The British Navy in Eastern Waters: The Indian and Pacific Oceans: by J. D. Grainger, The Boydell Press, 2022, £90 (hb), £29.95 (ebook), vii + 319 pages, illustrations, bibliography, ISBN 9781783276776.
| Autor: | Lambert, Andrew |
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| Zdroj: | Mariner's Mirror; Nov2023, Vol. 109 Issue 4, p491-492, 2p |
| Abstrakt: | In the World Wars of the twentieth century the Indian Ocean was threatened by commerce raiders and a hostile fleet sortie in 1942. From the outset the East India Company (EIC) was intimately connected to the English/British state, charged with supplying high quality Indian saltpetre, a vital strategic resource. After the EIC was abolished the Royal Navy assumed local roles, but quickly realized the economic advantage of a dedicated "Indian" Navy. [Extracted from the article] |
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