The Scottish soldier and empire, 1854-1902

"This book reviews how the reputation and image of the Scottish soldier evolved at a time when the British Empire reached its zenith. Building on the legacy of Highland soldiers storming the heights of Alma and relieving Lucknow, it examines ensuing campaigns in Africa and the North-West frontier (both triumphs at Tel-el-Kebir and Dargai and disasters at Majumba and Magersfontein) to compare the accounts of the soldiers involved with the reporting and depiction of their actions at home."--BOOK JACKET.