The British Army, 1815-1914.0754625648 The British Army The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. It came into being with unification of the governments and armed forces of England and Scotland into the United Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. , 1815-1914. Ed. by Harold E. Raugh, Jr. Ashgate Publishing Co. 2006 567 pages $225.00 Hardcover The international library of essays in military history UA649 Editor Raugh, Jr. (Liertenant Colonel, United States Army United States Army Major branch of the U.S. military forces, charged with preserving peace and security and defending the nation. The first regular U.S. fighting force, the Continental Army, was organized by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1775, to supplement local , retired) introduces this collection of essays, deeming the so-called "Pax Britannica Pax Britannica (Latin for "the British Peace", modelled after Pax Romana) refers to a period of British imperialism after the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, which led to a period of overseas British expansionism. "--the period after the war of 1812 until WWI WWI abbr. World War I WWI World War One said to have been peaceful for the British Army--a dramatic misnomer misnomer n. the wrong name. MISNOMER. The act of using a wrong name. 2. Misnomers, may be considered with regard to contracts, to devises and bequests, and to suits or actions. 3.-1. . In fact, the Army was engaged in active service for almost every year of that century, not least during the Crimean and Second Boer Wars. The 25 essays selected for this collection come from various book and journal sources including J. of the Society for Army Historical Research, Sociological Review, Military Affairs, and the J. of Imperial and Commonwealth History, among others. They describe the characteristics, technologies, and activities of the Army during those years; the campaigns of army reform and dominating modes of military thought during the imperialistic Victorian era; and campaigns (often regarded as "imperial defense") in Zululand, India, Abyssinia, and Egypt. Indexing is by name, but not by subject. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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