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  • Navies of South-East Asia

    A Comparative Study

    by James Goldrick, Jack McCaffrie ...
    Series series Cass Series: Naval Policy and History
    This book provides a comprehensive survey of the development and operations of the navies of South-East Asia since the end of World War II.The navies of South-East Asia have rarely been the subject of systematic attention but, as the maritime strategic balance within Asia becomes more complex and open to challenge through the rise of China, they will play increasingly significant roles. While most ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

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  • In Eastern Seas

    The Commission of H.M.S Iron Duke, Flag-ship in China 1878-83

    by J. J. Smith ...
    The first HMS Iron Duke was a British Audacious-class central battery ironclad. She became the flagship of the China Station on 31 August 1871, one of the first large ships to use the Suez canal to reach the Far Easy. In an age of inefficient engines, her full sailing rig made her particularly suitable for operations in the Pacific Ocean. She returned to the UK in 1875 and joined the First Reserve ... Read more

    $2.72 USD

  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)

    China and Southeast Asia 202 BC–AD 1419

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 61 - New Vanguard
    Authored by an expert on Southeast Asian history, an illustrated addition to the hitherto small corpus of knowledge about a fascinating and little known subject.Using detailed descriptions, accurate cutaway plates and reliable historical examples, this book covers the history of Chinese ship design and naval warfare from the beginning of the Han dynasty to the first few years of the Ming dynasty ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Yangtze River Gunboats 1900–49

    by Angus Konstam ...
    Series Book 181 - New Vanguard
    From the end of the 19th century through the first half of the 20th, most Western powers maintained a naval presence in China.These gunboats protected traders and missionaries, safeguarded national interests, and patrolled Chinese rivers in search of pirates. It was a wild, lawless time in China as ruthless warlords fought numerous small wars to increase their power and influence.This book covers ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Captain Kidd's Treasure - Fact and Fantasy (Illustrated)

    The Hunt for Buried Pirate Treasure

    by Howard Pyle (Author, Illustrator), Ralph Paine, Ben Hammott (Editor) ...
    These books are the illustrated versions of the original Howard Pyle's Books and include colour and Black & White images. When we think of pirates, a few names immediately come to mind, among them one who has become legendary in his ruthless attacks on innocent ships, the Pirate Capatin Kidd, which he then plundered of all valuables to make him staggeringly wealthy. Equally legendary was his habit ... Read more

    $5.45 USD

  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)

    Japan and Korea AD 612–1639

    by Dr Stephen Turnbull ...
    Series Book 63 - New Vanguard
    Over the centuries, naval relations between Japan and Korea appear to have alternated between peaceful trade and outright hostility.However, this impression can be misleading, as much of what passed for mercantile activity was in fact conducted by Japanese pirate fleets, who pillaged the coasts of Korea and China in a long-lasting tradition that culminated in the greatest pirate raid of all: ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido for the Suppression of Piracy

    by Henry Keppel ...
    James, Rajah of Sarawak,KCB (born James Brooke; 29 April 1803 – 11 June 1868) was a British adventurer whose exploits in areas of the British Empire led to him becoming the first White Rajah of Sarawak. In 1833, He inherited £30,000, which he used as capital to purchase a 142-ton schooner, The Royalist. Setting sail for Borneo in 1838, he arrived in Kuching in August to find the settlement ... Read more

    $2.72 USD

  • Combined Operations

    A Global History of Amphibious and Airborne Warfare

    by Jeremy Black ...
    This compelling book provides the first global history of the evolution of combined operations since Antiquity. Beginning with amphibious warfare in the ancient world of the Romans, Vikings, and Mongols, Jeremy Black advances through the Gunpowder Revolution, the rise of maritime empires and the formation of nation-states, the early Industrial Revolution and the adaptation of modern technology to ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Conflict

    Journeys through war and terror in Southeast Asia

    by Nelson Rand ...
    Nelson Rand is an intrepid adventurer. Despite the warnings and threats against his life, he journeyed into the most dangerous parts of Southeast Asia to witness the plight of the oppressed. He hiked through the jungles of Laos to interview Hmong guerillas, the remnants of the rebel army that refused to surrender to the communist government.In Vietnam, he ventured into the central highlands to ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Assessing Maritime Disputes in East Asia

    Political and Legal Perspectives

    Edited by Barthelemy Courmont, Frederic Lasserre, Eric Mottet ...
    Series series Contemporary Issues in the South China Sea
    Combining practical and theoretical approaches, this book addresses the political, legal and economic implications of maritime disputes in East Asia.The maritime disputes in East Asia have multiplied over the past few years, in parallel with the economic growth of the countries in the region, the rise of nationalist movements, fears and sometimes fantasies regarding the emergence of the People’s ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • A Sea of Debt

    Law and Economic Life in the Western Indian Ocean, 1780–1950

    by Fahad Ahmad Bishara ...
    Series series Asian Connections
    In this innovative legal history of economic life in the Western Indian Ocean, Bishara examines the transformations of Islamic law and Islamicate commercial practices during the emergence of modern capitalism in the region. In this time of expanding commercial activity, a mélange of Arab, Indian, Swahili and Baloch merchants, planters, jurists, judges, soldiers and seamen forged the frontiers of a ... Read more

    $40.19 USD

  • The Fatal Fortress

    The Guns and Fortifications of Singapore 1819–1953

    by Bill Clements ...
    The military historian presents a fascinating reassessment of Britain's Singapore Naval Base and the WWII Battle of Singapore.The Fall of Singapore in February 1942 was arguably the greatest disaster suffered by the British Empire. Between 1923 and 1938, the Singapore naval base had been upgraded with some of the largest coast guns ever installed. But the guns' design and incorrect siting have ... Read more

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