Description
| Product ID: | 9780192803115 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Oxford History of the British Army |
| Authors: | Author: David Chandler, Ian Beckett |
| Page Count: | 512 |
| Subjects: | History: specific events and topics, History: specific events & topics, Warfare and defence, Warfare & defence, United Kingdom, Great Britain |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents. This book covers the Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry within the context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. It is aimed at specialists and non-specialists alike. From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf Campaign, from the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, this stimulating and informative book recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry are all covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight, making this the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-04-10 |
