The Redcoat and Religion is a captivating study offering the most complete investigation into the role of religion in the army during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

By thorough analysis Michael Snape reveals that despite popular assumptions the British solider was highly susceptible to religious influences before the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.

In The Redcoat and Religion Snape reasons that religion was significant and of defining importance to the British soldier and exposes its lasting strength in modern British society. Presenting the view that the popular religious culture of the era was wholly dependent upon the presence and activities of women.