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The British in the Adriatic, 1800–1825
by Malcolm Scott Hardy
The British in the Adriatic, 1800–1825 brings together three detailed studies of British naval and military, diplomatic and commercial activity in the eastern Adriatic during the Napoleonic wars, drawing on original research in various British archives. One focus is the strategically important island of Vis, where there are the remains of British fortifications, another is the town of Rijeka where a leading merchant had lengthy dealings with the British Navy Board for the provision of timber.
The third part, hitherto unpublished, was written on the bicentenary in 2012 of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia. It investigates the unrealized plans by the British and Russians for a diversionary attack in the Adriatic.
Part 1: The British Navy, Rijeka and A.L. Adamic: War and Trade in the Adriatic 1800-25
Part 2: The British and Vis: War in the Adriatic 1805-15
Part 3: A Diversionary Attack in the Adriatic 1812
245x174mm, 274 pages, 128 figures (colour throughout). Published June 2024.
Malcolm Scott Hardy is a former British Council officer who has had a long relationship with Croatia since working in Zagreb from 1970 to 1973. He is married to Vesna Domany from Zagreb who assisted him with the research for this book.
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