The Madagascar Youths. British Alliances and Military Expansion in the Indian Ocean Region, Hardback - ***

Examines the untold history of approximately one hundred 'Madagascar Youths', young people who British authorities accepted for training abroad fol...

The Malagasy region contains one of the most extraordinary concentrations of biodiversity in the world. Its recognition as a zoogeographic region i...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Alexander LanoszkaNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 145 x 221 x 28Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Examining Saudi and Syrian policies during three pivotal wars, the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988), the 2006 Lebanon War, and the 2009 Gaza War, May Darw...

Why do some attempts to conclude alliance treaties end in failure? From the inability of European powers to form an alliance that would stop Hitler...

Secret Alliances is an authoritative new perspective on some of the most remarkable exploits of the Second World War.

High-quality historical colour and monochrome images printed on high-quality art paper.Illustrations: 150 colour & 10 black and white illustrations

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): Alexander LanoszkaNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 138 x 215 x 25Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Lost overboard at night in a storm - no one saw him fall, and no one could hear him shout

Publisher: Lexington BooksNumber of pages: 370Collection: Comparative Urban StudiesPublication date: 2008Dimensions: 238 x 159 x 33Cover type: Hard...

International relations scholars typically expect political communities to resemble one another the more they interact. This book examines how Port...

DescriptionHow is it possible for six men to take a Liberian-flagged oil tanker hostage and negotiate a huge pay out for the return of its crew and...

Betafo, a rural community in central Madagascar, is divided between the descendants of nobles and descendants of slaves. Anthropologist David Graeb...

Bringing together the world's leading scholars on the subject, Military Education and the British Empire explores distinct national narratives with...

Battle-scarred examines mortality, medical care and military welfare during the British Civil Wars. Its focus on the victims of war and their means...

Provides a comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Indian and Pacific Oceans from the earliest times to the present.Pub...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the British Raj, then keep reading...The British presence in India lasted for nearly 350 years, ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the British Raj, then keep reading...The British presence in India lasted for nearly 350 years, ...

Reducere. On December 26, 2004, an enormous earthquake ripped through the Indian Ocean. This triggered a series of massive tsunami waves, some as high as 100...

Culture and the Soldier offers a long-overdue examination of how culture - defined as reproduced identities, values, and norms - both shapes the mi...

Explores significant issues relating to the management of the partners in strategic alliances. These issues run the gamut from deterring deceitful ...

Reducere. Sharks, whales, huge waves, and months and months at sea - these are just a few of the things that James Adair and his friend Ben had to battle aga...

Philip Gooding analyses Lake Tanganyika as a crucial frontier zone of the wider Indian Ocean World during the nineteenth century. Using interdiscip...

This important new book looks at the crucial role played by Indian soldiers in the control, and expansion, of the British Empire. Marking the 75th ...

During the 1968 Prague Spring and the Soviet-led invasion and occupation that followed, Czechoslovakia's Army Film studio was responsible for some ...

DescriptionSHORTLISTED FOR THE JANE GRIGSON TRUST AWARD 2019'The Island Kitchen has lifted my spirits and made me hungry and happy in equal measure...

Reducere. Before the age of Industrial Revolution, the great Asian civilisations - whether located in the Middle East, India, South-East Asia, or the Far Eas...

Aden was a key British base East of Suez for over 100 years. The story of the British occupation and withdrawal has not been told in detail until n...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Sanjay Badri-MaharajIllustration(s): 70 b/w photos, 10 colour photos, 12 colour profilesNumber of pages: 72Co...

Part of The World in a Life series, this brief, inexpensive text provides insight into the life of slave soldier Malik Ambar. Malik Ambar: Power an...

Reducere. The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is often referred to as the 'Constitution for the Oceans'. It addresses multiple ...

With the advent of the steamship, repeated outbreaks of cholera marked oceanic pilgrimages to Mecca as a dangerous form of travel and a vehicle for...

A new and overdue definitive study of the British involvement in the (largely ignored) Salonika Campaign from the military angle.

Compelling study of the British campaigns in India during the Napoleonic Wars. Focuses on the campaigns of Arthur Wellesley - later Duke of Welling...

With the recent death of Hugh King and the disposal of his collection by auction, The Naval and Military Press have republished both volumes of thi...

Sport and the Military: The British Armed Forces 1880–1960 - Tony Mason, Eliza Riedi

Urban reuse, creative production, consumerism and heritage protection have formed a productive alliance for the transformation of inner-city distri...

During the first four decades of the twentieth century, the British Indian Army possessed an illusion of racial and religious inclusivity. The army...

DescriptionToday the Korean War of 1950-1953 is overshadowed by later twentieth-century conflicts in Vietnam and the Middle East, yet at the time i...

Originally part of a set, now sold separately, Volume 5 of Sub-Saharan Africa Architectural Guide is dedicated to Eastern Africa, from the Great La...

With the recent death of Hugh King and the disposal of his collection by auction, The Naval and Military Press have republished both volumes of thi...

Examines how the demands of western settlers, the potential of western disunion, and local, popular politics determined the fate of slavery and fre...

Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 215 x 32Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s)...

This book provides an exploration of how and why Scottish Highlanders, Punjabi Sikhs and Nepalese Gurkhas became linked as the British Empire's fie...

Learning, innovation and adaptation are not concepts that we necessarily associate with the British army of the First World War. Yet the need to le...

Intelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellingt...