| War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Jackson, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349428507 ISBN-13: 9781349428502 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 969.820 |
| Series: Studies in Military and Strategic History |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.72 lbs) 241 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - African - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this unique synthesis of imperial and naval/military history, reveals the depths of colonial involvement in the Second World War and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the eighteenth century. In the century of total war, the British Empire was fully mobilized. The Mauritian home front became regimented, troops were recruited for service overseas, the Eastern fleet guarded the Indian Ocean, and Mauritius became a base for SOE operations and intelligence-gathering for Bletchley. |