Lynn MacKay is a Professor of History at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada

This is a deeply researched, cogently argued book that addresses a previously overlooked area in the working-class history of the Victorian army. The ample evidence it gathers, alongside its nuanced analysis of the difficult lives of regimental women, calls for more scholarly attention to the feelings, strategies, and struggles of these women.

• Introduction1. Courtship, Marriage, and Affection2. The Culture of the Wives: Life in the British Isles3. Life Abroad4. The Crimean War: Helping the Women Left Behind5. Living through Crisis6. ProstitutionConclusionAppendix: Ellen of AyrBibliographyIndex

Lynn MacKay is a Professor of History at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada

This is a deeply researched, cogently argued book that addresses a previously overlooked area in the working-class history of the Victorian army. The ample evidence it gathers, alongside its nuanced analysis of the difficult lives of regimental women, calls for more scholarly attention to the feelings, strategies, and struggles of these women.

• Introduction1. Courtship, Marriage, and Affection2. The Culture of the Wives: Life in the British Isles3. Life Abroad4. The Crimean War: Helping the Women Left Behind5. Living through Crisis6. ProstitutionConclusionAppendix: Ellen of AyrBibliographyIndex

Lynn MacKay is a Professor of History at Brandon University, Manitoba, Canada

This is a deeply researched, cogently argued book that addresses a previously overlooked area in the working-class history of the Victorian army. The ample evidence it gathers, alongside its nuanced analysis of the difficult lives of regimental women, calls for more scholarly attention to the feelings, strategies, and struggles of these women.

• Introduction1. Courtship, Marriage, and Affection2. The Culture of the Wives: Life in the British Isles3. Life Abroad4. The Crimean War: Helping the Women Left Behind5. Living through Crisis6. ProstitutionConclusionAppendix: Ellen of AyrBibliographyIndex