Description: A two-volume set exploring the history of Empire in Asia from the 13th to the long 19th centuries.
Brief description: Brian P. Farrell is Professor of Military History at the National University of Singapore, Singapore. He is the author of The Defence and Fall of Singapore 1940-1942 (2005) and The Basis and Making of British Grand Strategy 1940-1943 (1998). He has also co-authored, edited and co-edited several other books.
Review Quotes: "[A] useful survey of an enormously complex subject. It seems to this reviewer that the ideal audience for this text would be advanced undergraduates and early graduate students." -Pacific Historical Review