It may come as some surprise that in such a popular area of military history there is no book that focuses on the experience of the Victorian soldier - from recruitment to embarkation, fighting and perhaps returning, perhaps dying - in his own words. Dr Manning's meticulous research in primary sources gives the lie to the received image of the disciplined, redcoated campaigner of Victorian art and literature: for one thing, by the time he arrived at his destination, the coat would have been in rags. The distances covered on march were unbelievable, through desert and disease-ravaged swamp. Lavishly illustrated throughout, all the major Colonial campaigns and most of the minor ones are featured. To understand how what was in reality a tiny standing army controlled the largest empire the world has ever seen, this book is a must.
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 02/09/2016
- ISBN:
- 9780750980067
- 9780750980067
- Category:
- Warfare & defence
- Format:
- Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
- Publication Date:
- 02-09-2016
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- The History Press
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