The first scholarly monograph on the history of the P & O shipping company, which many would argue was the truly central and iconic shipping line of empire. It is also the first history of P & O to pay due attention to the political context - the politics of the British Empire -…
"Flagships of imperialism is the first scholarly monograph on the history of the P&O shipping company and the first history of P&O to pay due attention to the context of nineteenth-century imperial politics which so significantly shaped the company's development. Based chiefly o…
It's a busy day at the harbor. Watch as a ferry fills with cars, a cargo ship is loaded with containers, a submarine surfaces, a liner steams by, and a huge aircraft carrier looms into view.
