Citizen Soldiers and the British Empire, 1837-1902 (Warfare, Society and Culture)

by IanF.W.Beckett (Editor), Ian F. W. Beckett (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2016

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  The British amateur military tradition of raising auxiliary forces for home defence long preceded the establishment of a standing army. This was a model that was widely emulated in British colonies. This volume of essays seeks to examine the role of citizen soldiers in Britain and its empire during the Victorian period.