amounts to 1/8 of the national revenue. He analyses the policy of the Imperial Defence, the empire, possible wars, the efficiency and co-ordination between military services in Britain, the Ministry of Defence, and the argument for and against Disarmament.
Stephen King-Hall was a British naval officer, writer and politician. He fought in the First World War and gained the rank of commander in the service of the Royal Navy in 1928. He wrote many military works.
A fascinating analysis on Britain's Imperial Defence during the inter-war years, written by an authority on the subject. King-Hall produces a balanced argument and looks at ways the Imperial Defence could prepare the empire for any future conflict.
CONDITION
In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Fading to the board edges. Minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
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Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
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often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
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Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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