| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
COVER; CONTENTS; MAPS; FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; 1 THE IMAGES AND SELF-IMAGE OF THE SCOTTISH SOLDIER; 2 THE BLACK WATCH IN WEST AFRICA; 3 IMPERIAL TESTS: ZULUS, AFGHANS AND BOERS; 4 HIGHLANDERS IN EGYPT; 5 ENTERING THE SUDAN; 6 COMMEMORATION, PROMOTION AND THE STORMING OF DARGAI HEIGHTS; 7 RECONQUERING THE SUDAN; 8 MAGERSFONTEIN AND ITS AFTERMATH; 9 CITIZEN SOLDIERS IN AN IMPERIAL WAR; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Summary |
Reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. This book examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland, and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-233) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Soldiers -- Scotland
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HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial.
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HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain
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Soldiers
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Kolonialkrieg
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Heer
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| SUBJECT |
Scotland -- History, Military
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Scotland
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Großbritannien
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Schotten.
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2006494003 |
| ISBN |
074862726X |
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9780748627264 |
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1280538457 |
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9781280538452 |
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9786610538454 |
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661053845X |
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