Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857 1914

Author : Ronald Harris
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1979-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0850453089

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Bengal Cavalry Regiments 1857–1914 by Ronald Harris Pdf

The British connection with India dates from the formation of the Honourable East India Company in the 17th century, when a military force was needed to protect Britain's valuable trading interests. By 1914, there were over 40 regiments of Indian cavalry, all of which were commanded by British officers. This book provides an overview of the component cavalry regiments in the years between the Great Mutiny of 1857 and the outbreak of World War I. Numerous contemporary photographs and eight colour plates offer a rare glimpse into the distinctive uniforms of the cavalry.

Author : Francis Gordon Cardew
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015027427312

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Hodson's Horse, 1857-1922 by Francis Gordon Cardew Pdf

Author : Harold E. Raugh Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781576079263

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The Victorians at War, 1815-1914 by Harold E. Raugh Jr. Pdf

Capturing the strength of the British Army from 1815 to 1914, this groundbreaking reference presents the most recent research on the most significant wars, campaigns, battles, and leaders. The Victorians at War*, 1815–1914: An Encyclopedia of British Military History surveys the major wars, campaigns, battles, and expeditions of the British Army as well as its weaponry, tactics, and all other aspects of its operations from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the dawn of World War I. Containing numerous maps depicting various theaters of war, this all-encompassing volume explains why the numerous military operations took place and what the results were. Biographies reveal fascinating facts about British and Indian Army officers and other ranks, while other entries deal with recruitment, training, education and literacy, uniforms, equipment, pay and conditions, social backgrounds of the soldiers, diseases and wounds they fell victim to, and much more. This volume is indispensable to those wanting to gain information about the British Army during this remarkable imperial era.

Author : Martin Windrow
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 381 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780962672

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Osprey Men-At-Arms by Martin Windrow Pdf

Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Osprey's renowned Men-at-Arms series over the last forty years. Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, with head and tails bands and a ribbon bookmark, the collection contains the most treasured illustrations from the vast archives of this respected series and is a classic, collectable item for all military history enthusiasts.

Author : Barton Hacker
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 847 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047402107

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World Military History Bibliography by Barton Hacker Pdf

Preclassical and indigenous nonwestern military institutions and methods of warfare are the chief subjects of this annotated bibliography of work published 1967–1997. Classical antiquity, post-Roman Europe, and the westernized armed forces of the 20th century, although covered, receive less systematic attention. Emphasis is on historical studies of military organization and the relationships between military and other social institutions, rather than wars and battles. Especially rich in references to the periodical literature, the bibliography is divided into eight parts: (1) general and comparative topics; (2) the ancient world; (3) Eurasia since antiquity; (4) sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania; (5) pre-Columbian America; (6) postcontact America; (7) the contemporary nonwestern world; and (8) philosophical, social scientific, natural scientific, and other works not primarily historical.

Author : Sharon Murphy
Publisher : Springer
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781137550835

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The British Soldier and his Libraries, c. 1822-1901 by Sharon Murphy Pdf

The British Soldier and his Libraries, c. 1822-1901 considers the history of the libraries that the East India Company and Regular Army respectively established for soldiers during the nineteenth century. Drawing upon a wide range of material, including archival sources, official reports, and soldiers’ memoirs and letters, this book explores the motivations of those who were responsible for the setting up and/or operation of the libraries, and examines what they reveal about attitudes to military readers in particular and, more broadly, to working-class readers – and leisure – at this period. Murphy’s study also considers the contents of the libraries, identifying what kinds of works were provided for soldiers and where and how they read them. In so doing, The British Soldier and his Libraries, c. 1822-1901 affords another way of thinking about some of the key debates that mark book history today, and illuminates areas of interest to the general reader as well as to literary critics and military and cultural historians.

Author : Brian Patrick Duggan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786434077

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Saluki by Brian Patrick Duggan Pdf

One of the oldest known breeds of domesticated dogs, the Saluki traveled throughout the Middle East with desert tribes, who valued the dogs for their ability to hunt gazelles. Famously painted on the walls of the Pharaohs' tombs, the Salukis' history intrigued English dog enthusiasts who were instrumental in popularizing the breed and importing it to Europe and the United States in the early 20th century. This book tells the story of those who brought the Saluki to the West, most notably Florence Amherst, who discovered the dogs while in Egypt and went on to breed 50 litters. Other world travelers who fell under the Salukis' spell included Lady Anne Blunt, Austen Layard and Gertrude Bell. Also covered are lesser-known Saluki aficionados, mainly military officers who hunted with their hounds in Iraq, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt and sought to replicate that experience at home.

