Recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents. This book covers the Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry within the context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. It is aimed at specialists and non-specialists alike.
Recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents. This book covers the Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry within the context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. It is aimed at specialists and non-specialists alike.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Dr David Chandler (General Editor) is a distinguished military historian with many successful books to his credit and a former head of the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He is President Emeritus of the British Commission for Military History, and a former Vice-President of the Commission Internationale d'Histoire Militaire. Professor Ian Beckett (Associate Editor), a former Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst, is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Luton. He is secretary of the Army Records Society.
Inhaltsangabe
List of Maps List of Contributors Introduction 1: Michael Prestwich: The English Medieval Army to 1485 2: Ian Roy: Towards the Standing Army 1485-1660 3: John Childs: The Restoration Army 1660-1702 4: David Chandler: The Great Captain-General 1702-1714 5: Alan J. Guy: The Army of the Georges 1714-1783 6: Tony Hayter: The Army and the First British Empire 1714-1783 7: David Gates: The Transformation of the Army 1783-1815 8: Peter Burroughs: An Unreformed Army? 1815-1868 9: Edward Spiers: The Late Victorian Army 1868-1914 10: Tim Travers: The Army and the Challenge of War 1914-1918 11: Peter Simkins: The Four Armies 1914-1918 12: Brian Bond: The Army between the Two World Wars 1918-1939 13: Carlo D'Este: The Army and the Challenge of War 1939-1945 14: Alex Danchev: The Army and the Home Front 1939-1945 15: Anthony Farrar-Hockley: The Post-War Army 1945-1963 16: John Strawson: The Thirty Years Peace 17: T. A. Heathcote: The Army of British India 18: Ian Beckett: The Amateur Military Tradition 19: Hew Strachan: The British Way in Warfare 20: Michael Yardley: Towards the Future Chronology Bibliography Index
List of Maps List of Contributors Introduction 1: Michael Prestwich: The English Medieval Army to 1485 2: Ian Roy: Towards the Standing Army 1485-1660 3: John Childs: The Restoration Army 1660-1702 4: David Chandler: The Great Captain-General 1702-1714 5: Alan J. Guy: The Army of the Georges 1714-1783 6: Tony Hayter: The Army and the First British Empire 1714-1783 7: David Gates: The Transformation of the Army 1783-1815 8: Peter Burroughs: An Unreformed Army? 1815-1868 9: Edward Spiers: The Late Victorian Army 1868-1914 10: Tim Travers: The Army and the Challenge of War 1914-1918 11: Peter Simkins: The Four Armies 1914-1918 12: Brian Bond: The Army between the Two World Wars 1918-1939 13: Carlo D'Este: The Army and the Challenge of War 1939-1945 14: Alex Danchev: The Army and the Home Front 1939-1945 15: Anthony Farrar-Hockley: The Post-War Army 1945-1963 16: John Strawson: The Thirty Years Peace 17: T. A. Heathcote: The Army of British India 18: Ian Beckett: The Amateur Military Tradition 19: Hew Strachan: The British Way in Warfare 20: Michael Yardley: Towards the Future Chronology Bibliography Index
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