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Victorians at War

By Ian Beckett

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Victorians at War

By Ian Beckett

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The men of the Victorian army ruled a large part of the world. As the visible power behind the greatest empire there had ever been, they were involved in wars and policing wherever British interests demanded it, whether in Canada, the Crimea, Afghanistan or the Sudan. Very small by continental standards, the Victorian army combined a strong sense of tradition with growing professionalism. The variety of tasks it had to undertake gave its officers and men an extraordinary range of challenges and experiences: putting down the Indian Mutiny, fighting in the jungles of West Africa, facing a Zulu impi and Boer sharpshooters, or garrisoning the many outposts of the empire. In The Victorians at War Ian Beckett looks at the men and their leaders from a variety of angles, using particular incidents and battles to show how the army lived and fought.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
298
Release Date:
2006-06-23
Publication Date:
2006-06-23
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
185285510X
ISBN13:
9781852855109
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
456 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
234 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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