Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902

Informationen zum Autor Beckett, Ian F W Klappentext The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of citizen soldiers in Britain and its empire during the Victorian period. Zusammenfassung The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of citizen soldiers in Britain and its empire during the Victorian period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Ian F. W. Beckett; Chapter 1 Britain, Ian F. W. Beckett; Chapter 2 Ireland, Timothy Bowman , William Butler; Chapter 3 Australia, Bob Marmion; Chapter 4 Canada, James A. Wood; Chapter 5 India, Kaushik Roy; Chapter 6 New Zealand, John Crawford; Chapter 7 South Africa, Tim Stapleton; Chapter 8 The South African War, 1899'“1902, Stephen M. Miller;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Ian (EDT) Beckett, Ian F W Beckett, Ian F. W. Beckett
• Verlag: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.08.2012
• EAN: 9781848932043
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-204-3
• Seiten: 256
• Serien: Warfare, Society and Culture; Warfare, Society and Culture
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte; Ratgeber > Fahrzeuge, Flugzeuge, Schiffe, Raumfahrt > Militärfahrzeuge, -flugzeuge, -schiffe; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, History, European History, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Colonialism and imperialism, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General