The Royal Navy and the Slave Trade, first published in 1987, offers a detailed analysis of the Royal Navys slave trade suppression on the East Coast of Africa an area often neglected in studies of the campaigns against the slavers. It traces the naval impact on the Arab slave trade from Zanzibar dominions and the political implications of that involvement. The naval contribution to the broader Imperial debate is also considered. It breaks new ground by dealing with naval operations off East Africa and by presenting an analysis of the interaction of the various Imperial officials in the region, and the subsequent development of British policy.