Overview
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.
Full Product Details
Author: Harold E. Raugh Jr.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 27.90cm
Weight: 1.219kg
ISBN: 9781576079256
ISBN 10: 1576079252
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 25 October 2004
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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College/higher education
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
. .. an excellent sourcebook for high school and college students. ... an excellent work of reference. - Journal of Military History
A helpful work of synthesis ... Highly recommended. Military and undergraduate libraries, and public libraries. - Choice The Victorians at War is a great book for research into the British Army's history during its high point in world history. - American Reference Books Annual This is a very easy-to-use and highly readable book. It could supplement history collections as well as strengthen the reference sections on the Victorian era and on the British Empire. It would be a good purchase for academic and large public library collections, satisfying both the informal researcher and the serious student. - Booklist [A]n excellent sourcebook for high school and college students... An excellent work of reference. - Journal of Military History
This is a very easy-to-use and highly readable book. It could supplement history collections as well as strengthen the reference sections on the Victorian era and on the British Empire. It would be a good purchase for academic and large public library collections, satisfying both the informal researcher and the serious student. - Booklist A helpful work of synthesis ... Highly recommended. Military and undergraduate libraries, and public libraries. - Choice [A]n excellent sourcebook for high school and college students... An excellent work of reference. - Journal of Military History The Victorians at War is a great book for research into the British Army's history during its high point in world history. - American Reference Books Annual
Author Information
Harold E. Raugh, Jr., is the command historian of the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center and Presidio of Monterey, Monterey, CA, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
