The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902

Edward Spiers

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October, 2006
Cloth, 226 pages, 18 b/w illus
ISBN: 978-0-7486-2354-9
Edinburgh University Press
$52.00

This original study depicts the Scottish soldier as an "empire builder". Drawing from a wide range of sources, including soldiers' writings in the provincial press, it examines how military achievements contributed to a growing sense of national identity and a deepening imperial commitment from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century.

About the Author

Edward Spiers is professor of strategic studies at the University of Leeds.

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