An examination of the lifecycle of soldiers, including enlistment,
experiences of military life, the soldier's place in society and in
politics, and military identity, memory and representation. This
book surveys and examines the history of Britain's soldiers from
the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It focuses on the
lifecycle of a soldier, including enlistment and experience, and on
identity, representations and place in society. It covers the
diverse military forces of the British crown - the regular army,
home defence forces, part-time soldiers, auxiliaries, officers,
non-commissioned officers and rank and file - across times of
conflictand peace and their wider relationship to families,
communities, government and society. Additionally, it considers
both British troops, and, recognising Britain's soldiers as a
transnational phenomenon, forces raised outside ofBritain and
Ireland. By assessing the evolution of Britain's soldiers across
three centuries, the book highlights continuity and change and
gauges how far the basic fundamentals, principles and priorities of
army life have endured or been transformed during the existence of
a continual standing army. The book includes up-to-date research
from a new generation of early-career researchers and reflections
from established scholars. CONTRIBUTORS: Ian Beckett, Timothy
Bowman, Gavin Daly, Peter Doyle, Edward Gosling, George Hay, Kevin
Linch, Matthew Lord, Eleanor O'Keeffe, Adam Prime, Michael Reeve,
Jacqueline Reiter, Robert Tildesley, and Christina Welsch.
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