Marshall J Bastable: 1 book
Arms and the State
Sir William Armstrong and the Remaking of British Naval Power, 1854–1914
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
Arms and the State is a history of Britain's first and foremost modern armaments company, the Armstrong Whitworth Company, from its origins in 1854 to 1914. It focuses on the role of Sir William G. Armstrong, an engineer and entrepreneur who transformed his modest mechanical engineering business into...
