Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: A Scheme to Save the Empire 1
5. PART ONE. Scouting for Men
6. CHAPTER ONE. The Legion That Never Was 'Listed 31
7. CHAPTER TWO. Buccaneers: The War Scouts 62
8. CHAPTER THREE. The Wolf That Never Slept: A Scout at Mafeking 88
9. PART TWO. Scouting for Boys
10. CHAPTER FOUR. Zulu Warriors or 'Red Indian' Braves? The Frontier Spirit in Scouting for Boys 117
11. CHAPTER FIVE. The Laws of the Jungle: Teaching Boy Scouts the Lessons of Good Citizenship 145
12. CHAPTER SIX. Mrs Britannia's Youngest Line of Defence: Militarism and the Making of a National Symbol, 1908-1918 176
13. CONCLUSION. Scouting and Myth 203
14. Notes 211
15. Bibliography 225
16. Appendices 243
17. Index 255
18. Picture Credits and Sources 259