Victoria's generals:
The senior British generals of the Victorian era were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men, exhibiting many of the failings as well as the stren...
Saved in:
| Format: | Book |
|---|---|
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Pen & Sword Military
2009
|
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Subjects: | |
| Summary: | The senior British generals of the Victorian era were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men, exhibiting many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. This study of these eminent military men gives insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power |
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | X, 226 S., [4] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
Staff View
MARC
| LEADER | 00000nam a2200000 c 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | BV035832605 | ||
| 003 | DE-604 | ||
| 005 | 20091210 | ||
| 007 | t | ||
| 008 | 091118s2009 ab|| |||| 00||| eng d | ||
| 020 | |z 9781844159185 |9 978-1-84415-918-5 | ||
| 020 | |z 1844159183 |9 1-84415-918-3 | ||
| 035 | |a (OCoLC)326704003 | ||
| 035 | |a (DE-599)BVBBV035832605 | ||
| 040 | |a DE-604 |b ger |e rakwb | ||
| 041 | 0 | |a eng | |
| 049 | |a DE-12 | ||
| 050 | 0 | |a DA68.32.A1 | |
| 050 | 0 | |a UA649 | |
| 082 | 0 | |a 355.0092241 |2 22 | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Victoria's generals |c ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett |
| 250 | |a 1. publ. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a Barnsley, South Yorkshire |b Pen & Sword Military |c 2009 | |
| 300 | |a X, 226 S., [4] Bl. |b Ill., Kt. |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 500 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 520 | |a The senior British generals of the Victorian era were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men, exhibiting many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. This study of these eminent military men gives insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power | ||
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916 |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913> |
| 600 | 1 | 4 | |a Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919> |
| 610 | 1 | 4 | |a Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century |
| 610 | 2 | 4 | |a Great Britain. |b Army |x History |y 19th century |
| 648 | 4 | |a Geschichte 1800-1900 | |
| 648 | 7 | |a Geschichte 1837-1901 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Generals / Great Britain / Biography | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Geschichte | |
| 650 | 4 | |a Generals |z Great Britain |v Biography | |
| 650 | 0 | 7 | |a General |0 (DE-588)4132742-1 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901 | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Großbritannien | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain |x History |y Victoria, 1837-1901 | |
| 651 | 4 | |a Great Britain |x History, Military |y 19th century | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Großbritannien |0 (DE-588)4022153-2 |2 gnd |9 rswk-swf | |
| 655 | 7 | |0 (DE-588)4006804-3 |a Biografie |2 gnd-content | |
| 689 | 0 | 0 | |a Großbritannien |0 (DE-588)4022153-2 |D g |
| 689 | 0 | 1 | |a General |0 (DE-588)4132742-1 |D s |
| 689 | 0 | 2 | |a Geschichte 1837-1901 |A z |
| 689 | 0 | |5 DE-604 | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Beckett, Ian F. W. |e Sonstige |4 oth | |
| 999 | |a oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-018691107 | ||
| 942 | 1 | 1 | |c 355.009 |e 22/bsb |f 09034 |g 41 |
Record in the Search Index
| _version_ | 1804140795906752512 |
|---|---|
| any_adam_object | |
| building | Verbundindex |
| bvnumber | BV035832605 |
| callnumber-first | D - World History |
| callnumber-label | DA68 |
| callnumber-raw | DA68.32.A1 UA649 |
| callnumber-search | DA68.32.A1 UA649 |
| callnumber-sort | DA 268.32 A1 |
| callnumber-subject | DA - Great Britain |
| ctrlnum | (OCoLC)326704003 (DE-599)BVBBV035832605 |
| dewey-full | 355.0092241 |
| dewey-hundreds | 300 - Social sciences |
| dewey-ones | 355 - Military science |
| dewey-raw | 355.0092241 |
| dewey-search | 355.0092241 |
| dewey-sort | 3355.0092241 |
| dewey-tens | 350 - Public administration and military science |
| discipline | Militärwissenschaft |
| edition | 1. publ. |
| era | Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1837-1901 gnd |
| era_facet | Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1837-1901 |
| format | Book |
| fullrecord | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><collection xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/MARC21/slim"><record><leader>03490nam a2200769 c 4500</leader><controlfield tag="001">BV035832605</controlfield><controlfield tag="003">DE-604</controlfield><controlfield tag="005">20091210 </controlfield><controlfield tag="007">t</controlfield><controlfield tag="008">091118s2009 ab|| |||| 00||| eng d</controlfield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">9781844159185</subfield><subfield code="9">978-1-84415-918-5</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="020" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="z">1844159183</subfield><subfield code="9">1-84415-918-3</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(OCoLC)326704003</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="035" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">(DE-599)BVBBV035832605</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="040" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-604</subfield><subfield code="b">ger</subfield><subfield code="e">rakwb</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="041" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">eng</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="049" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">DE-12</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">DA68.32.A1</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="050" ind1=" " ind2="0"><subfield code="a">UA649</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="082" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">355.0092241</subfield><subfield code="2">22</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="245" ind1="1" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Victoria's generals</subfield><subfield code="c">ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="250" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">1. publ.