Oxford History of the British Army

Name: Oxford History of the British Army
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ISBN: 9780192803115

ISBN-10: 0192803115

ISBN-13: 9780192803115

Edition: 2nd 2002

Authors: David Chandler, Ian Beckett

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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.

Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/26/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



List of Maps


List of Contributors


Introduction



The English Medieval Army to 1485




Towards the Standing Army 1485-1660




The Restoration Army 1660-1702




The Great Captain-General 1702-1714




The Army of the Georges 1714-1783




The Army and the First British Empire 1714-1783




The Transformation of the Army 1783-1815




An Unreformed Army? 1815-1868




The Late Victorian Army 1868-1914




The Army and the Challenge of War 1914-1918




The Four Armies 1914-1918




The Army between the Two World Wars 1918-1939




The Army and the Challenge of War 1939-1945




The Army and the Home Front 1939-1945




The Post-War Army 1945-1963




The Thirty Years Peace




The Army of British India




The Amateur Military Tradition




The British Way in Warfare




Towards the Future



Chronology


Bibliography


Index