Title Redcoats to Tommies : the experience of the British solcier from the Eighteenth century

Published [Place of publication not identified] Boydell Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction; Citizen Soldiers: 'Military Spirit' and Recruitment in Britain during the Wars against France, 1793-1815; From Party of Order to Gentlemen's Plaything -- Rural Identity and the British Yeomanry Cavalry; 'Kitchener's Mob': Myth and Reality in Raising the New Army, 1914-15; Sun, Sea and Starvation: The Logistics of the British Garrison on Minorca, 1746-56; British Soldiers, Sieges, and the Laws of War: The 1807 Siege of Montevideo; 'Something-to-smoke, at the right time, is a godsend': Voluntary Action and the Provision of Cigarettes to Soldiers during the First World War; 'Our Brother Officers in India': The Military Lobby in Imperial Politics of the 1780s; 'A Soldier's Life is a Merry One', or, 'A Certain Cure for Gout and Rheumatism': The Shift in Popular Perceptions of the Common Soldier in Late-Victorian Britain, 1870-c.1910; Irish Military Cultures in the British Army, c. 1775-1992; 'Fond of Shooting?': The Social Bonds of the Indian Army Officer Corps, 1858-1901; The Social Reality of the British Army in Interwar Britain; The Military Culture and Traditions of an Unmilitary People Summary This book surveys and examines the history of Britain's soldiers from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the lifecycle of a soldier, including enlistment and experience, and on identity, representations and place in society. It covers the diverse military forces of the British crown - the regular army, home defence forces, part-time soldiers, auxiliaries, officers, non-commissioned officers and rank and file - across times of conflictand peace and their wider relationship to families, communities, government and society. Additionally, it considers both British troops, and, recognising Britain's soldiers as a transnational phenomenon, forces raised outside ofBritain and Ireland. By assessing the evolution of Britain's soldiers across three centuries, the book highlights continuity and change and gauges how far the basic fundamentals, principles and priorities of army life have endured or been transformed during the existence of a continual standing army. The book includes up-to-date research from a new generation of early-career researchers and reflections from established scholars Subject Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 18th century Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 19th century Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast Subject Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century Soldiers -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century Social & cultural history. British & Irish history. HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General. HISTORY / Modern / General. HISTORY / Military / General Armed Forces -- Military life Soldiers Great Britain Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781800102255 1800102259 9781800102262 1800102267

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