The Victorian Soldier In Africa
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The Victorian Soldier In Africa
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Author : Edward Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 2004
The Victorian Soldier In Africa written by Edward Spiers and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This book re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period 1874-1902. It uses using a range of sources, such as letters and diaries, to allow soldiers to 'speak form themselves' about their experience of colonial.
Marching Over Africa
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Author : Frank Emery
language : en
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Release Date : 1986-01-01
Marching Over Africa written by Frank Emery and has been published by Hodder & Stoughton this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Africa categories.
Boer Guerrilla Vs British Mounted Soldier
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Author : Ian Knight
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-27
Boer Guerrilla Vs British Mounted Soldier written by Ian Knight and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-27 with History categories.
Waged across an inhospitable terrain which varied from open African savannah to broken mountain country and arid semi-desert, the Anglo-Boer wars of 1880–81 and 1899–1902 pitted the British Army and its allies against the Boers' commandos. The nature of warfare across these campaigns was shaped by the realities of the terrain and by Boer fighting techniques. Independent and individualistic, the Boers were not professional soldiers but a civilian militia who were bound by the terms of the 'Commando system' to come together to protect their community against an outside threat. By contrast the British Army was a full-time professional body with an established military ethos, but its over-dependence on conventional infantry tactics led to a string of Boer victories. This fully illustrated study examines the evolving nature of Boer military techniques, and contrasts them with the British experience, charting the development of effective British mounted tactics from the first faltering steps of 1881 through to the final successes of 1902.
Soldiers And Settlers In Africa 1850 1918
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Author : Stephen Miller
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-09-30
Soldiers And Settlers In Africa 1850 1918 written by Stephen Miller and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-30 with History categories.
This book revisits some of the most significant guerrilla struggles of the late 19th century, all set in Africa, and remind readers, in light of current events, the difficulties involved in engaging in this type of conflict.
British Infantryman In South Africa 1877 81
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Author : Ian Castle
language : en
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Release Date : 2003-11-21
British Infantryman In South Africa 1877 81 written by Ian Castle and has been published by Osprey Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-11-21 with History categories.
For many people the epitome of the British soldier of the late Victorian period is the Redcoat who fought in southern Africa in the 1870s. This title covers the key period of the wars against the Zulu and Boers; the dramatic battles of Rorke's Drift, Isandlwana, Ulundi, Laing's Nek and Majuba are some of the most famous engagements in the history of the British Army. The journey of the British soldier from the back streets of Britain's inner cities, to the isolated rock outcrop of Isandlwana and the mountain top of Majuba is one of discipline, devotion, loyalty, bravery, determination and sheer hard-work. It is a journey from which many men never returned.
Soldiers Of The Queen
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Author : Stephen Manning
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2016-09-02
Soldiers Of The Queen written by Stephen Manning and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-02 with History categories.
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.
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.
Khaki Red
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Author : Donald F. Featherstone
language : en
Publisher: Arms & Armour
Release Date : 1995
Khaki Red written by Donald F. Featherstone and has been published by Arms & Armour this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Political Science categories.
During the long reign of Queen Victoria, the men of Britain - attired in red coats or dusty khaki - fought more than sixty military campaigns around the world. Hardly a year passed without the British Army being engaged in some far-flung corner of the globe, building and defending the Empire. In this book Donald Featherstone provides a vivid and accurate taste of Victorian soldiering in Africa and India, from the mountains of the North-West Frontier to the sands of Egypt. Rather than detail each facet of battle strategy, he seeks to impart to the reader the true flavour of the nineteenth century battlefield, the type of men who fought, how they were trained and armed, and the foes they encountered. The author of many books and articles on a wide variety of military history topics, Donald Featherstone brings to the subject a special vitality and empathy with the fighting man, evoking those colourful days of nineteenth-century imperial adventure, derring-do, comradeship and fighting spirit.
Evelyn Wood V C
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Author : Evelyn Wood
language : en
Publisher: Leonaur Limited
Release Date : 2018-10-10
Evelyn Wood V C written by Evelyn Wood and has been published by Leonaur Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-10 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The African campaigns of a notable Victorian soldier There can be few students of the British Empire of the 19th century who are unfamiliar with the career of Evelyn Wood. In a time of outstanding military men, Wood was a national celebrity, for he fought with distinction in a number of conflicts in the Victorian Age from the Crimean War to the Indian Mutiny--where he won his Victoria Cross--and the Boer War and war in the Sudan at the turn of the century. Nevertheless, Wood arguably achieved his greatest fame during the 1870s when the British Army was engaged in sub-Saharan Africa in the wars against the Ashanti, Gaika (Kaffir) and Zulu tribal peoples. The Anglo-Zulu War is particularly fascinating to many aficionados of the history of the British Army and Evelyn Wood's actions on Hlobane Mountain and at the battle at Kambula are covered in detail in this book. The action at Kambula is particularly noteworthy, in contrast to the debacle at Isandlwana, as a demonstration of the successful defence of a fortified British camp, in the face of overwhelming Zulu numerical superiority, when that action was commanded by a talented and determined officer. Wood wrote a substantial autobiography (his first-hand accounts of these engagements are essential) and was also the subject of a contemporary biography which, of course, covered his entire life including later periods when his career became administrative. This special Leonaur edition, concentrating on Evelyn Wood's western and southern African campaigns has drawn its content from both these sources and is designed to present an entirely focused view of the man in active service command, at the height of his powers, in a single volume. The text is enhanced by illustrations, photographs and maps which did not accompany the original published material. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Heroes Of Empire
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Author : Edward Berenson
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2011
Heroes Of Empire written by Edward Berenson and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Presents a history of the exploration of Africa between 1870 and 1914 by British and French explorers and argues that these men transformed the imperial steeplechase of those years into a powerful heroic moment.