Author : William Stephen Raikes Hodson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : British
ISBN : OXFORD:590492973

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Hodson of Hodson's horse by William Stephen Raikes Hodson Pdf

Author : Society for Army Historical Research (London, England)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : IND:30000115671665

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Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research by Society for Army Historical Research (London, England) Pdf

Author : Stephen Badsey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351943185

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Doctrine and Reform in the British Cavalry 1880–1918 by Stephen Badsey Pdf

A prevalent view among historians is that both horsed cavalry and the cavalry charge became obviously obsolete in the second half of the nineteenth century in the face of increased infantry and artillery firepower, and that officers of the cavalry clung to both for reasons of prestige and stupidity. It is this view, commonly held but rarely supported by sustained research, that this book challenges. It shows that the achievements of British and Empire cavalry in the First World War, although controversial, are sufficient to contradict the argument that belief in the cavalry was evidence of military incompetence. It offers a case study of how in reality a practical military doctrine for the cavalry was developed and modified over several decades, influenced by wider defence plans and spending, by the experience of combat, by Army politics, and by the rivalries of senior officers. Debate as to how the cavalry was to adjust its tactics in the face of increased infantry and artillery firepower began in the mid nineteenth century, when the increasing size of armies meant a greater need for mobile troops. The cavalry problem was how to deal with a gap in the evolution of warfare between the mass armies of the later nineteenth century and the motorised firepower of the mid twentieth century, an issue that is closely connected with the origins of the deadlock on the Western Front. Tracing this debate, this book shows how, despite serious attempts to ’learn from history’, both European-style wars and colonial wars produced ambiguous or disputed evidence as to the future of cavalry, and doctrine was largely a matter of what appeared practical at the time.

Author : Ian Heath,Angus McBride
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1979-07-05
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015001180176

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Byzantine Armies 886–1118 by Ian Heath,Angus McBride Pdf

The Byzantines had a remarkably sophisticated approach to politics and military strategy. Unlike most of their contemporaries, they learnt very early in their history that winning a battle did not necessarily win a war, and they frequently bought off their enemies with treaties and bribes rather than squander men and matériel in potentially fruitless campaigns. The Byzantine army of the 10th and early 11th centuries, at the height of its power and efficiency, was the best-organised, best-trained, best-equipped and highest-paid in the known world. This splendid book by Ian Heath examines the Byzantine Armies from 886-1118, including the lusty, hard-fighting, hard-drinking 'barbarian' Varangian guard.

Author : Lord Anglesey
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473814998

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A History of the British Cavalry 1816-1919 by Lord Anglesey Pdf

In-depth coverage of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and the numerous colonial campaigns of the period.

Author : Carlos Caballero Jurado,Kevin Lyles
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1983-11-24
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89086990017

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Foreign Volunteers of the Wehrmacht 1941–45 by Carlos Caballero Jurado,Kevin Lyles Pdf

This book looks at the uniforms worn by the foreign volunteers integrated into the German forces during the Second World War, between the years of 1941 and 1945.

Author : Thomas Abler
Publisher : Oxford : Berg
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1999-09
Category : Design
ISBN : UOM:39015048829157

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Hinterland Warriors and Military Dress by Thomas Abler Pdf

Much of the exotic dress of the armies of Europe has its origins in the conditions of frontier wars fought by imperial armies and in the employment of "Hinterland warriors" by imperial governments. This study charts how perceptions of these marginalized peoples influenced and ultimately transformed the history of military dress. Discussion encompasses Hussars of the eastern frontier, North African Mameluks and Zouaves, and the North American frontier experience. Includes bandw historical illustrations and a few photos. Abler is affiliated with the University of Waterloo, Canada. c. Book News Inc.

Author : W. Y. Carman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Sabretaches
ISBN : 0951060376

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Full Dress Sabretaches of the British Army by W. Y. Carman Pdf