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War and Empire in Mauritius and the Indian Ocean

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  • © 2001

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Authors:
  1. Ashley Jackson

    1. Mansfield College, Oxford, UK

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Part of the book series: Studies in Military and Strategic History (SMSH)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction: War and Empire

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 1-14

  3. Mauritius and the Indian Ocean in Imperial Wars and Imperial Strategy: from the Eighteenth Century to the Interwar Years

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 15-28

  4. Defence of Empire and the Sea Lanes: the Royal Navy and the British Indian Ocean World

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 29-56

  5. Defending the Home Front: Local and Imperial Defence Measures

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 57-77

  6. Colonial Military Labour in Europe and the Middle East

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 78-100

  7. The Mauritius Regiment and the Madagascar Mutiny

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 101-130

  8. The Secret War: Censorship, Radio Propaganda and Code-Breaking

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 131-151

  9. The Effects of War on the Home Front

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 152-175

  10. The End of the War and Strategic Transformation in the Indian Ocean

    • Ashley Jackson
    Pages 176-186

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 187-241
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By examining Mauritius and the Indian Ocean, this unique synthesis of imperial and naval/military history, reveals the depths of colonial involvement in the Second World War and the role of colonies in British strategic planning from the eighteenth century. In the century of total war, the British Empire was fully mobilized. The Mauritian home front became regimented, troops were recruited for service overseas, the Eastern fleet guarded the Indian Ocean, and Mauritius became a base for SOE operations and intelligence-gathering for Bletchley.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mansfield College, Oxford, UK

    Ashley Jackson

About the author

ASHLEY JACKSON is a Research Fellow at Mansfield College, University of Oxford. He is the author of Botswana 1939-45: An African Country at War and he has written numerous articles on Africa and he Second World War.

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