Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond

The Navy in India 1763-1783

London, Ernest Benn, Limited, 1931. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this illustrated history of the navy in India between 1763 and 1783. First edition. Scarce work. Illustrated with a frontispiece, thirteen illustrations, and two folding plates. Collated complete. A detailed study into the history of the navy in India, between the years of 1763 and 1783. With chapters on the policy of the East Indian Squadron, the war in the east, the effects of the Dutch entry into the war, and numerous accounts of battles from 1782 to 1783. With appendices of maritime defences in India under the East India Company, De Bussy on the expedition to India, and the defence of Bombay, amongst others. Written by Admiral Sir Herbert William Richmond, a prominent Royal Navy officer and a top naval historian, known as the "British Mahan". He was also the leader of the British Royal Navy's intellectual revolution that stressed continuing education in naval history as essential to the formation of naval strategy. In the original full green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. A 1" split in the cloth to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with minor age toning to the extremities. Light spotting to the first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Book number: 954T44

Catalogue: Naval & Military History

Keywords: Navy India Richmond India None