Engines for empire : the Victorian army and its use of railways /: the Victorian army and its use of railways. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edward M. Spiers.
• Other Names: Spiers, Edward M
• Contents: 1. Public order: the army and railways2. Railways and home defence3. Railway experiments in mid-Victorian wars4. Operational railways5. Strategic railways in India6. Sudan military railway7. Railways on the Veld: the South African War, 1899–19028. Conclusion: railways and the preparation for war, 1914Appendix 1: Working methods on the Sudan Railway, 1884–52. Indian volunteer railway unitsBibliographyIndex
• Publisher Details: Manchester : Manchester University Press
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (208 pages)
• Subjects: 355.83; Military railroads -- England -- History -- 19th century; Military railroads; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781784991807; 1784991805
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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