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.
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.
Real War Horses
Title | Real War Horses PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Dawson |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Pages | 265 |
Release | 2016-10-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1473847109 |
Many histories have been written about the conflicts the British army was involved in between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War. There are detailed studies of campaigns and battles and general accounts of the experiences of the soldiers. But this book by Anthony Dawson is the first to concentrate in depth, in graphic detail, on the experiences of the British cavalry during a century of warfare. That is why it is of such value. It is also compelling reading because it describes, using the words of the cavalrymen of the time, the organization, routines, training and social life of the cavalry as well as the fear and exhilaration of cavalry actions. Perhaps the most memorable passages record the drama and excitement of cavalry charges and the brutal, confused, often lethal experience of close-quarter combat in a melee of men and horses. Few books give such a direct inside view of what it was like to serve in the British cavalry during the nineteenth century.
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.
Empire and Popular Culture
Title | Empire and Popular Culture PDF eBook |
Author | John Griffiths |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 949 |
Release | 2022-07-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1351035290 |
From 1830, if not before, the Empire began to permeate the domestic culture of Empire nations in many ways. From consumables, to the excitement of colonial wars, celebrations relating to events in the history of Empire, and the construction of Empire Day in the early Edwardian period, most citizens were encouraged to think of themselves not only as citizens of a nation but of an Empire. Much of the popular culture of the period presented Empire as a force for ‘civilisation’ but it was often far from the truth and rather, Empire was a repressive mechanism designed ultimately to benefit white settlers and the metropolitan economy. This four volume collection on Empire and Popular Culture contains a wide array of primary sources, complimented by editorial narratives which help the reader to understand the significance of the documents contained therein. It is informed by the recent advocacy of a ‘four-nation’ approach to Empire containing documents which view Empire from the perspective of England, Scotland Ireland and Wales and will also contain material produced for Empire audiences, as well as indigenous perspectives. The sources reveal both the celebratory and the notorious sides of Empire.
Volunteers on the Veld, 12
Title | Volunteers on the Veld, 12 PDF eBook |
Author | Stephen M. Miller |
Publisher | |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2021-07-08 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780806169088 |
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.
The British Empire [2 volumes]
Title | The British Empire [2 volumes] PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Doyle |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 579 |
Release | 2018-06-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
An essential starting point for anyone wanting to learn about life in the largest empire in history, this two-volume work encapsulates the imperial experience from the 16th–21st centuries. From early sixteenth-century explorations to the handover of Hong Kong in 1997, the British Empire controlled outposts on every continent, spreading its people and ideas across the globe and profiting mightily in the process. The present state of our world—from its increasing interconnectedness to its vast inequalities and from the successful democracies of North America to the troubled regimes of Africa and the Middle East—can be traced, in large part, to the way in which Great Britain expanded and controlled its empire. The British Empire: A Historical Encyclopedia addresses a broader range of topics than do most other surveys of the empire, covering not only major political and military developments but also topics that have only recently come to serious scholarly attention, such as women's and gender history, art and architecture, indigenous histories and perspectives, and the construction of colonial knowledge and ideologies. By going beyond the "headline" events of the British Empire, this captivating work communicates the British imperial experience in its totality.