TY  - BOOK
AU  - Renfrew,Barry
TI  - Britain's Black regiments: fighting for empire and equality 
SN  - 9780750994965 (hbk.) :
AV  - UA668 .R4 2020
U1  - 355.308969729041 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
PB  - The History Press
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - Army
KW  - Colonial forces
KW  - History
KW  - West Indies, British
KW  - Soldiers, Black
KW  - Warfare and Defence
KW  - ukslc
KW  - Warfare & defence
KW  - thema
KW  - Military history
KW  - Ethnic studies
KW  - United Kingdom, Great Britain
KW  - West Indies
KW  - General & world history
KW  - 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999
KW  - Relating to ethnic minorities & groups
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - The epic story of the forgotten black regiments of the regular British Army; In three global conflicts and countless colonial campaigns, tens of thousands of black West Indian soldiers fought and died for Britain, first as slaves and then as volunteers. These all but forgotten regiments were unique because they were part of the British Army rather than colonial formations. All were stepchild units, despised by an army that was loath to number black soldiers in its ranks, and yet unable to do without them; their courage, endurance and loyalty were repaid with bigotry and abuse. In Britain's Black Regiments, Barry Renfrew shines a light on the experiences of these overlooked soldiers who travelled thousands of miles to serve the empire but were denied recognition in their lifetimes. From British campaigns in the Caribbean to the Second World War, this is a saga of war, bondage, hardship, mutiny, forlorn outposts and remarkable fortitude
ER  -