Serving the Empire in the Great War

Andrekos Varnava is Associate Professor in Imperial and Military History at Flinders University

• Introduction 1 Historiography and theories 2 British Cyprus, 1878–1918: from backwater to bustling warbase 3 The formation of the Cypriot Mule Corps 4 Mule and muleteer recruitment: pushed or pulled? 5 Contracts, challenges, hardships and the ‘liminal space’ 6 Conditions for mules and muleteers 7 Muleteer behaviour during service 8 Veterans and their families after service9 Remembering and forgetting the Cypriot Mule CorpsConclusionSelect bibliographyIndex

'Andrekos Varnava's new book explores all aspects of a mostly unknown, yet important story; that of the Cypriot Mules Corps during the First World War. Through an impressive archival research that goes into extensive detail, and a unique photo collection, Varnava sheds light on an overlooked and forgotten part of the history of Cyprus.'Britain and the World