Grainger The British Navy in Eastern Waters

The Indian and Pacific Oceans
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-80010-458-7
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 330 Seiten, Format (B × H): 6 mm x 9 mm

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grainger, John D

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Seestreitkräfte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part I: The Company and the Bombay Marine

1. The Company's Early Struggles (1600-1625)

2. The Company Survives (1625-1680)

3. Interlopers and Union (1680-1710)

4. Wider Interests, Greater Threats (1710-1750)

Part II. The Bombay Marine and the Royal Navy

5. British Dominance Established (1748-1763)

6. The French Threat Continues (1763-1782)

7. The Decisive War (1782-1783)

8. A Ring of Enemies (1783-1803)

9 Destroying all Rivals (1803-1811)

Part III: The Royal Navy and the Indian Navy

10. The Company Reduced, its Empire Expanded (1811-1838)

11. Imperial Warfare (1838-1863)

12. The British Lake (1863-1935)

13. A Successful Defence (1935-1945)

14. Imperial Withdrawal (1945 and after)

Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Grainger John D:
John D. Grainger is the author of numerous books for a variety of publishers, including nine for Boydell and Brewer, including The British Navy in the Baltic, Dictionary of British Naval Battles, The First Pacific War: Britain and Russia, 1854-56 and The British Navy in the Caribbean.