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"Malay Peninsula" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the War of American Independence occurred two other important extensions of British power. One was the occupation of the "Straits Settlements" which gave Great Britain control of the Malay peninsula and of the Straits of Malacca through which the spice ships passed. But more valuable as a future home for English-speaking Europeans, and, therefore, as partial compensation for the loss of the United States, ...
— A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. • Carlton J. H. Hayes |
Words linked to "Malay Peninsula" : Myanmar, Malayan, peninsula, Malay, Burma, Thailand, Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Union of Burma, West Malaysia, Asia |
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