Outposts

Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire

By: Simon Winchester

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Paperback | 29 September 2003 | Edition Number 1

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In 1985 Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. He travelled 100,000 miles back and forth from Antarctica to the Caribbean, from Mediterranean to the Far East, to capture a last glint of imperial glory.

His adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth make compelling and often funny reading and tell a story most of us had thought was over: a tale of the last outposts in Britain's imperial career and of those who keep the flag flying.

With a new introduction and additional material in many of the chapters, this revised edition tells us what happened to these extraordinary places while the author's been away.

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Foreword to the 2003 Edition
The Plan	p. 1
British Indian Ocean Territory and Diego Garcia	p. 15
Tristan	p. 55
Gibraltar	p. 91
Ascension Island	p. 119
St. Helena	p. 135
Hong Kong	p. 165
Bermuda	p. 203
The British West Indies	p. 223
The Falkland Islands	p. 277
Pitcairn and Other Territories	p. 313
Some Reflections and Conclusions	p. 327
Acknowledgements	p. 355
Further Reading	p. 359
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.

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