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The Ashanti Ring
Author | : Leigh Maxwell |
Publsiher | : Leo Cooper Books |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015010204678 |
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The Victorians at War 1815 1914
Author | : Harold E. Raugh Jr. |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 422 |
Release | : 2004-10-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781576079263 |
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Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders. The Victorians at War*, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles, and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. Containing numerous maps depicting various theaters of war, this all-encompassing volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal fascinating facts about British and Indian Army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social backgrounds of the soldiers, diseases and wounds they fell victim to, and much more. This volume is indispensable to those wanting to gain information about the British Army during this remarkable imperial era.
Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts 2 volumes
Author | : Timothy J. Stapleton |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 818 |
Release | : 2016-11-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781598848373 |
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Two volumes introduce the history of colonial wars in Africa and illustrate why African countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Somalia, and Sudan continue to experience ethnic, political, and religious violence in the early 21st century. This sweeping study examines the wars of colonial conquest fought in Africa during the 19th and early 20th centuries. From Britain's efforts to wrest control of the Sudan from military leader Muhammad Ahmad al-Mahdi, to Italy's decisive defeat at the Battle of Adowa in Ethiopia, to Leopold II's brutal reign over the Belgian Congo, the work surveys the devastation reaped upon the continent by colonization and illustrates how its combative influence continues to resonate in Africa today. Written by scholars in the fields of history and politics, this complete reference includes entries on wars, campaigns, rebellions, battles, leaders, and organizations. The work delves into key historical periods including the "Scramble for Africa" (ca.1880 to 1910); early European colonial wars in Africa, such as the Dutch in the Cape and the Portuguese in Angola and Mozambique; and African rebellions against the early colonial state in the 1890s and early 1900s. Entries feature prominent events and personalities as well as lesser-known occurrences and players.
Victoria s Generals
Author | : Steven J. Corvi,Ian F. W. Beckett |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2009-09-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781844688364 |
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The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.
Wars Of Imperial Conquest
Author | : Bruce Vandervort |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 293 |
Release | : 2015-01-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781134223749 |
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First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Reader s Guide to Military History
Author | : Charles Messenger |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 986 |
Release | : 2013-10-31 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781135959708 |
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This book contains some 600 entries on a range of topics from ancient Chinese warfare to late 20th-century intervention operations. Designed for a wide variety of users, it encompasses general reviews of aspects of military organization and science, as well as specific wars and conflicts. The book examines naval and air warfare, as well as significant individuals, including commanders, theorists, and war leaders. Each entry includes a listing of additional publications on the topic, accompanied by an article discussing these publications with reference to their particular emphases, strengths, and limitations.
Heroic Option
Author | : Desmond Bowen,Jean Bowen |
Publsiher | : Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2005-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781844151523 |
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It is a curious paradox that, while for many centuries there has been deep antagonism between the British and the Irish, the latter have fought the former's wars with exemplary courage and tenacity. This has never been better demonstrated than when, as a result of the Irish regiments' superb service in the South African War (Boer War) at the end of the 19th Century, Queen Victoria ordered the formation of the Irish Guards in 1900 as a mark of the Nation's gratitude. Even after the trauma of Partition, Irishmen continued to serve in Irish regiments in large numbers and the tradition continued today. Indeed during the Second World War a very significant number of the most influential generals were of Irish extraction.
Queen Victoria s Wars
Author | : Stephen M. Miller |
Publsiher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2021-06-17 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781108490122 |
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Offers a revised and updated history of thirteen of the most significant British conflicts during the Victorian period.