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STEPHEN MANNING - Soldiers of the Queen

Title: Soldiers of the Queen
Description: History Press, 2016. Gekartonneerd met stofomslag. Pp: 224. 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. ISBN: 9780750980067. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.

Keywords: 9780750980067

Price: EUR 10.00 = appr. US$ 10.87 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 1938022

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