The Victorians at war
2003, 1st edition. London : Hambledon and London. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Item #400232
Physical description: xv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index. Contents: Part one: Reputations : An English confederacy -- Cleansing the east with steel -- The hand on the throttle -- The devil's pass -- The race for the peerage -- Paths of duty -- Doing a Billy Hicks -- The excitement of railway carriages -- War, truth and history -- Part two: Generals and politicians : Command in South Africa -- Islands in the sun -- Cavagnari's coup de main -- Chelmsford's major-generals -- Stanhope's storehouses -- One and a half battalions -- The improbable probability -- Part three: Ways of war : The first modern war? -- War, technology and change -- 'Troopin'' -- A Frenchman's horse -- A question of totality -- No end of a lesson. Subjects: Great Britain. Army History 19th century; Great Britain History 19th century; British & Irish history; Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901; Great Britain History, Military 19th century; Victorian Period.
Price: €12.95