The Conquest of Java
Subtitle: Nineteenth-century Java seen through the eyes of a soldier of the British Empire
Contributors: John Bastin (Introduction)
Publisher: Periplus Editions
Published: March 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780794600730
Subjects: Maritime history; Naval forces & warfare; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - Other; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Indonesia; Asia - Southeast Asia; Europe - Great Britain - General
First sentence: AT no period in the history of the British dominion in India, have the power and prosperity of that empire shone with a lustre so brilliant, as at the present moment.