Britain S Soldiers
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All For The King S Shilling
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Author : Edward J Coss
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-10-11
All For The King S Shilling written by Edward J Coss and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-11 with History categories.
The British troops who fought so successfully under the Duke of Wellington during his Peninsular Campaign against Napoleon have long been branded by the duke’s own words—“scum of the earth”—and assumed to have been society’s ne’er-do-wells or criminals who enlisted to escape justice. Now Edward J. Coss shows to the contrary that most of these redcoats were respectable laborers and tradesmen and that it was mainly their working-class status that prompted the duke’s derision. Driven into the army by unemployment in the wake of Britain’s industrial revolution, they confronted wartime hardship with ethical values and became formidable soldiers in the bargain These men depended on the king’s shilling for survival, yet pay was erratic and provisions were scant. Fed worse even than sixteenth-century Spanish galley slaves, they often marched for days without adequate food; and if during the campaign they did steal from Portuguese and Spanish civilians, the theft was attributable not to any criminal leanings but to hunger and the paltry rations provided by the army. Coss draws on a comprehensive database on British soldiers as well as first-person accounts of Peninsular War participants to offer a better understanding of their backgrounds and daily lives. He describes how these neglected and abused soldiers came to rely increasingly on the emotional and physical support of comrades and developed their own moral and behavioral code. Their cohesiveness, Coss argues, was a major factor in their legendary triumphs over Napoleon’s battle-hardened troops. The first work to closely examine the social composition of Wellington’s rank and file through the lens of military psychology, All for the King’s Shilling transcends the Napoleonic battlefield to help explain the motivation and behavior of all soldiers under the stress of combat.
Britains Toy Soldiers
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Author : James Opie
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-10-30
Britains Toy Soldiers written by James Opie and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-30 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable. Prior to 1893 the family toy business of the Britain family was struggling as the toy industry was dominated by German manufacturers and importers. Then came the fateful decision first to import, then to design and manufacture, toy soldiers, an area the German firms were particularly strong in. Britains Toy Soldiers were born and soon their boxes stamped with the slogan 'Best Quality English Make' were being eagerly opened by little boys across Britain and then around the world. The rest, as they say is history and it is all captured here by James Opie, the world's leading expert on the subject, as he lovingly traces the varying fortunes of arguably the most famous British toy company. Illustrated with lavish colour photographs, many of them featuring items from the author's own collection, the book includes feature sections such as collectors' favourites and prices, high-value and famous sets, artistic highlights, quirks and mysteries. It is without doubt the most authoritative book on the subject and will be welcomed by the thousands of devoted collectors world wide as well as many more with fond memories of childhood battles with these beautiful toys.
The British Soldier
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Author : Joachim Hayward Stocqueler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
The British Soldier written by Joachim Hayward Stocqueler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with Great Britain categories.
A History Of The British Army
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Author : Sir John William Fortescue
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
A History Of The British Army written by Sir John William Fortescue and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Great Britain categories.
Redcoats To Tommies
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Author : Kevin Linch
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2021
Redcoats To Tommies written by Kevin Linch and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
An examination of the lifecycle of soldiers, including enlistment, experiences of military life, the soldier's place in society and in politics, and military identity, memory and representation.
Fighting For Britain
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Author : David Killingray
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2010
Fighting For Britain written by David Killingray and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Great Britain categories.
During the Second World War over half-a-million African troops served with the British Army as combatants and non-combatants in campaigns in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Italy and Burma - the largest single movement of African men overseas since the slave trade. This account, based mainly on oral evidence and soldiers' letters, tells the story of the African experience of the war. It is a 'history from below' that describes how men were recruited for a war about which most knew very little. Army life exposed them to a range of new and startling experiences: new foods and forms of discipline, uniforms, machines and rifles, notions of industrial time, travel overseas, new languages and cultures, numeracy and literacy. What impact did service in the army have on African men and their families? What new skills did soldiers acquire and to what purposes were they put on their return? What was the social impact of overseas travel, and how did the broad umbrella of army welfare services change soldiers' expectations of civilian life? And what role if any did ex-servicemen play in post-war nationalist politics? In this book African soldiers describe in their own words what it was like to undergo army training, to travel on a vast ocean, to experience battle, and their hopes and disappointments on demobilisation. DAVID KILLINGRAY is Professor Emeritus of History, Goldsmiths, and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.
The Regimental Records Of The British Army
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Author : John Stephen Farmer
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2020-01-09
The Regimental Records Of The British Army written by John Stephen Farmer and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-09 with History categories.
"The Regimental Records of the British Army" is an historical recording of the regiments within the Army of Great Britain written by John S. Farmer. It presents s historical résumé chronologically arranged of titles, campaigns, honors, uniforms, facings, badges, nicknames, and other things associated with the regiments.
Soldiers As Citizens
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Author : Nick Mansfield
language : en
Publisher: Studies in Labour History Lup
Release Date : 2019
Soldiers As Citizens written by Nick Mansfield and has been published by Studies in Labour History Lup this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with History categories.
This is the first exploration of the British army to combine labour, political and military history. It analyses the political lives of nineteenth century rank and file soldiers in the context of a developing working-class culture. It focuses on the significant radical and socialist movements, alongside influential working-class conservatism.
The British Army Of The Eighteenth Century
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Author : H. C. B. Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-10-05
The British Army Of The Eighteenth Century written by H. C. B. Rogers and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with History categories.
This book, originally published in 1977 examines in detail the organisation, training, and personnel of the British Army during the eighteenth century, and explains how the government policies of containing the enemy and colonial conquest were achieved. It also illustrates how the Army survived the constant nervousness of Parliament in reducing its strength after each emergency had passed. There are specific chapters devoted to the strategies of Marlborough, Amherst and Howe and to tactics as displayed at the battles of Ramillies, Fontenoy, Camden and Guildford Court House.
God And The British Soldier
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Author : Michael Snape
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2007-05-07
God And The British Soldier written by Michael Snape and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-05-07 with History categories.
Drawing on a wealth of new material from military, ecclesiastical and secular civilian archives, Michael Snape presents a study of the experience of the officers and men of Britain’s vast citizen armies, and also of the numerous religious agencies which ministered to them. Historians of the First and Second World Wars have consistently underestimated the importance of religion in Britain during the war years, but this book shows that religion had much greater currency and influence in twentieth-century British society than has previously been realised. Snape argues that religion provided a key component of military morale and national identity in both the First and Second World Wars, and demonstrates that, contrary to accepted wisdom, Britain’s popular religious culture emerged intact and even strengthened as a result of the army’s experiences of war. The book covers such a range of disciplines, that students and scholars of military history, British history and Religion will all benefit from its purchase.