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Ian F W Beckett
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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.

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Formato PDF ● Pagine 240 ● ISBN 9781848932050 ● Casa editrice Pickering & Chatto Publishers ● Pubblicato 2012 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2818152 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM

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