The Volunteer, 1859-1908: A Guide to Military Art

by Ray Westlake

102 manly colour plates taken from various contemporary sources, illustrating the many and varied uniforms of The British Volunteer Force 1859-1908. This part-time military force which came into being to meet the mid-nineteenth century fear of French invasion. It survived and grew for fifty years until in 1908 it was renamed and remodelled as the Territorial Force. Composed initially of middle-class and often middle-aged gentlemen who elected their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474538320
• ISBN13: 9781474538329
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 230 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.3" x 11.7"