Queen Victoria's Little Wars

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Queen Victoria's Little Wars
by Byron Farwell
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Queen Victoria

"Tells all the old stories of imperial heroism con brio." —Noel Annan, New York Review of Books

From 1837 to 1901, in Asia, China, Canada, Africa, and elsewhere, military expedition were constantly being undertaken to protect resident Britons or British interests, to extend a frontier, to repel an attack, avenge an insult, or suppress a mutiny or rebellion. Continuous warfare became an accepted way of life in the Victorian era, and in the process the size of the British Empire quadrupled.

But engrossing as these small wars are—and they bristle with bizarre, tragic, and often humorous incident—it is the officers and men who fought them that dominate this book. With their courage, foolhardiness, and eccentricities, they are an unforgettable lot.

• Rank: #53990 in Books
• Published on: 1985-06-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.80" h x .80" w x 5.30" l, .93 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages