Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902 Beckett Ian F. W.)Paperback)
Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902 Beckett Ian F. W.)Paperback) The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of…
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Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902 Beckett Ian F. W.)Paperback)
The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of citizen soldiers in Britain and its empire during the Victorian period. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies.