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Author Grainger, John D., 1939- author.

Title The British Navy in eastern waters : the Indian and Pacific oceans / John D. Grainger
Published Woodbridge, Sussex ; Rochester, NY : The Boydell Press, 2022
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Description 1 online resource (vii, 319 pages) : maps
Contents 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Asian history.
Colonialism & imperialism.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.
SUBJECT Great Britain -- History, Naval. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056843
Pacific Ocean -- History, Naval
Indian Ocean -- History, Naval
Subject Great Britain
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Genre/Form Naval history
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781800104594
1800104596