Britannia's Shield

Introduction: imperial defence: one man within an empire; 1. 'The common duties of the Empire': developments in the imperial defence idea, 1848–92; 2. 'An intelligent and most active officer': Hutton's formative years, 1848–92; 3. 'I suppose he sent me a blister': a colonial commandant, 1893–96; 4. A 'Trojan Horse' in the colony?: federal and imperial defence in Australia, 1893–96; 5. 'One general policy – elastic as it may be': back in Britain, 1896–98; 6. 'Making soldiers of them rapidly': reforming the Canadian militia, 1898–99; 7. 'I am here as one of yourselves': political difficulties and imperial imperatives, 1898–99; 8. 'Pregnant of great results': Canada and an Imperial War, 1899–1900; 9. 'Quite as much political and Imperial, as it is military': Hutton's war in South Africa and raising an Australian army, 1900–03; 10. 'Unfortunately not in touch or sympathy': difficulties and disappointments, 1903–04; 11. 'Hopelessly ignorant of our self-governing colonies': the New Australian Army and imperial defence, 1902–04; Epilogue: 'how far his vision ranged': the twilight years, 1905–23.