Many of the units featured are described in-print for the first time. Features new research from archives in London and Delhi. Presents scores of previously unpublished and rare photographs covering many obscure units, insignia and medals.
Detailed appendices list all British and Indian units which served in Aden during times of crisis.
The authors' unique knowledge of Aden has allowed them to produce an outstanding record of its military history and forces active there during the period 1839-1967. A strictly limited edition printing of 500 copies, individually numbered. In January 1839 Captain S.B. Haines of the Indian Marine, the East India Company's Navy, occupied Aden. Possessing a magnificent natural harbour at the junction of the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, Britain recognised its strategic importance and thus began a period of British rule which lasted until 29th November 1967. This book presents a detailed record of the armed forces raised in Aden and the Protectorate during British rule.