Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes provides a unique insight into the significance of African and Indian Ocean ports and sea lanes during the Second World War. . Offers an insight into the understudied Indian Ocean front of the Second World War . Argues that the trade from ports and sea lanes had a dramatic impact on Britains ability to cope during the war . Reveals how the British Empire worked during its twilight Of Islands, Ports, and Sea Lanes explains the operational and strategic importance of the ports and sea lanes of Africa and the Indian Ocean during the Second World War. In addition, it offers a novel account of the war in the Indian Ocean, a busy and vital theatre of military operations throughout the conflict, though one that is overlooked in most historical studies. An understanding of the significance of the Indian Ocean region, from imperial and strategic perspectives, helps bring unity to the Allied war effort in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, and demonstrates how the highest levels of strategy depended on places, people, and infrastructure in faraway places of seemingly little consequence. The movement of goods and people by sea was central to the prosecution of the imperial and Allied war effort, and this was dependent upon ports and their facilities, together with troopships and merchantmen and the air and naval assets that protected them. The book offers a how it worked guide to the Empires logistical system, and explains the interconnectivity of actions and events on land, sea, and air, detailing the indispensable role played by the ports and sea lanes of the African continent and the Indian Ocean, the British Empires great connector. 2 b/w maps
P>Review "...this is an important read for those interest in the Big Picture."-- "The NYMAS Review""As to Ceylon, theres nothing to which an apples-to-apples comparison can be made; it stands alone as the only book-length work on the subject. - Readers with an interest in these topics and this theater will absolutely want to take a look. Other readers should also consider learning more about these less-familiar pillars of the Allied war effort."-- "Stone & Stone Second World War Books" About the Author: Ashley Jackson, Yorkshires favourite artist, has been capturing his artistic passion for Gods County in his paintings and sketchbooks for over fifty years. Since opening his first gallery back in 1963, he has become one of the countrys leading and most successful landscape watercolourists. His unique evocative and distinctive paintings of brooding moorlands have become synonymous with Yorkshire, and more particular the moors above and around his Gallery situated in the heart of the Pennines, Holmfirth.Further information can be found at ashley-jackson- We ship across Australia, including major cities like: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle and the Gold Coast