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The English and Colonial Bars in the Nineteenth Century (1983) explores the impact of a changing society on the legal profession. It also examines the role of the inns of court as forging members of the governing elite and considers the structure of the colonial legal profession.
In Defence of British India (1984) illustrates the problems arising from the British need to defend an Indian empire. The strategies devised by Britain to counter the expansion of European empires into the Middle East are known as the Great Game.
Perspectives on Imperialism and Decolonization (1984) is a key collection of essays that analyse from many sides the growth and demise of Western imperialism. They examine imperial history, the experience of imperialism, and offer new thoughts on British decolonization.
This is the first book to describe British wartime success in breaking Japanese codes of dazzling variety and great complexity which contributed to the victory in Burma three months before Hiroshima.
In 1823, Lord Amherst was appointed Governor-general of Bengal, on the eve of the expensive and demoralising First Anglo-Burmese War, in which his... Læs mere
A unique, well-written autobiography set in some of the remotest areas of combat in WWII.
Contributors come from all three services and many nations and span all ranks.
POLITICIAN • PRISONER • PARENTA portrait of one of the most charismatic, but unknown, world leaders
A translation of the only account of the building of the notorious Thai-Burma Railway by a Japanese engineer involved in its... Læs mere
This work offers a first-hand view of the sufferings of the 668 American prisoners of war who worked on the infamous Japanese... Læs mere
Reveals the impact of political decisions on the people of Burma, from the terrible cost to the children of imprisoned dissidents - allowed to see their parents for only fifteen... Læs mere