The Military History Society of NSW

This is the "From the Editor" column of the Summer 2024 Issue of Reconnaissance , the quarterly magazine of The Military History Society of New South Wales. From the Editor                                        Welcome to the Summer 2024 Issue of Reconnaissance. In this issue we have two articles on how Australian and other colonies responded to Imperial demands for troops to fight overseas in later decades of the 19th century. Retired Professor of History Barry Bridges explains that over this time Britain was increasingly apprehensive about the prospects of war with Germany. Advice to colonial authorities on the organisation of their local forces tended to advocate structures that were amenable to Imperial direction and control. Company sized units capable of incorporation into regular British regiments were generally preferred. Neither New South Wales nor Canada was keen on th...