Rodney Atwood

The Life of Field Marshal Lord Roberts (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This biography of Field Marshal Lord Roberts charts a remarkable life that spanned the apogee of the British Empire. During a diverse career, Roberts won the Victoria Cross, planned the strategic defence of India, turned the tide of war in South Africa, introduced army reform and campaigned for National Service before 1914. Rodney Atwood explores his military career, in particular his role as a tactician and strategist in Afghanistan, Burma, the North-West frontier, South Africa and Europe, but also looks at Roberts as a symbol of Empire and explores his celebration in British culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780937076
• Artikelnr.: 41832404

Autorenporträt

Rodney Atwood received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and has served in the Royal Tank Regiment. He is the author of The Life of Field Marshal Lord Roberts (Bloomsbury, 2014).

Inhaltsangabe

1. A Visit to Lord Roberts
2. Irish and Indian Beginnings
3. 1857
4. On the Staff: Roberts's career in the 1860s and 1870s
5. War in Afghanistan
6. Command in Madras
7. Command of the Indian Army I
8. Command of the Indian Army II
9. Home and Ireland
10. Turning the Tide of War in South Africa
11. Commander-in-chief at Whitehall
12. Campaign for National Service and the Irish Crisis
13. Death, Apotheosis and Oblivion
Bibliography
Index