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All the Countries We´ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To

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Description for All the Countries We´ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To Paperback. Out of the 193 countries recognised by the UN, we've invaded 158. That's an amazing 82%! This book illustrates what a truly awe-inspiring power, for bad and for good, our country has been right accross the world. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 colour illustrations, 16 colour plates. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 126 x 20. Weight in Grams: 294.

Out of 193 countries that are currently UN member states, we’ve invaded or fought conflicts in the territory of 171. That’s not far off a massive, jaw-dropping 90 per cent. Not too many Britons know that we invaded Iran in the Second World War with the Soviets. You can be fairly sure a lot more Iranians do. Or what about the time we arrived with elephants to invade Ethiopia? Every summer, hordes of British tourists now occupy Corfu and the other Ionian islands. Find out how we first invaded them armed with cannon instead of camera and set up the ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750952125
SKU
V9780750952125
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Stuart Laycock
STUART LAYCOCK studied Classics at Cambridge, before working as a writer in advertising. He is now a historian and writer, and has written a number of history books, including Britannia: The Failed State (nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year) and the bestselling All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded.

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