GRIERSON, Major-General J.M.
Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859-1908.
Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood and Sons , 1909.
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First Edition of Major-General J.M. Grierson's Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859-1908
First edition of this work documenting the origins, organization, and cultural significance of Scotland’s volunteer battalions. Quarto, original publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, ruling stamped in blind to the front and rear panels, top edge gilt, forty seven color plates of uniforms. In near fine condition, signatures to the front free endpaper.
Major-General J.M. Grierson’s Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859–1908 (1909) provides a detailed history of the citizen-soldier movement that emerged in response to mid-nineteenth-century fears of foreign invasion and evolving ideas of national defense. Tracing the establishment, organization, and activities of volunteer battalions across Scotland, Grierson situates the movement within broader military reforms while also highlighting its civic and cultural significance. The volume emphasizes the interplay between local identity, patriotic duty, and imperial responsibility, illustrating how the Volunteer Force became both a military reserve and a symbol of communal pride.
Records of the Scottish Volunteer Force 1859-1908.
$450.00
In Stock
