... and identities these men aspired to. Three elements of identity formation are considered in depth: social class, soldiery, and masculinity. The chapter shows that the policemen's liminal social standing placed them at an uncomfortable albeit central position within the colonial power constellation. And although...

.... It discusses how the first emperor Augustus consolidated his monarchy by creating an institutional infrastructure that sought to regularize the retirement of the soldiery, and also considers the source of stability of the monarchy and the emergence of empire-wide aristocracy. Augustus Caesar Campus Martius...

...The very absence of large-scale mutinies in the Indian armed forces between 1939 and 1945 indicates that Indian soldiery was quite content with British military service. Moreover, there were no overt hostile communal feelings among different religious communities within the Indian Army despite...

...We summarize our findings on the military career for all ranks of the military community; how armies were raised—recruitment; the make-up of the English military over the period and in different military theatres. We also discuss how the changing needs of strategy impacted on English soldiery; how...