Warriors in Scarlet
Paperback
Victorian soldiers fight brutal wars, forging a ruthless empire.

Warriors in Scarlet

the life and times of the last redcoats

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  • Paperback

    576 pages

  • Release Date

    7 October 2024

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Summary

Warriors in Scarlet: A Stirring History of the Victorian Army

Ian Knight’s Warriors in Scarlet offers a comprehensive and stirring history of the Victorian army between 1837 and 1860, from the Battle of Bossendon Wood to the Crimean War – a period of seismic change.

Acclaimed military historian Knight reveals the brutal reality of colonial conflict from both sides as the rapid expansion of the empire saw the British army fighting in small wars across the world. Draw…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781447223535
ISBN-10:1447223535
Author:Ian Knight
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Pan Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:576
Release Date:7 October 2024
Weight:394g
Dimensions:197mm x 129mm x 38mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Ian Knight has long been an outstanding military historian of the nineteenth century, and here he mobilizes all his experience in an impressively researched and highly readable analysis of those British soldiers who served in all the corners of Queen Victoria’s empire … he paints vivid but also nuanced portraits not just of the men who took the Queen’s shilling, but also those who faced them on the battlefield, where at times they delivered devastating defeats against Victoria’s red-coated warriors – Tony Pollard, Professor of Conflict History and Archaeology, University of GlasgowIan Knight masterfully shows that history might appear well-ordered when looking back at events, but at the time those events are disjointed, chaotic and often contradictory. Above all, he is to be commended for telling the heart-warming and heart-wrenching stories of the ordinary British soldiers, escaping rural and industrial poverty and thrown into conflicts in distant lands – Chris Green, The History ChapIan Knight combines meticulous research with a depth of knowledge of his subject, and a knack for ferreting out unusual and illuminating details, with, crucially, a true flair for storytelling. All this makes Warriors in Scarlet not just solid military history but a rattling good yarn. Highly recommended – Journal of the Victorian Military SocietyA highly readable and informative study, which locates its subject firmly in the wider context of 19th-century society and imperial expansion. Anyone with an interest in the evolution of the British army will gain from reading it – Military History Matters

About The Author

Ian Knight

Military historian Ian Knight has been writing about nineteenth-century British colonial campaigns for thirty years. His most recent book, Zulu Rising, received universal critical acclaim and he is a winner of the Anglo Zulu War Historical Society’s Prince Buthelezi award for his lifelong contribution to Anglo-Zulu studies. A former editor of the Journal of the Victorian Military Society, he is a regular contributor to historical journals. He has advised on and appeared in a number of television documentaries, including Channel 4’s Secrets of the Dead and the BBC’s Timewatch.

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