</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="264" ind1=" " ind2="1"><subfield code="a">Barnsley, South Yorkshire</subfield><subfield code="b">Pen & Sword Military</subfield><subfield code="c">2009</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="300" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">X, 226 S., [4] Bl.</subfield><subfield code="b">Ill., Kt.</subfield><subfield code="c">24 cm</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="336" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">txt</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacontent</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="337" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">n</subfield><subfield code="2">rdamedia</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="338" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="b">nc</subfield><subfield code="2">rdacarrier</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="500" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Includes bibliographical references and index</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="520" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">The senior British generals of the Victorian era were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men, exhibiting many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. This study of these eminent military men gives insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="600" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919></subfield></datafield><datafield tag="610" ind1="1" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="610" ind1="2" ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain.</subfield><subfield code="b">Army</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1800-1900</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="648" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1837-1901</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Generals / Great Britain / Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Geschichte</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Generals</subfield><subfield code="z">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="v">Biography</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="650" ind1="0" ind2="7"><subfield code="a">General</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4132742-1</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History</subfield><subfield code="y">Victoria, 1837-1901</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="4"><subfield code="a">Great Britain</subfield><subfield code="x">History, Military</subfield><subfield code="y">19th century</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="651" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022153-2</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd</subfield><subfield code="9">rswk-swf</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="655" ind1=" " ind2="7"><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4006804-3</subfield><subfield code="a">Biografie</subfield><subfield code="2">gnd-content</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="0"><subfield code="a">Großbritannien</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4022153-2</subfield><subfield code="D">g</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="1"><subfield code="a">General</subfield><subfield code="0">(DE-588)4132742-1</subfield><subfield code="D">s</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2="2"><subfield code="a">Geschichte 1837-1901</subfield><subfield code="A">z</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="689" ind1="0" ind2=" "><subfield code="5">DE-604</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="700" ind1="1" ind2=" "><subfield code="a">Beckett, Ian F. W.</subfield><subfield code="e">Sonstige</subfield><subfield code="4">oth</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="999" ind1=" " ind2=" "><subfield code="a">oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-018691107</subfield></datafield><datafield tag="942" ind1="1" ind2="1"><subfield code="c">355.009</subfield><subfield code="e">22/bsb</subfield><subfield code="f">09034</subfield><subfield code="g">41</subfield></datafield></record></collection> |
| genre | (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content |
| genre_facet | Biografie |
| geographic | Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901 Großbritannien Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Great Britain History, Military 19th century Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd |
| geographic_facet | Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901 Großbritannien Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Great Britain History, Military 19th century |
| id | DE-604.BV035832605 |
| illustrated | Illustrated |
| indexdate | 2024-07-09T22:05:40Z |
| institution | BVB |
| language | English |
| oai_aleph_id | oai:aleph.bib-bvb.de:BVB01-018691107 |
| oclc_num | 326704003 |
| open_access_boolean | |
| owner | DE-12 |
| owner_facet | DE-12 |
| physical | X, 226 S., [4] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
| publishDate | 2009 |
| publishDateSearch | 2009 |
| publishDateSort | 2009 |
| publisher | Pen & Sword Military |
| record_format | marc |
