1st Edition

British Malta, 1798–1835 The Trifling Jewel

By Andrew T. Zwilling Copyright 2024
200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

200 Pages
by Routledge

British Malta, 1798–1835 explores the incorporation and early administration of Malta as a British protectorate, and later as a Crown colony. Few connections existed between Great Britain and Malta before 1798, but Napoleon’s Mediterranean ambitions forged a link that remained even after the expulsion of the French. Malta’s incorporation into the British Empire encountered numerous and varied... Read more

Introduction  1. Mare Nostrum  2. Misery Acquaints  3. Uncertain Futures  4. With Friends Like These  5. Disaster Strikes  6. King Tom  7. Discontent  8. Epilogue

Biography

Andrew T. Zwilling is Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy at the U.S. Naval War College. His current research interests include the British Mediterranean, colonial power dynamics, and the application of classical naval theorists to modern strategic problems. He most recently co-wrote a history of the War for American Independence, entitled The War of American Independence, 1763–1783: Falling Dominoes (2023).