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The British Occupation of Indonesia: 1945-1946

Britain, The Netherlands and the Indonesian Revolution

by Richard McMillan
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2006

This is the first work to systematically examine the British occupation of Indonesia after the Second World War. The occupation by British-Indian forces between 1945 and 1946 bridged the gap between the surrender of Japan and the resumption of Dutch rule, and this book is a reappraisal of the conduct...

A Military Government in Exile

The Polish Government in Exile 1939-1945, A Study of Discontent

by Evan McGilvray
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2013

This work examines the nature of the relationship between the British Government and the Polish Government-in-Exile, 1939-1945. The relationship was extremely difficult owing to the extremity of the time and the situations of the two governments. Before 1939 there had been little contact between Poland...

British Romanticism, Climate Change, and the Anthropocene

Writing Tambora

by David Higgins
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017

This book is the first major ecocritical study of the relationship between British Romanticism and climate change. It analyses a wide range of texts – by authors including Lord Byron, William Cobbett, Sir Stamford Raffles, Mary Shelley, and Percy Shelley – in relation to the global crisis produced...

British Frigate vs French Frigate

1793–1814

by Mark Lardas
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013

In the Age of Fighting Sail (1650–1820), ambitious officers of the navies of many nations sought command of a frigate. Speedy, nimble and formidably armed, frigates often operated independently, unlike the larger ships of the line. Legendary sailors such as Edward Pellew and Charles-Alexandre Léon...

History Of The Indian Mutiny Of 1857-8 – Vol. IV [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel George Bruce Malleson
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny] By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India. This inherent...

History Of The Indian Mutiny Of 1857-8 – Vol. VI [Illustrated Edition]

by Colonel George Bruce Malleson
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2014

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles of the Indian Mutiny] By 1857, British power in India had been largely undisputed for almost fifty years, however, the armies of the East India Company were largely recruited from the native people of India. This inherent...

Battle Of Tanga, German East Africa, 1914

by Major Kenneth J. Harvey
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014

In November 1914, British Indian Expeditionary Force “B” conducted an amphibious assault on the Port of Tanga in German East Africa. The British possessed all the tools required for success; they outnumbered the defenders almost eight to one, they possessed the only artillery and naval guns available...

Sir John Malcolm and the Creation of British India

by J. Harrington
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2010

Through his writings, the leading East India Company servant, Sir John Malcolm helped to shape the historical thought of British empire-building in India. This book uses his works to examine the intellectual history of British expansion in South Asia, and shed light on the history of orientalism and indirect rule and the formation of British power.

Deep Battle In World War I: The British 1918 Offensive In Palestine

by LCDR Paul A. Povlock USN
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2015

Maneuver Warfare Theory achieved major acceptance during the 1980’s, emphasizing the conduct of simultaneous offensive operations throughout the depth of the battlefield. With the victory of Coalition forces during Operation DESERT STORM, the “deep battle” theory gained instant credibility and...

British Light Tanks 1927–45

Marks I–VI

by David Fletcher
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2014

This is the definitive study of British light tanks of the Second World War. The author draws upon a vast and comprehensive body of archival information and research to explore their technical characteristics and combat performance. The title focuses largely on the very widely used Mark VI, but also...

The War Against the Pirates

British and American Suppression of Caribbean Piracy in the Early Nineteenth Century

by Barry Gough, Charles Borras
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2018

Based on hitherto unused sources in English and Spanish in British and American archives, in this book naval historian Barry Gough and legal authority Charles Borras investigate a secret Anglo-American coercive war against Spain, 1815-1835. Described as a war against piracy at the time, the authors...

Disease, War, and the Imperial State

The Welfare of the British Armed Forces during the Seven Years' War

by Erica Charters
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2014

The Seven Years’ War, often called the first global war, spanned North America, the West Indies, Europe, and India. In these locations diseases such as scurvy, smallpox, and yellow fever killed far more than combat did, stretching the resources of European states. In Disease, War, and...

The Second World War Through Soldiers' Eyes

British Army Life 1939-1945

by James Goulty
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016

'What was it really like to serve in the British Army during the Second World War? Discover a soldier's view of life in the British Army – from recruitment and training to the brutal realities of combat. Using first-hand sources, James Goulty reconstructs the experiences of the men and women...

Airlines at War

British Civil Aviation 1939–1944

by Air World
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2018

The brave efforts of the pilots and crew of the RAF during the Second World War are well-known but there was another body of aviators that played a significant role in the conflict – the men and women of the civilian airlines. The British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) was formed shortly...

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