History of the British Army, 1714-1783. An Institutional History, Hardback - Stephen Conway

An in-depth scholarly history of the British army as an institution during the eighteenth century.Illustrations: 16 black and white illustrations

Tells the story of Britain's scramble to world power in the 18th century and how, through hubris and incompetence, it lost almost everything it had...

Reducere. The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how Britis...

This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of large-scale corpor...

DescriptionAt the age of 21, James Thacher (1754-1844) joined the newly formed American army as a surgeon's mate, eventually advancing to the role ...

Meeting your AS/A Level History needs.Publisher: Pearson Education LimitedAuthor(s): T LancasterNumber of pages: 296Publication date: 2004Dimension...

DescriptionThe BAOR of 1945 - like its largely forgotten 1919 namesake-began as an army of occupation in a defeated Germany. However, with the Cold...

Opens a critical new perspective on the emergence of modern Britain and its empire and on its early effort to create a stable and peaceful internat...

Reducere. A very readable history of the British Army that manages to be objective yet sympathetic, and concise while never being superficial

Reducere. DescriptionEmory Upton (1839-1881) was "the epitome of a professional soldier, " according to Stephen E. Ambrose. Indeed, his entire adult life was...

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Revealing the origins of graduate folklore programs, as well as their accomplishments, challenges, and connections, Folklore in the United States a...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Spencer JonesIllustration(s): c 30 b/w ills, 16 colour mapsNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Publisher: Helion & CompanyAuthor(s): Ken WhartonNumber of pages: 480Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 157 x 232 x 21Cover type: Paperback / softba...

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With production in excess of 55, 000 the Sherman tank was eventually in service with most Allied armies of the Second World War and by the time of ...

Supporting great history teaching: developing confident, articulate and successful historians. Our new resources* include 16 Student Books - one fo...

Anne Conway was an extraordinary figure in a remarkable age. Her Principles of the Most Ancient and Modern Philosophy is the most interesting and o...

Drawing on the latest archaeology and research this is the most detailed study in recent years of Alexander's Macedonian army, the most efficient a...

This is the story of the men and women who re-armed the British army.Illustrations: 40 black and white illustrations; 40 black and white illustrations

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1961 the British army struggled with volunteer recruitment after the abolition of National Service. Recruiting teams were sent to thr...

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The attack and murder of Wendy Sewell coupled with the trial conviction and sentencing of Stephen Downing for the murder.

With a total of only 200 men, a British battlegroup was charged to enforce the peace in a 100km area, through which wound a front line separating t...

The generation of young men and women who joined the British Army during the mid to late 1980s would serve their country during an unprecedented pe...

The first reference work to cover all engravers working on copper in Britain and Ireland 1714-1820Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Brit...

In 1916, Britain was finally forced to introduce universal conscription to replace the terrible casualties suffered by the pre-war Regulars, the Te...

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Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

DescriptionAmong the millions of personnel who served in the north-west European campaign of 1944-5 were hundreds of military chaplains. Almost uni...