David Lambert is Professor of Caribbean History at the University of Warwick. He is author of Mastering the Niger (2013) and White Creole Culture (2005).

'In Soldiers of Uncertain Rank, David Lambert has given us a book that will be a reference point for years and decades to come, particularly for anyone interested in how the British Empire assembled and managed regiments that were mostly a direct result of their own expansive colonial policies. This is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched study to date on the key role played by the West India Regiments throughout the Age of Revolution's Atlantic World.' Manuel Barcia, University of Leeds

• List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Race, Military Spectacle and the West India Regiments; 2. The Spectre of a Black Soldiery; 3. Establishing the Steady Black Soldier; 4. The Reorientation of the West India Regiments; 5. Displaying Valour: Samuel Hodge, VC; 6. Neither Soldiers nor Warriors; 7. Bringing the Troops Home; 8. Remembering the West India Regiments; Bibliography; Index.

David Lambert is Professor of Caribbean History at the University of Warwick. He is author of Mastering the Niger (2013) and White Creole Culture (2005).

'In Soldiers of Uncertain Rank, David Lambert has given us a book that will be a reference point for years and decades to come, particularly for anyone interested in how the British Empire assembled and managed regiments that were mostly a direct result of their own expansive colonial policies. This is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched study to date on the key role played by the West India Regiments throughout the Age of Revolution's Atlantic World.' Manuel Barcia, University of Leeds

• List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Race, Military Spectacle and the West India Regiments; 2. The Spectre of a Black Soldiery; 3. Establishing the Steady Black Soldier; 4. The Reorientation of the West India Regiments; 5. Displaying Valour: Samuel Hodge, VC; 6. Neither Soldiers nor Warriors; 7. Bringing the Troops Home; 8. Remembering the West India Regiments; Bibliography; Index.

David Lambert is Professor of Caribbean History at the University of Warwick. He is author of Mastering the Niger (2013) and White Creole Culture (2005).

'In Soldiers of Uncertain Rank, David Lambert has given us a book that will be a reference point for years and decades to come, particularly for anyone interested in how the British Empire assembled and managed regiments that were mostly a direct result of their own expansive colonial policies. This is, without a doubt, the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched study to date on the key role played by the West India Regiments throughout the Age of Revolution's Atlantic World.' Manuel Barcia, University of Leeds

• List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1. Race, Military Spectacle and the West India Regiments; 2. The Spectre of a Black Soldiery; 3. Establishing the Steady Black Soldier; 4. The Reorientation of the West India Regiments; 5. Displaying Valour: Samuel Hodge, VC; 6. Neither Soldiers nor Warriors; 7. Bringing the Troops Home; 8. Remembering the West India Regiments; Bibliography; Index.