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Redcoats to Tommies : the experience of the British solcier from the Eighteenth century.
This book surveys and examines the history of Britain's soldiers from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the lifecycle of a soldier, including enlistment and experience, and on identity, representations and place in society. It covers the diverse military forces of the Briti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Place of publication not identified]
Boydell Press,
2021.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction; Citizen Soldiers: 'Military Spirit' and Recruitment in Britain during the Wars against France, 1793-1815; From Party of Order to Gentlemen's Plaything
- Rural Identity and the British Yeomanry Cavalry; 'Kitchener's Mob': Myth and Reality in Raising the New Army, 1914-15; Sun, Sea and Starvation: The Logistics of the British Garrison on Minorca, 1746-56; British Soldiers, Sieges, and the Laws of War: The 1807 Siege of Montevideo; 'Something-to-smoke, at the right time, is a godsend': Voluntary Action and the Provision of Cigarettes to Soldiers during the First World War; 'Our Brother Officers in India': The Military Lobby in Imperial Politics of the 1780s; 'A Soldier's Life is a Merry One', or, 'A Certain Cure for Gout and Rheumatism': The Shift in Popular Perceptions of the Common Soldier in Late-Victorian Britain, 1870-c.1910; Irish Military Cultures in the British Army, c. 1775-1992; 'Fond of Shooting?': The Social Bonds of the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1858-1901; The Social Reality of the British Army in Interwar Britain; The Military Culture and Traditions of an Unmilitary People