Rodney Atwood received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK and has served in the Royal Tank Regiment.

[Uses] the most recent studies and selected primary source material to achieve a more balanced and nuanced portrayal of the “Indian” general. The result has been to put a dent of humanity, authenticity, and historical veracity in the façade of heroic infallibility previously propagated by Roberts himself and his circle of acolytes.

• 1. A Visit to Lord Roberts2. Irish and Indian Beginnings3. 18574. On the Staff: Roberts's career in the 1860s and 1870s5. War in Afghanistan6. Command in Madras7. Command of the Indian Army I8. Command of the Indian Army II9. Home and Ireland10. Turning the Tide of War in South Africa11. Commander-in-chief at Whitehall12. Campaign for National Service and the Irish Crisis13. Death, Apotheosis and OblivionBibliographyIndex

Rodney Atwood received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK and has served in the Royal Tank Regiment.

[Uses] the most recent studies and selected primary source material to achieve a more balanced and nuanced portrayal of the “Indian” general. The result has been to put a dent of humanity, authenticity, and historical veracity in the façade of heroic infallibility previously propagated by Roberts himself and his circle of acolytes.

• 1. A Visit to Lord Roberts2. Irish and Indian Beginnings3. 18574. On the Staff: Roberts's career in the 1860s and 1870s5. War in Afghanistan6. Command in Madras7. Command of the Indian Army I8. Command of the Indian Army II9. Home and Ireland10. Turning the Tide of War in South Africa11. Commander-in-chief at Whitehall12. Campaign for National Service and the Irish Crisis13. Death, Apotheosis and OblivionBibliographyIndex

Rodney Atwood received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK and has served in the Royal Tank Regiment.

[Uses] the most recent studies and selected primary source material to achieve a more balanced and nuanced portrayal of the “Indian” general. The result has been to put a dent of humanity, authenticity, and historical veracity in the façade of heroic infallibility previously propagated by Roberts himself and his circle of acolytes.

• 1. A Visit to Lord Roberts2. Irish and Indian Beginnings3. 18574. On the Staff: Roberts's career in the 1860s and 1870s5. War in Afghanistan6. Command in Madras7. Command of the Indian Army I8. Command of the Indian Army II9. Home and Ireland10. Turning the Tide of War in South Africa11. Commander-in-chief at Whitehall12. Campaign for National Service and the Irish Crisis13. Death, Apotheosis and OblivionBibliographyIndex