Author: HARFIELD, ALAN; WORSLEY, SIR JOHN [FOREWORD]
Title: British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935
Description: Great Britain: Picton Publishing (Chippenham) Ltd, 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0902633953. 411 pages. Map endpapers. Generously illustrated in black and white plus several colour plates. "Commences with the setting up of the defences of the trading posts of the Honourable East India Company in Sumatra and then follows the progression of the Company's rule in the East Indies. The formation and defences of the settlements of Penang, Malacca and Singapore are covered and details are given of the units which formed the garrison troops of these settlements." - dust jacket. Book clean, tight and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket, now protected in archival-grade Brodart, shows moderate wear and light sunning along spine. A quality copy of this informative work.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; British & Indian Armies in the East Indies, 1685-1935, Military, India, History, Penang, Malacca, Singapore, Sumatra, East India Company, Military, Britain. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

Keywords: 0902633953 & 1685 1935 Asia