03013nam 2200757Ia 450 991078446530332120230828214624.01-280-53845-797866105384540-7486-2726-X97807486272649780748623549(CKB)1000000000351127(EBL)267210(OCoLC)475991703(SSID)ssj0000242496(PQKBManifestationID)11200146(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000242496(PQKBWorkID)10311473(PQKB)10858257(MiAaPQ)EBC1962099(MiAaPQ)EBC4462099(MiAaPQ)EBC267210(MiAaPQ)EBC5292127(Au-PeEL)EBL1962099(CaPaEBR)ebr10131989(CaONFJC)MIL729399(Au-PeEL)EBL267210(Au-PeEL)EBL5292127(CaONFJC)MIL53845(OCoLC)1028937033(DE-B1597)614368(DE-B1597)9780748627264(EXLCZ)99100000000035112720060815d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Scottish soldier and empire, 1854-1902[electronic resource] /Edward M. Spiers1st ed.Edinburgh Edinburgh University Pressc20061 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-98117-5 0-7486-2354-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-233) and index.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; 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.ScotsForeign countriesHistory19th centurySoldiersScotlandImperialismHistory19th centuryScotlandHistory, MilitaryScotsHistorySoldiersImperialismHistory355.00941109034Spiers Edward M800976MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784465303321The Scottish soldier and empire, 1854-19023678009UNINA