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    A Comparative Study

    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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    par Henry Kissinger ...
    In his new book on China, Henry Kissinger turns for the first time at book-length to the country he has known intimately for decades, and whose modern relations with the West he helped shape. Drawing on historical records as well as his conversations with Chinese leaders over the past forty years, Kissinger examines how China has approached diplomacy, strategy, and negotiation throughout its ... En savoir plus

    Prix courant $12.99 CAD Maintenant $8.99 CAD

  • In Eastern Seas

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

    par 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (1)

    China and Southeast Asia 202 BC–AD 1419

    Collections Livre 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Yangtze River Gunboats 1900–49

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    Collections Livre 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 ... En savoir plus

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

    The Hunt for Buried Pirate Treasure

    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 ... En savoir plus

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  • Fighting Ships of the Far East (2)

    Japan and Korea AD 612–1639

    Collections Livre 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: ... En savoir plus

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

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  • Combined Operations

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  • Assessing Maritime Disputes in East Asia

    Political and Legal Perspectives

    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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  • A Sea of Debt

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

    Collections 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 ... En savoir plus

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