Soldiers of the Queen: Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those Who Fought
- ISBN-10
- 0750980060
- ISBN-13
- 9780750980067
- Series
- Soldiers of the Queen
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-09-02
- Publisher
- The History Press
- Author
- Stephen Manning
Description
It may come as some surprise that in such a popular area of military history there is no book that focuses on the experience of the Victorian soldier - from recruitment to embarkation, fighting and perhaps returning, perhaps dying - in his own words. Dr Manning's meticulous research in primary sources gives the lie to the received image of the disciplined, redcoated campaigner of Victorian art and literature: for one thing, by the time he arrived at his destination, the coat would have been in rags. The distances covered on march were unbelievable, through desert and disease-ravaged swamp. Lavishly illustrated thoughout, all the major Colonial campaigns and most of the minor ones are featured. To understand how what was in reality a tiny standing army controlled the largest empire the world has ever seen, this book is a must.
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