The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 /

The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 / / Edward M. Spiers.

Show other versions (1)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748623549);The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, l...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
VerfasserIn:
Spiers, Edward M.,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2006
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • MAPS
  • FIGURES
  • ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • GLOSSARY
  • 1 THE IMAGES AND SELF-IMAGE OF THE SCOTTISH SOLDIER
  • 2 THE BLACK WATCH IN WEST AFRICA
  • 3 IMPERIAL TESTS: ZULUS, AFGHANS AND BOERS
  • 4 HIGHLANDERS IN EGYPT
  • 5 ENTERING THE SUDAN
  • 6 COMMEMORATION, PROMOTION AND THE STORMING OF DARGAI HEIGHTS
  • 7 RECONQUERING THE SUDAN
  • 8 MAGERSFONTEIN AND ITS AFTERMATH
  • 9 CITIZEN SOLDIERS IN AN IMPERIAL WAR
  • EPILOGUE
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX

Similar Items