The Life of Field Marshal Lord Roberts

by Rodney Atwood

Overview

This biography of Field Marshal Lord Roberts charts a remarkable life that spanned the apogee of the British Empire. During a diverse career, Roberts won the Victoria Cross, planned the strategic defence of India, turbaned the tide of war in South Africa, introduced army reform and campaigned for National Service before 1914. Rodney Atwood explores his military career, in particular his role as a tactician and strategist in Afghanistan, Burma, the North-West frontier, South Africa and Europe, but also looks at Roberts as a symbol of Empire and explores his celebration in British culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780936765
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/15/2015
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Rodney Atwood received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK and has served in the Royal Tank Regiment.

Table of Contents

1. A Visit to Lord Roberts
2. Irish and Indian Beginnings
3. 1857
4. On the Staff: Roberts's career in the 1860s and 1870s
5. War in Afghanistan
6. Command in Madras
7. Command of the Indian Army I
8. Command of the Indian Army II
9. Home and Ireland
10. Turbaning the Tide of War in South Africa
11. Commander-in-chief at Whitehall
12. Campaign for National Service and the Irish Crisis
13. Death, Apotheosis and Oblivion
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

This examination of Roberts’s career is, however, only part of this books appeal. It acts as a vehicle through which the reader can examine the British and Indian Armies and the British Empire from 1852 to 1914. … Atwood offers insight into the politics of the Victorian and Edwardian periods … a welcome addition.” –Adam Prime, University of Leicester, UK, The Historian

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