Victorian Soldier in Africa.
Title:
Victorian Soldier in Africa.
Author:
Spiers, Edward.
ISBN:
9781847790972
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (224 pages)
Series:
Studies in Imperialism
Contents:
CONTENTS -- List of maps - page -- General editor's introduction - -- Acknowledgements - -- Abbreviations - -- Glossary - -- Introduction page -- 1 Fighting the Asante -- 2 Campaigning in southern Africa -- 3 Battling the Boers -- 4 Intervention in Egypt -- 5 Engaging the Mahdists -- 6 The Gordon relief expedition -- 7 Trekking through Bechuanaland -- 8 Reconquering the Sudan -- 9 Re-engaging the Boers -- Epilogue -- Select bibliography - -- Index -.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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