Title Britannia's shield : Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton and the late-Victorian Imperial defence / Craig Stockings

Published Port Melbourne, Vic. : Cambridge University Press, 2015 Port Melbourne, VIC, Australia : Cambridge University Press, 2015 ©2015

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Description xii, 348 pages : illustrations (black and white), portraits ; 24 cm regular print Series Australian Army History Series Australian Army history series. Contents 1. T̀he common duties of the Empire': Developments in the imperial defence idea, 1848--92 -- 2. Àn intelligent and most active officer': Hutton's formative years, 1848--92 -- 3. Ì suppose he sent me a blister': A colonial commandant, 1893--96 -- 4. A ̀Trojan horse' in the colony? Federal and imperial defence in Australia, 1893--96 -- 5. Òne general policy -- elastic as it may be': Back in Britain, 1896--98 -- 6. 'Making soldiers of them rapidly': Reforming the Canadian militia, 1898--99 -- 7. Ì am here as one of yourselves': Political difficulties and imperial imperatives, 1898--99 -- 8. P̀regnant of great results': Canada and an imperial war, 1899--1900 -- 9. Q̀uite as much political and imperial, as it is military': Hutton's war in South Africa and raising an Australian army, 1900--03 -- 10. Ùnfortunately not in touch or sympathy': Difficulties and disappointments, 1903--04 -- 11. H̀opelessly ignorant of our self-governing Colonies': The new Australian army and imperial defence, 1902--04 -- 12. H̀ow far his vision ranged': The twilight years, 1905--23 Summary Britannia's Shield: Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton and the Late-Victorian Imperial Defence presents an in-depth, international study of imperial land defence prior to 1914. The book makes sense of the failures, false starts and successes that eventually led to more than 850 000 men being despatched from the Dominions to buttress Britain's Great War effort an enormous achievement for intra-empire military cooperation. Craig Stockings presents a vivid portrayal of this complex process as it unfolded throughout the late-Victorian Empire through a biographical study of Lieutenant-General Sir Edward Hutton. As a true soldier of the Empire, the difficulties and dramas that followed Hutton's career at every step from Cairo to Sydney, Aldershot to Ottawa, and Pretoria to Melbourne provide key insights into imperial defence and security planning between 1880 and 1914. Richly illustrated, Britannia's Shield is an engaging and entertaining work of rigorous scholarship that will appeal to both general readers and academic researchers Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-334) and index Subject Hutton, Edward T. H. (Edward Thomas Henry), Sir, 1848-1923 Hutton, Edward, Sir, 1848-1923. Australia. Australian Army -- History. Great Britain. Army -- History -- 19th century. Great Britain. Army -- History -- 20th century. Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography. Imperialism -- Australia -- History. Military history. SUBJECT Australia -- History -- 1788-1900. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009593 Australia -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009594 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005872 Australia -- Military policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114306 United Kingdom -- Colonies -- Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056638 United Kingdom -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 United Kingdom -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 -- Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005481 Great Britain -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100235 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 Great Britain -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100235 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165 Great Britain -- Military policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100235 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 New South Wales http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79033009 -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 Genre/Form Biographies. LC no. 2014466264 ISBN 1107094828 (hardback) 9781107094826

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