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The Victorian soldier in Africa
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ISBN: 0719091276 0719061210 9786610734108 1781700559 1280734108 1847790976 9781526137913 9781847790972 9781280734106 9780719061219 1847795463 Year: 2004 Publisher: Manchester ; New York : New York : Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave,

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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


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The Victorian soldier in Africa
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ISBN: 1526137917 Year: 2004 Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press,

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The Victorian Soldier in Africa re-examines the campaign experience of British soldiers in Africa during the period, 1874--1902-the zenith of the Victorian imperial expansion-and does so from the perspective of the regimental soldier. The book utilises an unprecedented number of letters and diaries, written by regimental officers and other ranks, to allow soldiers to speak for themselves about their experience of colonial warfare. The sources demonstrate the adaptability of the British army in fighting in different climates, over demanding terrain and against a diverse array of enemies. They also uncover soldiers' responses to army reforms of the era as well as the response to the introduction of new technologies of war. Moreover, the book provides commentary on soldiers' views of commanding officers and politicians alongside assessment of war correspondents, colonial auxiliaries and African natives in their roles as bearers, allies and enemies. This book reveals new insights on imperial and racial attitudes within the army, on relations between soldiers and the media and the production of information and knowledge from frontline to homefront. It will make fascinating reading for students, academics and enthusiasts in imperial history, Victorian studies, military history and colonial warfare.


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A history of chemical and biological weapons
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ISBN: 1282893041 9786612893049 1861897243 1861896514 Year: 2010 Publisher: London : Reaktion,

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In Chemical and Biological Weapons, Edward M. Spiers provides a thorough and even-handed examination of the weapons themselves-the various types and effects-and their evolution from World War I to the present.

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