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Paul Strachan The Fabulous Flotilla (Paperback)

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Book Title
Fabulous Flotilla : Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma
Publication Name
The Fabulous Flotilla
Title
The Fabulous Flotilla
Subtitle
Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma
Author
Paul Strachan
Format
Trade Paperback
EAN
9781849955324
ISBN
9781849955324
Publisher
Whittles Publishing LTD
Genre
Transportation, History
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, World, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Release Date
12/12/2022
Release Year
2022
Language
English
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Country/Region of Manufacture
GB
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Length
9.2 in
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Item Width
6.8 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz

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The Irrawaddy Flotilla Company, known in colonial Burma as the 'Fabulous Flotilla', was the largest privately-owned fleet of ships in the world. It was an entirely Scottish enterprise with nearly all its investors, management and ship's officers drawn from Scotland. Over 1,200 ships were ordered mainly from Clyde yards and each year carried the majority of the population of Burma on its river network without loss of life. The paddle steamers were amongst the largest in the world, innovative in design and technology, and very beautiful. The flotilla began as a naval task force in the 1820s, was commandeered in five wars, and was to end its life with the British evacuation of Burma in 1942, the greatest evacuation in British military history.Fascinating personalities emerge from Strachan's descriptions of Irrawaddy commanders and the flotilla's key players. The ships evolved over a hundred years into riverine versions of ocean liners with plush cabins, restaurants, shops and even post offices on board. The largest class of ships carried 5,000 passengers including royalty, celebrities of the day and famous writers like Somerset Maugham along with early tourists and big game hunters. The author takes us 1,000 miles upriver to explore the different regions of the country often highlighting Scottish connections. The river is the thread through which Burma's often tragic history, yet rich and glorious Buddhist culture, flows and only on a river journey can the country be understood. Renamed Myanmar in 1997, Burma is Scotland's 'lost colony' and the Scottish connection is little remembered today due to Burma's half a century of post-war isolation. In its 1920s heyday Burma had the highest concentration of Scots anywhere in the world, outside of Scotland, with the exception of Canada. With the 'opening up' of Burma in the early 21st century the Irrawaddy watershed is under threat. Deforestation resulted in the silting up of once navigable channels. China, with its 'belt and road' system that is a euphemism to a recolonisation of the country, plans to build one of the world's largest dams that would devastate the country's agriculture and fisheries.

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Publisher
Whittles Publishing LTD
ISBN-10
1849955328
ISBN-13
9781849955324
eBay Product ID (ePID)
9057271355

Product Key Features

Book Title
Fabulous Flotilla : Scotland's Adventure on the Rivers of Burma
Author
Paul Strachan
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Asia / Southeast Asia, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, World, Ships & Shipbuilding / General
Publication Year
2023
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, History
Number of Pages
208 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9.2 in
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Width
6.8 in
Item Weight
16.2 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Number of Volumes
28 Vols.
Lc Classification Number
He601
Lccn
2023-445514
Dewey Decimal
387.24309591
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/20230508

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