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Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964 (1999)
Book
Killingray, D., & Omissi, D. (Eds.). (1999). Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964. Manchester: Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526121462

For imperialists, the concept of guardian is specifically to the armed forces that kept watch on the frontiers and in the heartlands of imperial territories. Large parts of Asia and Africa, and the islands of the Pacific and the Caribbean were imperi... Read More about Guardians of Empire: The Armed Forces of the Colonial Powers, c.1700-1964.

Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918 (1999)
Book
Omissi, D. (1999). Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-27283-9

Indian soldiers served in France from 1914 to 1918. This book is a selection of their letters. By turns poignant, funny, and almost unbearably moving, these documents vividly evoke the world of the Western Front - as seen through 'subaltern' Indian e... Read More about Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918.

The Sepoy and the Raj: The Indian Army, 1860-1940 (1994)
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Omissi, D. (1994). The Sepoy and the Raj: The Indian Army, 1860-1940. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14768-7

This is the first scholarly study of the subject for twenty years, and the only one based on extensive archival research. The Indian Army conquered India for the British, and protected the Raj against its enemies within and without. In this evocative... Read More about The Sepoy and the Raj: The Indian Army, 1860-1940.

The Hendon Air Pageant, 1920-1937 (1992)
Book Chapter
Omissi, D. (1992). The Hendon Air Pageant, 1920-1937. In J. M. MacKenzie (Ed.), Popular Imperialism and the Military (198-220). Manchester University Press. https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526123602

This chapter analyses the Royal Air Force (RAF) display at Hendon as a manifestation of popular imperialism. The Hendon Air Pageant, which took place every year from 1920 until 1937, was the most celebrated and successful of the new RAF spectacles. T... Read More about The Hendon Air Pageant, 1920-1937.

British policy towards the French republic in 1848 (1984)
Thesis
Petler, D. N. (1984). British policy towards the French republic in 1848. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4408224

The revolutions of 1848, which were sparked off by the overthrow of Louis Philippe and the establishment of the Second French Republic, destroyed the existing balance of power in Europe, increased the likelihood of a major war, and exacerbated the un... Read More about British policy towards the French republic in 1848.

Native American freemasonry: associationalism and performance in America
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Porter, J. Native American freemasonry: associationalism and performance in America. The University of Hull

Described by Margaret C. Jacobs of UCLA as "A triumph of scholarship", this book applies the new analytical lens of performance to the study of Freemasonry. It also brings a rich set of completely new archival material into scholarly and popular view... Read More about Native American freemasonry: associationalism and performance in America.

Bacteria in Britain, 1880-1939
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Wall, R. Bacteria in Britain, 1880-1939. The University of Hull

Focusing on the years between the identification of bacteria and the production of antibiotic drugs, Wall presents a study into how medical bacteriology was integrated within both clinical practice and public knowledge. Using a series of case studies... Read More about Bacteria in Britain, 1880-1939.