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This definitive one-volume reference provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army. Here are vivid descriptions of all the famous military campaigns and battles--from Agincourt and Crecy, to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Yorktown
Heights, to Dunkirk and D-Day--as well as insightful portraits of the great commanders, including Edward I, the Duke of Marlborough, Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, and Field Marshall Montgomery. Military experts and military history buffs will be particularly interested in the special sections
that highlight vital aspects of the Army, including tactics, weaponry, and major figures. Finally, the volume boasts a distinguished roster of contributors, including not only prominent military historians, but also former servicemen, who provide expert technical insight and vivid, eyewitness
accounts of modern soldiering and warfare. Comprehensive and authoritative, The Oxford History of the British Army will fascinate military history buffs as well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history.
This definitive one-volume reference provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army. Here are vivid descriptions of all the famous military campaigns and battles--from Agincourt and Crecy, to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Yorktown
Heights, to Dunkirk and D-Day--as well as insightful portraits of the great commanders, including Edward I, the Duke of Marlborough, Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, and Field Marshall Montgomery. Military experts and military history buffs will be particularly interested in the special sections
that highlight vital aspects of the Army, including tactics, weaponry, and major figures. Finally, the volume boasts a distinguished roster of contributors, including not only prominent military historians, but also former servicemen, who provide expert technical insight and vivid, eyewitness
accounts of modern soldiering and warfare. Comprehensive and authoritative, The Oxford History of the British Army will fascinate military history buffs as well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history.
Professor Ian Beckett (Associate Editor), a former Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst, is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Luton. He is secretary of the Army Records Society.
- List of Maps
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1: Michael Prestwich: The English Medieval Army to 1485
- 2: Ian Roy: Towards the Standing Army 1485-1660
- 3: John Childs: The Restoration Army 1660-1702
- 4: David Chandler: The Great Captain-General 1702-1714
- 5: Alan J. Guy: The Army of the Georges 1714-1783
- 6: Tony Hayter: The Army and the First British Empire 1714-1783
- 7: David Gates: The Transformation of the Army 1783-1815
- 8: Peter Burroughs: An Unreformed Army? 1815-1868
- 9: Edward Spiers: The Late Victorian Army 1868-1914
- 10: Tim Travers: The Army and the Challenge of War 1914-1918
- 11: Peter Simkins: The Four Armies 1914-1918
- 12: Brian Bond: The Army between the Two World Wars 1918-1939
- 13: Carlo D'Este: The Army and the Challenge of War 1939-1945
- 14: Alex Danchev: The Army and the Home Front 1939-1945
- 15: Anthony Farrar-Hockley: The Post-War Army 1945-1963
- 16: John Strawson: The Thirty Years Peace
- 17: T. A. Heathcote: The Army of British India
- 18: Ian Beckett: The Amateur Military Tradition
- 19: Hew Strachan: The British Way in Warfare
- 20: Michael Yardley: Towards the Future
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 512 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192803115 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192803115 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Chandler, David |
| Redaktion: |
Chandler, David
Beckett, Ian |
| Auflage: | 2nd Revised edition |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Maße: | 193 x 168 x 33 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David Chandler (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.06.2003 |
| Gewicht: | 0,399 kg |
Professor Ian Beckett (Associate Editor), a former Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst, is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Luton. He is secretary of the Army Records Society.
- List of Maps
- List of Contributors
- Introduction
- 1: Michael Prestwich: The English Medieval Army to 1485
- 2: Ian Roy: Towards the Standing Army 1485-1660
- 3: John Childs: The Restoration Army 1660-1702
- 4: David Chandler: The Great Captain-General 1702-1714
- 5: Alan J. Guy: The Army of the Georges 1714-1783
- 6: Tony Hayter: The Army and the First British Empire 1714-1783
- 7: David Gates: The Transformation of the Army 1783-1815
- 8: Peter Burroughs: An Unreformed Army? 1815-1868
- 9: Edward Spiers: The Late Victorian Army 1868-1914
- 10: Tim Travers: The Army and the Challenge of War 1914-1918
- 11: Peter Simkins: The Four Armies 1914-1918
- 12: Brian Bond: The Army between the Two World Wars 1918-1939
- 13: Carlo D'Este: The Army and the Challenge of War 1939-1945
- 14: Alex Danchev: The Army and the Home Front 1939-1945
- 15: Anthony Farrar-Hockley: The Post-War Army 1945-1963
- 16: John Strawson: The Thirty Years Peace
- 17: T. A. Heathcote: The Army of British India
- 18: Ian Beckett: The Amateur Military Tradition
- 19: Hew Strachan: The British Way in Warfare
- 20: Michael Yardley: Towards the Future
- Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Regionalgeschichte |
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Seiten: | 512 |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9780192803115 |
| ISBN-10: | 0192803115 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Chandler, David |
| Redaktion: |
Chandler, David
Beckett, Ian |
| Auflage: | 2nd Revised edition |
| Hersteller: | Oxford University Press, USA |
| Maße: | 193 x 168 x 33 mm |
| Von/Mit: | David Chandler (u. a.) |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.06.2003 |
| Gewicht: | 0,399 kg |
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