Convicts and Empire: A Naval Question, 1776-1811Oxford University Press, 1980 - 240 pàgines Argues that William Pitt's decision to send convicts to Australia was based on Britain's need to secure a base in the Pacific for trade with the East. |
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Hulks America and Africa 17761785 | 33 |
PART II | 41 |
William Pitt and naval strategy about India 17781811 | 51 |
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