A fateful intrusion : the British India line in the Arabian Gulf, 1862-1982 /
Morton, Michael Quentin.
A fateful intrusion : the British India line in the Arabian Gulf, 1862-1982 / Michael Quentin Morton. - Abu Dhabi : Ministry of presidential affairs National Archives, 2018. - 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical (p. 269-279) references and index.
Chapter 1. Surprising Evolutions, 1839-68 -- Chapter 2. The Suez Canal, 1869-87 -- Chapter 3. Foreign Rivalries, 1888-1911 -- Chapter 4. Perils of the Sea -- Chapter 5. Echoes of War, 1912-21 -- Chapter 6. A New Imperative. 1922-45 -- Chapter 7. Time and Tide, 1946-82 -- Maps : Traditional trading routes - The Red Sea and Euphrates Valley routes, London-India - BI’s services in the western Indian Ocean, 1878-88 - The Arabian Gulf, with BI’s main and subsidiary ports of call.
9789948399087
British India Steam Navigation Company--History.
Arabian Gulf States--Politics and government.
Arabian Gulf States--Forign relations--Great Britain.
Arabian Gulf States--Forign relations--India.
India--Forign relations--Great Britain.
HE945.B67 / M67 2018
A fateful intrusion : the British India line in the Arabian Gulf, 1862-1982 / Michael Quentin Morton. - Abu Dhabi : Ministry of presidential affairs National Archives, 2018. - 274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical (p. 269-279) references and index.
Chapter 1. Surprising Evolutions, 1839-68 -- Chapter 2. The Suez Canal, 1869-87 -- Chapter 3. Foreign Rivalries, 1888-1911 -- Chapter 4. Perils of the Sea -- Chapter 5. Echoes of War, 1912-21 -- Chapter 6. A New Imperative. 1922-45 -- Chapter 7. Time and Tide, 1946-82 -- Maps : Traditional trading routes - The Red Sea and Euphrates Valley routes, London-India - BI’s services in the western Indian Ocean, 1878-88 - The Arabian Gulf, with BI’s main and subsidiary ports of call.
9789948399087
British India Steam Navigation Company--History.
Arabian Gulf States--Politics and government.
Arabian Gulf States--Forign relations--Great Britain.
Arabian Gulf States--Forign relations--India.
India--Forign relations--Great Britain.
HE945.B67 / M67 2018