Britain, which held sway over India for around 200 years, has invaded almost 90 per cent of the world's countries in its history, barring only 22 nations, a new study has found. An analysis of the histories of almost 200 nations found that only 22 countries, including far off Luxemhave never experienced a British assault.
The study part of a new book - comes against the background of maps which show that at its height the Empire ruled over almost a quarter of the world's population, the Daily Mail reported. Author of the book All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To, Stuart Laycock worked his way around the countries on the globe alphabetically to see if British forces had ever strayed into each territory.
The study part of a new book - comes against the background of maps which show that at its height the Empire ruled over almost a quarter of the world's population, the Daily Mail reported. Author of the book All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To, Stuart Laycock worked his way around the countries on the globe alphabetically to see if British forces had ever strayed into each territory.