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The Victorian army at home : the recruitment and terms and conditions of the British regular, 1859-1899 / Alan Ramsay Skelley.

Title
The Victorian army at home : the recruitment and terms and conditions of the British regular, 1859-1899 / Alan Ramsay Skelley.
Author
Skelley, Alan Ramsay.
Publication
London : Croom Helm, 1977.

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Description
366 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Great Britain. Army > History
  • Great Britain. Army > Military life
  • 1800-1899
  • Geschichte 1859-1899
  • Military Personnel > history
  • Military Hygiene > history
  • Great Britain > History, Military > 19th century
Genre/Form
  • History
  • Military history
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 335-361.
Contents
Introduction : the Victorian Army -- The health of the rank and file -- Army education -- Discipline and crime in the army -- Rates of pay, pensions and prospects of post-service employment -- The recruiting problem -- Patterns of recruitment -- Conclusion : reform and its limitations.
ISBN
0856643351 :
LCCN
^^^77374799^
OCLC
3526123
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library