British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935
by Alan Harfield
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/near fine
- ISBN 10
- 0902633953
- ISBN 13
- 9780902633957
- Seller
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Jelutong, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
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About This Item
Chippenham, UK: Picton Pub, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. As with many imperial enterprises, the British relied on those they had already subjugated to help them expand further afield to subjugate a few more. Here Harfield details how the British empire in Asia expanded eastwards from its base in India so as to become a major power in the Malay Archipelago. Both British and Indian troops fought side by side so as to threaten the established Dutch, Spanish and Portuguese spheres of influence. Near Fine Hardback in a Near Fine Dust Jacket. First Edition. 411 pages with some maps and black and white plates. For further details please see the scanned contents page. Weight: 1.2 kg Post free within Malaysia, but may incur additional charges when posted elsewhere. Apart from minimal wear to the dust jacket and barely noticeable tanning of the pages, the book looks new.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Penang Bookshelf (MY)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- AS583
- Title
- British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935
- Author
- Alan Harfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0902633953
- ISBN 13
- 9780902633957
- Publisher
- Picton Pub
- Place of Publication
- Chippenham, UK
- Date Published
- 1984
- Keywords
- Asia - British Army - Indian Army - Malay Archipelago
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