| spelling | Victoria's generals ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett 1. publ. Barnsley, South Yorkshire Pen & Sword Military 2009 X, 226 S., [4] Bl. Ill., Kt. 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index The senior British generals of the Victorian era were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men, exhibiting many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. This study of these eminent military men gives insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913 Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919 Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908 Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881 Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905 Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885 Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914 Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916 Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908> Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905> Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885> Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916> Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881> Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914> Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913> Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919> Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century Great Britain. Army History 19th century Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte 1837-1901 gnd rswk-swf Generals / Great Britain / Biography Geschichte Generals Great Britain Biography General (DE-588)4132742-1 gnd rswk-swf Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901 Großbritannien Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Great Britain History, Military 19th century Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 gnd rswk-swf (DE-588)4006804-3 Biografie gnd-content Großbritannien (DE-588)4022153-2 g General (DE-588)4132742-1 s Geschichte 1837-1901 z DE-604 Beckett, Ian F. W. Sonstige oth |
| spellingShingle | Victoria's generals Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913 Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919 Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908 Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881 Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905 Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885 Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914 Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916 Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908> Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905> Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885> Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916> Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881> Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914> Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913> Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919> Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century Great Britain. Army History 19th century Generals / Great Britain / Biography Geschichte Generals Great Britain Biography General (DE-588)4132742-1 gnd |
| subject_GND | (DE-588)4132742-1 (DE-588)4022153-2 (DE-588)4006804-3 |
| title | Victoria's generals |
| title_auth | Victoria's generals |
| title_exact_search | Victoria's generals |
| title_full | Victoria's generals ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett |
| title_fullStr | Victoria's generals ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett |
| title_full_unstemmed | Victoria's generals ed. by Steven J. Corvi & Ian F.W. Beckett |
| title_short | Victoria's generals |
| title_sort | victoria s generals |
| topic | Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913 Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919 Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908 Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881 Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905 Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885 Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914 Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916 Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908> Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905> Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885> Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916> Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881> Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914> Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913> Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919> Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century Great Britain. Army History 19th century Generals / Great Britain / Biography Geschichte Generals Great Britain Biography General (DE-588)4132742-1 gnd |
| topic_facet | Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley / Viscount / 1833-1913 Wood, Evelyn / 1838-1919 Buller, Redvers Henry / Sir / 1839-1908 Pomeroy-Colley, George / Sir / 1835-1881 Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger / Baron / 1827-1905 Gordon, Charles George / 1833-1885 Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts / Earl / 1832-1914 Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener / Earl / 1850-1916 Buller, Redvers Henry <Sir, 1839-1908> Chelmsford, Frederic Augustus Thesiger <Baron, 1827-1905> Gordon, Charles George <1833-1885> Kitchener, Horatio Herbert Kitchener <Earl, 1850-1916> Pomeroy-Colley, George <Sir, 1835-1881> Roberts, Frederick Sleigh Roberts <Earl, 1832-1914> Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley <Viscount, 1833-1913> Wood, Evelyn <1838-1919> Great Britain / Army / History / 19th century Great Britain. Army History 19th century Generals / Great Britain / Biography Geschichte Generals Great Britain Biography General Great Britain / History, Military / 19th century Great Britain / History / Victoria, 1837-1901 Großbritannien Great Britain History Victoria, 1837-1901 Great Britain History, Military 19th century Biografie |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT beckettianfw victoriasgenerals |