Series The British Empire

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The glorious story of our nation's heritage
Dawn of empire : Tudor England's heroic explorers
Showdown with Spain : Drake beats the Armada
Black ivory : Britain's infamous slave trade
Earth's only paradise : a new England in America
Britannia claims : the wealth of the Indies
The conquest of Canada : Quebec, end of the French dream
The assault on India : Plassey, triumph against enormous odds
America's road to rebellion : England's "tyrant" taxes and fiery Yankee reprisals
The world turned upside down : global war, America victorious, France crushed
The world revealed : Captain James Cook puts Australasia on the map
The coming of the Raj : the British master India
Early days down under : Australia, from crown colony to fledgling nation
The clash of cultures : the British force their ways on native India
Nelson at Trafalgar : triumph and tragedy
Planters and pirates : sugar-kings and freebooters of the British Caribbean
Revolt against slavery : Wilberforce crusades for abolition, slaves rise in the Caribbean
The struggle for the Cape
Disaster avenged in India's North-West Frontier
Into the dark continent : the British unveil West Africa
The opium war : China corrupted by force
Buccaneers of the East : Raffles of Singapore, Brooke of Sarawak
The Indian mutiny : shock revolt, savage reprisals
Specks upon the sea : a scattering of imperial islands
The Maori challenge : the settling of New Zealand
Livingstone and Stanley : opening the heart of Africa
Light in the darkness : missionaries & the empire
The business of empire : British trade spans the seas
Buckets of diamonds : the precious pebbles of Kimberley
War on the veldt : British, Zulus and Boers at each others' throats
Canada makes good : Klondike gold rush makes world news
A remote elite : Anglo-Indians at work and play
The mystique of empire : the makers of a Victorian mythology
Enlarging the jewel : the conquest of Burma and Ceylon
Guardians of empire : the far-flung imperial army
Britannia rules the waves : the navy, keeper of the imperial peace
The men who found the source of the Nile
From Suez to Khartoum : Gordon's death, Kitchener's revenge
Takeover in East Africa : BBC TV - The British Empire
White man's grave : winning West Africa's fever-ridden hinterland
On tour round the empire
Australia strikes it rich
Opening the outback : explorers find the dry heart of Australia
Abyssinian adventure
Empire of iron & steel
Peace-keepers of the prairies : the Mounties tame Canada's wild west
The new Rome : London as imperial capital
The great game : Britain keeps the Russian bear from India
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The glorious story of our nation's heritage by James Morris 1 copy1
Dawn of empire : Tudor England's heroic explorers by Lacey Baldwin Smith 1 copy2
Showdown with Spain : Drake beats the Armada by Lacey Baldwin Smith 1 copy3
Black ivory : Britain's infamous slave trade by Charlotte Plimmer 1 copy4
Earth's only paradise : a new England in America by Jim Hicks 1 copy5
Britannia claims : the wealth of the Indies by Michael Edwardes 1 copy6
The conquest of Canada : Quebec, end of the French dream by Jim Hicks 1 copy7
The assault on India : Plassey, triumph against enormous odds by Michael Edwardes 1 copy8
America's road to rebellion : England's "tyrant" taxes and fiery Yankee reprisals by Jim Hicks 1 copy9
The world turned upside down : global war, America victorious, France crushed by Jim Hicks 1 copy10
The world revealed : Captain James Cook puts Australasia on the map by Stuart Legg 1 copy11
The coming of the Raj : the British master India by Michael Edwardes 1 copy12
Early days down under : Australia, from crown colony to fledgling nation by Barry Pree 1 copy13
The clash of cultures : the British force their ways on native India by Barry Pree 1 copy14
Nelson at Trafalgar : triumph and tragedy by David Howarth 1 copy15
Planters and pirates : sugar-kings and freebooters of the British Caribbean by Oliver Warner 1 copy16
Revolt against slavery : Wilberforce crusades for abolition, slaves rise in the Caribbean by Charlotte Plimmer 1 copy17
The struggle for the Cape by David Lytton 1 copy18
Disaster avenged in India's North-West Frontier by Michael Edwardes 1 copy19
Into the dark continent : the British unveil West Africa by Basil Davidson 1 copy20
The opium war : China corrupted by force by Robert Hughes 1 copy21
Buccaneers of the East : Raffles of Singapore, Brooke of Sarawak by Barry Pree 1 copy22
The Indian mutiny : shock revolt, savage reprisals by Michael Edwardes 1 copy23
Specks upon the sea : a scattering of imperial islands by Simon Rigge 1 copy24
The Maori challenge : the settling of New Zealand by Keith Sinclair 1 copy25
Livingstone and Stanley : opening the heart of Africa by Roy Lewis 1 copy26
Light in the darkness : missionaries & the empire by David Mitchell 1 copy27
The business of empire : British trade spans the seas by Stuart Legg 1 copy28
