Britain's Maritime Empire

Résumé du livre

Cover -- Half-title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Map -- 1 Introduction: 'the master link of connection' -- 2 'The key to India': consolidating the gateway to the East -- 3 'A sword in the hands': European rivals, imperial designs, colonial problems -- 4 'A constant and unreserved correspondence': networks of knowledge exchange -- 5 'The great outwork and bulwark of India': troops, military manoeuvres and defending the eastern empire -- 6 Conclusions: 'the connection between the settlements becomes more intimate' -- Bibliography -- Index