They Also Served: A Pictorial Anthology of Camp Followers Through the Ages

Forty, George & Forty, Anne

ISBN 10: 0859361012 / ISBN 13: 9780859361019

Published by Midas Books, Tunbridge Wells, UK, 1979

About this Item

The story of those who followed armies through mainly recent history including wives, children, cooks, artisans, tradesmen and more. Includes hundreds of b/w photographs and illustrations. 223pp. DJ has a large rip along the seam of both front and rear upper corners. Book weighs 1.3kg, additional postage request possible.

Seller Inventory # 207309

Bibliographic Details

• Title: They Also Served: A Pictorial Anthology of Camp Followers Through the Ages
• Publisher: Midas Books, Tunbridge Wells, UK
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0859361012
• ISBN 13: 9780859361019
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fair
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Synopsis

Throughout the ages armies have always been accompanied by hordes of attached civilians. They were there for two reasons - either to give a service to the troops or to attempt to live off them. In addition to wives and children, they have included servants of all types, butlers, tradesmen, artisans, technicians, entertainers, nurses and a thousand and one voluntary organisations who provided anything and everything from cups of tea to carnal delights! Packed with drawings and photographs, many never before published, this book does not attempt to record every single camp follower in history, although it does deal with a varied selection, from those who followed the legions of Rome on to the bleak ramparts of Hadrian's Wall right up to the Pakistani char wallahs who still serve British troops in Northern Ireland. The Crusades, the Peninsula, the Crimea, India, the opening up of the American West, the Boer War, the first and Second World Wars they are all covered in story and picture, and the resulting pot-pourri is varied enough to suit all tastes on both sides of the Atlantic.