Preparing for Blockade 1885-1914

Today, the First World War is remembered chiefly for the carnage of the Western Front, but at the time the Royal Navy''s blockade of Germany was a more frequent source of debate. For, even at a time of war, there were influential voices in Britain who baulked at a concept of economic warfare that hindered the free passage of goods on the high seas, and brought German society to the brink of famine...