Jeremy Black

Gebundenes Buch

How the Army Made Britain a Global Power

1688-1815

Beschreibung

An examination of the British Army during the long 18th century, how it became a world-operating force and its part in imperial expansion and preservation.

Autor

Jeremy Black has recently retired as Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Graduating from Cambridge with a starred first, he did postgraduate work at Oxford and then taught at Durham, eventually as professor, before moving to Exeter in 1996. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire for services to stamp design. His books include The British Seaborne Empire, Contesting History and Rethinking World War Two.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Casemate Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 235mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781952715082
• ISBN-10: 1952715083
• Artikelnr.: 61262448