Armed Forces of Aden and the Protectorate 1839-1967

by Cliff Lord and David Birtles

In January 1839 Captain S.B. Haines of the Indian Marine, the East India Company's Navy, occupied Aden. Possessing a magnificent natural harbor at the junction of the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, Britain recognized its strategic importance and thus began a period of British control which lasted until 29th November 1967.

This book presents an updated and expanded record of the mainly Arab armed forces (Police and Military) raised in Aden and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190603396X
• ISBN13: 9781906033965
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 160 Pages