Victoria's Generals

by Steven J. Corvi (Editor), Ian F.W. Beckett (Editor)

The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - 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. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.

405 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 16, 2009

Reviews

[Mark Donald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very informative but very samey with the generals all being in the same campaigns lots of overlap.