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Massacre and Retribution
Ian Hernon
其他書名
Forgotten Wars of the Nineteenth Century
出版Sutton, 1998
主題History / GeneralHistory / Europe / FranceHistory / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901)History / Military / GeneralHistory / Modern / 19th CenturyTechnology & Engineering / Military Science
ISBN07509184629780750918466
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=C1YpAAAAYAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Much has been written about the great British military triumphs of the nineteenth century - such as the Relief of Mafeking and the rout of the Dervishes at Omdurman - triumphs which helped to create and sustain the British Empire. But some of the more astonishing stories of this same period, of derring-do, massacre and mayhem in the name of the Great White, Queen, have been largely forgotten outside academic and specialist military circles. Here, then, are tales of these bizarre yet bloody little colonial conflicts, rebellions, sieges and massacres from Ceylon to New Zealand, and from Africa to America: the story of how natives, converted to Christianity, were only defeated when they observed the Sabbath and assumed their British opponents would do likewise; how a mad king was beaten in his seemingly unassailable fortress after taking hostages; the barbaric revenge taken by 'civilised' soldiers against former slaves; and the massacre of redcoats in paradise.