Foreword
Acknowledgements
Chronology
Legend to Maps
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Instruments of Power
Chapter 2: Britain and Britishness, 1815–32
Chapter 3: Britain and the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars
Chapter 4: The Americas
Chapter 5: Africa
Chapter 6: India, Ceylon, and the East Indies
Chapter 7: The Great Game Rivalry
Chapter 8: India, the Aftermath of Failure
Chapter 9: India, the First Anglo-Sikh War, 1845–46
Chapter 10: The Second Anglo-Sikh War
Chapter 11: India, Securing the Empire, 1849–57
Chapter 12: War in Crimea, 1854–56
Chapter 13: China and the Opium Wars, 1839–64
Chapter 14: Australasia and the New Zealand (Maori) Wars, 1830–72
Chapter 15: Canada, Rebellion, and Self-Government
Chapter 16: The Anglo-Persian War, 1856–57
Chapter 17: Mutiny and Uprising in India, 1857–58
Chapter 18: India after 1858
Chapter 19: The Exploration of East Africa, 1845–68
Chapter 20: West Africa, War with the Asante, 1863–74
Chapter 21: South Africa and the Frontier Wars, 1850–80
Chapter 22: South Africa, the First Boer War, 1881
Chapter 23: North Africa, Egypt, and Sudan, 1879–85
Chapter 24: Reconquest of Sudan, 1896–99
Chapter 25: The Second Anglo-Afghan War, 1878–80
Chapter 26: India's Frontiers, the North-West Frontier, 1878–1900
Chapter 27: India's Frontiers, the North-East Frontier, 1879–1900
Chapter 28: Africa, Miscellaneous Wars, 1881–1902
Chapter 29: The Great Boer War, the Boer Offensive, 1899
Chapter 30: The Great Boer War, Guerrilla Warfare, 1900–02
Chapter 31: Epilogue – The Sun Never Sets
Appendix 1: Key British Personalities and Appointments, 1815–1902
Appendix 2: British Possessions, 1583–1902
Appendix 3: British, EIC, and Local Medals Issued to British Forces, 1801–1902
Appendix 4: Expeditions and Campaigns on the North-West Frontier
Appendix 5: British and Bengal Native Infantry Units During the Sepoy Mutiny
Glossary
Bibliography
Index