According to the book all the countries weve ever invaded. The lucky 22 include sweden, luxembourg, mongolia, bolivia, and belarus. Laycock is an expert on ancient britain who has turned his hand to britains military and imperial involvement with the entire world. As of documentation released in the year 2012, out of these, only twenty two countries were not invaded by britain which gives britain almost a 90% dominance rate over the worlds states. Britain has invaded all but 22 countries in the world in its long and colourful history. The us has invaded 70 nations since 1776 make 4 july. Only 22 countries have never been invaded by britain. Of the current 200 nations in the world, the british have invaded all but 22 of them. Thats not far off a massive, jawdropping 90 per cent. And the few we never got round to, there are only 22 countries britain never invaded throughout the course of.
The united nations has 193 member states and two observer states. British have invaded nine out of ten countries so look out luxembourg. The full analysis is available in laycocks book, all the countries weve ever invaded. The fact originates from a book entitled all the countries weve ever invaded and the few we never got round to, released in 2012 by stuart laycock.
New research shows that practically everyone has been invaded by british troops at one point or another. America has invaded 70 countries since its 4th of july independence day in 1776. This map shows all the countries that have not been invaded by the british. Test your knowledge on this history quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The british empire once infamously covered a quarter of the globe. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Can you name the 22 countries that have not been invaded by britain. Of the almost 200 current member states and one observer state of the united nations, the british have, at some point in history, invaded and established a military presence in 171 of them. British have invaded nine out of ten countries so look. Not too many britons know that we invaded iran in the second world war with the soviets.
Stuart has authored or coauthored a number of history books in the uk, including all the countries weve ever invaded and the few we never got round to and unexpected britain. The book stays true to its title and finds in a survey of 200 of the worlds countries through that, in one shape or form, great britain has invaded all but 22 of them. A map of every country britain has ever invaded indy100. The british have invaded 90% of the worlds countries. One way to write about the history of the world is through the history of empires built up by conquest. Among this select group of nations are faroff destinations such as guatemala, tajikistan and the marshall islands, as well some slightly closer to home, such as luxembourg. Even though the book quite a bit sensationalised, and i disagree with a lot of countries that have been invaded, i still really enjoyed the book and would recommend it to anyone who has an. Thats not far off a massive, jawdropping 90 percent. American imperialism has made a major contribution to the 1. The analysis of the histories of the almost 200 countries in the world found only 22 which have never experienced an invasion by the british.
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