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13 produkter
Making of the First World War
Häftad, 2014
209 kr
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An original and spellbinding reinterpretation of the most significant events of the Great WarNearly a century has passed since the assassination of Austria-Hungary's Archduke Ferdinand, yet the repercussions of the devastating global conflict that followed echo still. In this provocative book, …
Discovering British Regimental Traditions
Häftad, 2007
133 kr
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Charts the history of the British Army by using one of its most distinctive aspects its regimental traditions. This work describes the emergence of a royal army under Charles II and its expansion during the eighteenth century, the formation of its militia, the yeomanry and the Territorials, the …
Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare
Inbunden, 1999
993 kr
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Although many consider Mao Tse Tung (Mao Zedong) and Che Guevara to be its inventors, guerrilla warfare was already old hat in biblical times.Whether you are interested in the Green Berets, the campaigns of Augusto Sandino, the accomplishments of Lawrence of Arabia, the Seminole Wars in Florida, or …
Home Front 1914-1918
How Britain Survived the Great War
E-bok, 2013
231 kr
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The Great War had a profound impact on Britain. Not only did families risk their sons in active combat; every member of society was required to make a contribution to the war effort. National initiatives like rationing affected all, and civilians were now regarded as a legitimate military target. …
Counter Insurgency
Lessons from History
Av Ian F.W. Beckett, John Pimlott
E-bok, 2021
123 kr
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Insurgencies are at the centre of most of the conflicts that confront the modern world, and they have been since the Second World War. Leading armies across the globe have well-developed strategies for fighting counterinsurgency campaigns which are continually adjusted and refined as a result of …
A Nation in Arms
The British Army in the First World War
Av Ian F.W. Beckett, Keith Simpson
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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The Great War was the first conflict to draw men and women into uniform on a massive scale. From a small regular force of barely 250,000, the British Army rapidly expanded into a national force of over five million. A Nation in Arms brings together original research into the impact of the war on …
Riflemen Form
A Study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement 1859–1908
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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Lt.-Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley commented that history would record the formation of the Volunteers Movement as one of the most remarkable events in the century. In this study of the Rifle Volunteer Movement, the author Ian Beckett has drawn from a wide range of primary source material such as …
Rommel
A Reappraisal
E-bok, 2021
131 kr
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How should history judge the life and career of Erwin Rommel, the most famous German general of the Second World War, seventy years after his death on 14 October 1944? In his own time and in the years immediately after the war his reputation as a great and chivalrous commander grew to the point …
Wanton Troopers
Buckinghamshire in the Civil Wars, 1640–1660
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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The causes of the three ‘English’ Civil Wars (1642 to 1645, 1648, and 1651) are complex and controversial – clashes of conviction, belief, and personality, and a struggle between opposing social groups and economic interests. But, whatever the focus of scholarship, many answers can be sought at the …
A Guide to British Military History
The Subject and the Sources
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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What exactly is military history? Forty years ago it meant battles, campaigns, great commanders, drums and trumpets. It was largely the preserve of military professionals and was used to support national history and nationalism. Now, though, the study of war has been transformed by the ‘war and …
Haig’s Generals
Av Ian F.W. Beckett, Steven J. Corvi
E-bok, 2021
111 kr
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An in-depth study of Douglas Haig's army commanders on the Western Front during the First World War. Assesses their careers and characters, looks critically at their performance in command and examines their relationship with their subordinates and with Haig himself. Chapters are devoted to …
Victoria’s Generals
Av Ian F.W. Beckett, Steven J. Corvi
E-bok, 2021
127 kr
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The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of …
