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The Making of the British Army: From the English Civil War to the War on Terror
Allan Mallinson
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Description for The Making of the British Army: From the English Civil War to the War on Terror
Paperback. Edgehill, 1642: Surveying the disastrous scene in the aftermath of the first battle of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell realizes that war can no longer be made in the old, feudal way: there has to be system and discipline, and therefore - eventually - a standing professional army. Num Pages: 752 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 143 x 51. Weight in Grams: 538.
Edgehill, 1642: Surveying the disastrous scene in the aftermath of the first battle of the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell realizes that war can no longer be made in the old, feudal way: there has to be system and discipline, and therefore - eventually - a standing professional army.
From the 'New Model Army' of Cromwell's distant vision, former soldier Allan Mallinson shows us the people and events that have shaped the army we know today. How Marlborough's momentous victory at Blenheim is linked to Wellington's at Waterloo; how the desperate fight at Rorke's Drift in 1879 underpinned the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
752
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780553815405
SKU
V9780553815405
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99-99
About Allan Mallinson
A professional solder for thirty-five years, Allan Mallinson began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of which he commanded. His debut novel was the bestselling A Close Run Thing, the first in an acclaimed series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer before and after Waterloo ... Read more
Reviews for The Making of the British Army: From the English Civil War to the War on Terror
Fascinating... clear and concise... important. It is hard to see this book being bettered in the near future
Simon Heffer
DAILY TELEGRAPH
I learned a lot
Jeremy Paxman
OBSERVER
This is no mere paperback edition of Mallinson's acclaimed 2009 hardback. He presents a revised and updated version that no self-respecting defense commentator can risk ... Read more
Simon Heffer
DAILY TELEGRAPH
I learned a lot
Jeremy Paxman
OBSERVER
This is no mere paperback edition of Mallinson's acclaimed 2009 hardback. He presents a revised and updated version that no self-respecting defense commentator can risk ... Read more