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Distant Drums - The Role of Colonies in British Imperial Warfare (Hardcover)
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Distant Drums - The Role of Colonies in British Imperial Warfare (Hardcover)
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"Distant Drums" reveals how colonies were central to the defence of
the British Empire and the command of the oceans that underpinned
it. It blends sweeping overviews of the nature of imperial defence
with grass-roots explanations of how individual colonies were
mobilised for war, drawing on the author's specialist knowledge of
the Indian Ocean and colonies such as Bechuanaland, Ceylon,
Mauritius, and Swaziland. This permits the full and dramatic range
of action involved in imperial warfare -- from policy-makers and
military planners in Whitehall to chiefs recruiting soldiers in
African villages -- to be viewed as part of an interconnected
whole. After examining the martial reasons for acquiring colonies,
the book considers the colonial role in the First World War. It
then turns to the Second World War, documenting the recruitment of
colonial soldiers, their manifold roles in British military
formations, and the impact of war upon colonial home fronts. It
reveals the problems associated with the use of colonial troops far
from home, and the networks used to achieve the mobilisation of a
global empire, such as those formed by colonial governors and
regional naval commanders. The book is an important contribution to
our understanding of the role of British colonies in
twentieth-century warfare. The defence of empire has traditionally
been associated with the military endeavours of Britain and the
'white' Dominions, with the Indian Army sometimes in the
background. This book champions the crucial role played by the
other parts of the British Empire -- the sixty or so colonies
spread across the globe -- in delivering victory during the world
wars of the twentieth century.
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