xvii, 215 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents
1 Early days-1836-1850 -- 2 The foe...they come! They come!-1851-1858 -- 3 User pays-1859-1863 -- 4 Aid and comfort-1864-1869 -- 5 Post-withdrawal symptoms-1870-1875 -- 6 When in trouble-1876-1879 -- 7 When in doubt-1880-1884 -- 8 Run in circles-1885 -- 9 Scream and shout-1886-1889 -- 10 Hard times-1890-1894 -- 11 A general scheme-1895-1898 -- 12 For federal defence-1899-1901 -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Appendixes -- I The voyage of the Childers -- II Details of 1901 stocktake of ordnance -- III Text of Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 -- Photographic Credits -- Bibliography