Volunteers on the Veld
Title | Volunteers on the Veld PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Miller |
Publisher | University of Oklahoma Press |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780806138640 |
This book spotlights Britain's “citizen army” to show who these volunteers were, why they enlisted, how they were trained—and how they quickly became disillusioned when they found themselves committed not to the supposed glories of conventional battle but instead to a prolonged guerrilla war.
Joining Hitler's Crusade
Title | Joining Hitler's Crusade PDF eBook |
Author | David Stahel |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 457 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1316510344 |
A ground-breaking study that looks at why European nations sent troops to take part in Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union.
The Zulu-Boer War 1837–1840
Title | The Zulu-Boer War 1837–1840 PDF eBook |
Author | Michał Leśniewski |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2021-04-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004449582 |
This book offers an account of this understudied conflict dating from the early stage of European colonialism in Africa, and unpacks the complex regional relationships between different communities in the first half of 19th century.
War Volunteering in Modern Times
Title | War Volunteering in Modern Times PDF eBook |
Author | C. G. Krüger |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2010-12-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0230290523 |
Exploring volunteering as a characteristic of modern wars, this book examines why individuals go to war. It studies the motivations, social backgrounds and military experiences of war volunteers in a wide range of conflicts since the French Revolution, and helps to interpret the relationship between war and society in modern times.
Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837–1902
Title | Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837–1902 PDF eBook |
Author | Ian F W Beckett |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 227 |
Release | 2015-10-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317322185 |
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.
The Foreign Volunteers
Title | The Foreign Volunteers PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Pottinger |
Publisher | |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | South African War, 1899-1902 |
ISBN |
Bibliography of Agriculture
Title | Bibliography of Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1046 |
Release | 1942 |
Genre | Agriculture |
ISBN |