Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 212 pages)
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maps, plans
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0719061210
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1847790976
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9780719061219
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9781847790972
Series Statement:
Studies in imperialism
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index
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Introduction -- Fighting the Asante -- Campaigning in southern Africa -- Battling the Boers -- Intervention in Egypt -- Engaging the Mahdists -- The Gordon relief expedition -- Trekking through Bechuanaland -- Reconquering the Sudan -- Re-engaging the Boers -- Epilogue.
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English
Additional Edition:
Print version Spiers, Edward M Victorian soldier in Africa Manchester ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2004
Language:
English
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