Peninsular War Veterans and the Making of Empire c.1820-40
Hardback
Publication Date: 28/04/2011
An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict colony to a free society.
- ISBN:
- 9780230252301
- 9780230252301
- Category:
- General & world history
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 28-04-2011
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Country of origin:
- United Kingdom
- Pages:
- 243
- Dimensions (mm):
- 229x152x23mm
- Weight:
- 0.51kg
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