Army in Victorian Society

Although in Victorian society the Army was the aristocratic backbone of England, it was persistently engaged in fighting Colonial Wars. Chapter 1 The Impact of Defeat; Chapter 2 Officer Recruitment; Chapter 3 The Purchase System; Chapter 4 Professional Education; Chapter 5 The Search for Professionalism; Chapter 6 The Task of the Army; Chapter 7 The Army and its Political Attitudes; Chapter 8 Postscript; Notes Index;