Queen Victoria's wars British military campaigns,1857-1902 edited by Stephen M. Miller

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Stephen M., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History, Military--19th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--1837-1901.

Great Britain--History--Victoria, 1837-1901.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

History

Military history

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2021

Summary:

This is a new history of Britain's imperial wars during the nineteenth century. Including chapters on wars fought in the hills, on the veldt, in the dense forests, and along the coast, it discusses wars waged in China, Burma, Afghanistan, and India/Pakistan; New Zealand; and, West, East, and South Africa. Leading military historians from around the world situate the individual conflict in the larger context of British domestic history and British foreign policy/grand strategy and examine the background of the conflict, the war aims, the outbreak of the war, the forces and technology employed, a narrative of the war, details about one specific battle, and the aftermath of the war. Beginning with the Indian Rebellion and ending with the South African War, it enables readers to see the global impact of British imperialism, the function of the army in the service of British political goals, and the evolution of military technology

Contents:

Introduction / Stephen M. Miller

The Indian Rebellion, 1857-1858 / Douglas M. Peers

Punitive expeditions in China, 1857-1860 / Bruce Collins

The expedition to Abyssinia, 1867-1868 / Christopher Brice

The New Zealand Wars, 1845-1872 / John Crawford

The Third Anglo-Asante War, 1873-1874 / Ryan Patterson

The Second Afghan War, 1878-1880 / Rodney Atwood

The Anglo-Zulu War, 1879 / Ian Knight

The First Anglo-Boer War, 1880-1881 / John Laband

Egypt and the Sudan, 1881-1885 / Rob Johnson

The Third Anglo-Burmese War and the pacification of Burma, 1885-1895 / Ian F. W. Beckett

The Tirah Campaign, 1897-1898 / Sameetah Agha

Reconquest of the Sudan, 1896-1898 / Edward M. Spiers

The South African War, 1899-1902 / Stephen M. Miller

Conclusion / Stephen M. Miller

Notes:

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 02, 2021)

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9781108785020

1108785026

OCLC:

1253676733

Access Restriction:

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