Death before glory : the British soldier in the West Indies in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars 1793-1815 / Martin R. Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Martin R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Garrisons, British--West Indies--History.

Garrisons, British.

West Indies, British--History, Military.

West Indies, British.

Great Britain. Army--History--18th century.

Great Britain.

Great Britain. Army--History--19th century.

Great Britain. Army.

Napoleonic Wars (1800-1815).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations, maps, photographs

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.

Summary:

Death Before Glory! is a highly readable, thoroughly researched and comprehensive study of the British army's campaigns in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period and of the extraordinary experiences of the soldiers who served there. Rich in sugar, cotton, coffee and slaves, the region was a key to British prosperity and it was perhaps even more important to her greatest enemy France. Yet, until now, the history of this vital theatre of the Napoleonic Wars has been seriously neglected. Not only does Martin Howard describe, in graphic detail, the entirety of the British campaigns in the region between 1793 and 1815, he also focuses on the human experience of the men the climate and living conditions, the rations and diet, military discipline and training, the treatment of the wounded and the impact of disease. Martin Howard's thoroughgoing and original work is the essential account of this fascinating but often overlooked aspect of the history of the British army and the Napoleonic Wars.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 19, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473871519

1473871514

9781473871526

1473871522