Buckets of diamonds : the precious pebbles of Kimberley by Timothy S. Green 1 copy29
War on the veldt : British, Zulus and Boers at each others' throats by Donald Morris 1 copy30
Canada makes good : Klondike gold rush makes world news by Jim Hicks 1 copy31
A remote elite : Anglo-Indians at work and play by Michael Edwardes 1 copy32
The mystique of empire : the makers of a Victorian mythology by John Gross 1 copy33
Enlarging the jewel : the conquest of Burma and Ceylon by Jim Hicks 1 copy34
Guardians of empire : the far-flung imperial army by Correlli Barnett 1 copy35
Britannia rules the waves : the navy, keeper of the imperial peace by David Howarth 1 copy36
The men who found the source of the Nile by Roy Lewis 1 copy37
From Suez to Khartoum : Gordon's death, Kitchener's revenge by Stuart Legg 1 copy38
Takeover in East Africa : BBC TV - The British Empire by David Holden 2 copies39
White man's grave : winning West Africa's fever-ridden hinterland by Jim Hicks 1 copy40
On tour round the empire by Simon Rigge 1 copy41
Australia strikes it rich by Timothy S. Green 1 copy42
Opening the outback : explorers find the dry heart of Australia by Barry Pree 1 copy43
Abyssinian adventure by David Chandler 1 copy44
Empire of iron & steel by Jim Hicks 1 copy45
Peace-keepers of the prairies : the Mounties tame Canada's wild west by Jim Hicks 1 copy46
The new Rome : London as imperial capital by James Morris 1 copy47
The great game : Britain keeps the Russian bear from India by David Dilks 1 copy48
Rivals for the heartland : the struggle for Rhodesia and the Transvaal by John Man 1 copy49
Industrial explosion : Britain inaugurates the modern age by Jim Hicks 1 copy50
China humiliated : the Celestial Empire controlled by foreigners by Christopher Hibbert 1 copy51
The imperial machine by Trevor Reese 1 copy52
Eyewitnesses to empire : the men who recorded imperial events by J. O. Springhall 1 copy53
Kings in all but name : the men who ruled India by Philip Mason 1 copy54
Rule Britannia! : hope and glory for armchair imperialists by J. O. Springhall 1 copy55
The Boer war : John Bull's bitter victory by Brian Gardner 1 copy57
The Boer war : eyewitnesses to conflict 1 copy58
Ireland, the tortured colony by Simon Rigge 1 copy59
A most superior person : George Nathaniel Curzon, viceroy extraordinary by David Dilks 1 copy60
A parade of princes : India's rajahs, maharajahs, nizams and nawabs by William Seymour 1 copy61
The mask of savagery : the art of the empire's subject peoples by Bevis Hillier 1 copy62
Antarctic epic : Scott, Shackleton, Ross, explorer-heroes of the frozen south by Stuart Legg 1 copy63
The top families : aristocrats and empire by Timothy S. Green 1 copy64
Women in a man's empire : wives, feminists, missionaries and prostitutes by Valerie Bethell 1 copy65
Fighting Admiral Fisher scuppers the 'fossil' navy by David Howarth 1 copy66
1914-18 : the empire at war by Brian Gardner 1 copy67
1914-18 : the war overseas by George Bruce 1 copy68
Birthpangs of Commonwealth by A. J. P. Taylor 1 copy69
Gandhi leads the revolt against the Raj by Michael Edwardes 1 copy70
The road to Suez : Britain reaps the Egyptian whirlwind by Peter Mansfield 1 copy71
Empire in El Dorado : Latin America's "English century" by Leslie Bethell 1 copy72
The army at ease : military manners at home and abroad by William Allan 1 copy73
The Imperial Façade by Denis Judd 1 copy74
Smuts : prophet of the new empire by Neil Hepburn 1 copy75
Lawrence and his legacy by Peter Mansfield 1 copy76
The Second World War, 1939-43 : The empire in peril, victory at Alamein, defeat at Singapore by Alan Clark 1 copy77
Malta : prize of the Mediterranean by Nigel Nicolson 1 copy78
The Second World War, 1943-45 : The road to victory by Alan Clark 1 copy79
The all-red routes by Trevor Reese 1 copy80
The empire on film by Roger Manvell 1 copy81
Palestine : Britain's crown of thorns by Christopher Sykes 1 copy82
The rise and fall of Britain's Arab oil empire by David Holden 1 copy83
The lost jewel : Britain loses India by Michael Edwardes 1 copy84
Britain's Pacific islands : the struggle for men, goods, souls and lands in by Trevor Reese 1 copy85
Because it's there by Timothy S. Green 1 copy86
Kenyatta brings Uhuru for Kenya by Roy Lewis 1 copy87
India and Pakistan : the struggle for identity by Neville Maxwell 1 copy88
The wind of change hits Africa by Roy Lewis 1 copy89
Britain and her imperial rivals by D. K. Fieldhouse 1 copy90
Divided Ireland : the heritage of ancient hatreds by D.G. Boyce 1 copy91
King Sugar's bitter bequest by The Editors 1 copy92
How others saw us by David Heald 1 copy93
Cyprus : island of sorrows by Robert Stephens 1 copy94
The presence that changed the world 1 copy94.5
The loose ends of empire by Stuart Legg 1 copy95
Retreat in the Far East : imperial sunset in China and Malaya by Colin Cross 1 copy96
The balance sheet of empire by A. F. Madden 1 copy97
Contents & index by The Editors 1 copy98

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