Britain in the Middle East : 1619 - 1971
| 1. Verfasser: |
Harrison, Robert T.,
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
London :
Bloomsbury,
2016.
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| Ausgabe: | 1rst. publ. |
| Umfang/Format: |
xiv, 283 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9781472590718 9781472590725 |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Machine generated contents note:
- Introduction
- 1. The Search for Trade, 1555-1763
- 2. British Victory, Power and Dominance to 1797
- 3. Napoleonic Wars and Regional Security 1798-1815
- 4. Control in the Gulf, Red Sea and Egypt 1815-41
- 5. The 'Great Game,' Afghanistan 1838-42
- 6. The Crimean War and its Impact 1838-58
- 7. The Question of Egypt, 1838-79
- 8. The Turning Point: Invasion of Egypt 1879-82
- 9. Aftermath and the Imperial Scramble 1883-1914
- 10. The Middle East in the Great War 1914-18
- 11. War's Aftershock: The Watershed 1918-22
- 12. Tenacity Enshrined: Holding on 1922-40
- 13. The Middle East in the Second World War 1939-45
- 14. End of the Road: Exit from Empire 1945-71
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
