An Absent Minded War

Author : William Elliot Cairnes
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 183 pages
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Download or read book An Absent-minded War : Being Some Reflections on Our Reverses and the Causes which Have Led to Them written by William Elliot Cairnes and published by . This book was released on 1900* with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Elliot Cairnes
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Total Pages : 206 pages
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Download or read book An Absent-minded War written by William Elliot Cairnes and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Elliot Cairnes
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Download or read book An Absent-minded War written by William Elliot Cairnes and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Elliot Cairnes
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
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Author : William Elliot Cairnes
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Total Pages : 202 pages
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Download or read book The army from within, by the author of 'An absent-minded war'. written by William Elliot Cairnes and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Bennett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 085052685X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Absent Minded Beggars written by William Bennett and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1999-10-13 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army suffered one of its greatest crises when in December 1899 the Boer irregulars inflicted three reverses in South Africa in 'Black Week'. A nation grown accustomed to success was stunned. Part of the answer was a very British blend of patriotism and pragmatism. For the first time civilian volunteers and part-time soldiers were allowed to fight overseas to the horror of traditionalist professional soldiers. Yet, by the end of the Boer War, almost 90,000 men had volunteered to serve the Colours. Much of sporting high society joined the newly formed Imperial Yeomanry. The Volunteers sent infantrymen to serve alongside the regulars and the City of London financed the raising of the City Imperial Volunteers. Men also came forward from the colonies. This book tells the story of these volunteer units.

Author : John Thomas
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1643507443
Total Pages : 103 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Struggle of an Absent Mind written by John Thomas and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Struggle of an Absent Mind is a unique poetry manuscript made up of spoken words, life, and inspiration. These poems go deep inside the mind of a poet's experiences, imagination, life, and creativity.

Author : Bernard Porter
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191513415
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Absent-Minded Imperialists written by Bernard Porter and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2004-11-25 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British empire was a huge enterprise. To foreigners it more or less defined Britain in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Its repercussions in the wider world are still with us today. It also had a great impact on Britain herself: for example, on her economy, security, population, and eating habits. One might expect this to have been reflected in her society and culture. Indeed, this has now become the conventional wisdom: that Britain was steeped in imperialism domestically, which affected (or infected) almost everything Britons thought, felt, and did. This is the first book to examine this assumption critically against the broader background of contemporary British society. Bernard Porter, a leading imperial historian, argues that the empire had a far lower profile in Britain than it did abroad. Many Britons could hardly have been aware of it for most of the nineteenth century and only a small number was in any way committed to it. Between these extremes opinions differed widely over what was even meant by the empire. This depended largely on class, and even when people were aware of the empire, it had no appreciable impact on their thinking about anything else. Indeed, the influence far more often went the other way, with perceptions of the empire being affected (or distorted) by more powerful domestic discourses. Although Britain was an imperial nation in this period, she was never a genuine imperial society. As well as showing how this was possible, Porter also discusses the implications of this attitude for Britain and her empire, and for the relationship between culture and imperialism more generally, bringing his study up to date by including the case of the present-day USA.

Author : Rudyard Kipling
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781020418952
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Absent-minded Beggar written by Rudyard Kipling and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this poignant and deeply moving poem, Rudyard Kipling pays tribute to the soldiers and civilians who served and sacrificed in the Second Boer War. Written in 1899, it captures the spirit of patriotism, bravery, and sacrifice that defined the era. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Will Bennett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473811619
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Absent-Minded Beggars written by Will Bennett and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 1999-10-13 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British Army suffered one of its greatest crises when in December 1899 the Boer irregulars inflicted three reverses in South Africa in 'Black Week'. A nation grown accustomed to success was stunned. Part of the answer was a very British blend of patriotism and pragmatism. For the first time civilian volunteers and part-time soldiers were allowed to fight overseas to the horror of traditionalist professional soldiers. Yet, by the end of the Boer War, almost 90,000 men had volunteered to serve the Colours. Much of sporting high society joined the newly formed Imperial Yeomanry. The Volunteers sent infantrymen to serve alongside the regulars and the City of London financed the raising of the City Imperial Volunteers. Men also came forward from the colonies. This book tells the story of these volunteer units.