Germany's Asia-Pacific Empire: Colonialism and Naval Policy, 1885-1914

An overview of Germany's naval and imperial activities in East Asia and the Pacific in the years leading up to the First World War.

This book examines German attempts to acquire colonial territories in East Asia and the Pacific, and discusses the huge impact this had on local and other international powers. It covers the German acquisition of Kiautschou in 1897, which had profound consequences for China, beginning a "scramble for concessions" by other western powers; the formation of the pow...