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This is a military-political history with a vital and all-pervading cultural and social theme which shapes the narrative - race, colour and prejudice. But despite this, there is an extraordinary underlying theme of empire loyalty among serving soldiers - NCOs and private soldiers - and a growing grasp of political ideas and liberal democracy. And the loyalty to the British crown as an agent of the ending of slavery will be amazing to some readers.War experience was a powerful catalyst and contributed to a ''West Indianess'' and desire for political advance. But even here the desire was for independence within the empire - a ''West Indian Dominion'' as with ''elder sisters'' of empire, the Dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.The political and economic status of the islands was a potent reason for the ''coloured contingents'' enlisting - work was scarce - but a major impetus was the cultural concept of ''manliness'' and empire-status - shared by George V, who ins

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      Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 03/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781399067690, 978-1399067690
      ISBN10: 1399067699
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      Book Synopsis
      This is a military-political history with a vital and all-pervading cultural and social theme which shapes the narrative - race, colour and prejudice. But despite this, there is an extraordinary underlying theme of empire loyalty among serving soldiers - NCOs and private soldiers - and a growing grasp of political ideas and liberal democracy. And the loyalty to the British crown as an agent of the ending of slavery will be amazing to some readers.War experience was a powerful catalyst and contributed to a ''West Indianess'' and desire for political advance. But even here the desire was for independence within the empire - a ''West Indian Dominion'' as with ''elder sisters'' of empire, the Dominions of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa.The political and economic status of the islands was a potent reason for the ''coloured contingents'' enlisting - work was scarce - but a major impetus was the cultural concept of ''manliness'' and empire-status - shared by George V, who ins

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