The Oxford Illustrated History Of The British Army

Author : David G. Chandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0192853333
Total Pages : 498 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford History of the British Army written by David G. Chandler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, organization, 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 jacket.

Author : David G. Chandler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
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Total Pages : 542 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army written by David G. Chandler and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1994 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf campaign, the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Drawing on the latest scholarship, this survey shows how British fighting forces have evolved over the last five centuries. The continuities revealed are sometimes surprising: narrow recruitment patterns, friction between soldiers and civilians, financial constraints and recurrent political pressure for economies are constant themes. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organization, and weaponry are covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight. The British army has been remarkably successful in fighting terms, losing only one major war (of American Independence 1775-83). As one of the engines of empire it has been active all over the world, as well as shaping the internal destiny of the nation in civil war and revolution. Its history is charted in a sequence of chronological chapters, each containing special feature articles, beginning with the medieval, Elizabethan, and Restoration army and moving on through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to the two world wars of the twentieth. The book concludes with accounts of the army of British India, the amateur military tradition, the British way in warfare, and an assessment of what the future may hold in the light of the Options for Change review. Extensively illustrated in black and white and colour, and with a detailed chronology and further reading lists, this is thedefinitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.

Author : Ed. Chandler
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Total Pages : 493 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Army written by Ed. Chandler and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 493 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Hew Strachan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192893253
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the First World War written by Hew Strachan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive, illustrated history of World War I, its causes, impact on global politics and economy, military and political strategies, and the legacy it left behind.

Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192893260
Total Pages : 724 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain written by Kenneth O. Morgan and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2000 with total page 724 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines political, economic, social, and culture changes in Great Britain from Roman times to the present.

Author : R. J. Overy
Publisher : Oxford Illustrated History
ISBN 13 : 0199605823
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of World War II written by R. J. Overy and published by Oxford Illustrated History. This book was released on 2015 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War Two re-assessed for a new generation, from the 1930s through to the beginnings of the Cold War. This book provides a stimulating and thought-provoking new interpretation of one of the most terrible episodes in world history.

Author : Hill Chandler
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ISBN 13 : 9780195212464
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Download or read book Oxford Illustrated History British Army/Royal Navy 2-Vol Set written by Hill Chandler and published by . This book was released on 1997-06-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Cannon
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Total Pages : 754 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy written by John Cannon and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rich pageant of Britain's history emerges nowhere more colorfully than in the story of its kings and queens. This spectacular book offers the most authoritative account of the British monarchy ever published for the general reader. With over 400 illustrations--a third of them in color--it traces the crown's full history from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. The authors present a vivid picture of the lives of individual monarchs as well as of the monarchy as a political and social force. They begin the story in the fifth century with the rise of recognizable kingdoms in Scotland, Wales, and England and conclude with a discussion of the crown's constitutional role, which emerged in Queen Victoria's reign, and how this has affected the symbolic and popular monarchy of today. Along the way, we gain a clear view of how key traditions evolved: the right of succession, coronations and marriages, oaths of loyalty and military service, the granting of lands and titles, and the propagation of a powerful image of royalty. The book not only explains the monarch's political struggles and styles of governing; it is filled with fascinating details that give the story life. We learn, for instance, that Elizabeth I's famous journeys to various corners of her realm were not simply to show her off to her subjects: "The standard of Tudor sanitation," the authors note, "meant that the royal palaces became unbearable after several weeks of occupation and the court's absence for several months in the summer gave an opportunity to clean up." We discover that Victoria's coronation was "a splendid mixture of majesty and muddle": when it came time for the Archbishop to bestow the ceremonial ring, the already befuddled cleric placed it on the Queen's wrong finger, "causing considerable delay and] some pain." And we read George VI's touching wedding message to his daughter (the present queen): "Your leaving us has left a great blank in our lives but do remember that your old home is still yours." Supporting the text and carefully selected pictures are sidebars on each of the monarchs and on key general themes; color maps; an illustrated section on royal residences and tombs; a consolidated list of monarchs; genealogies; annotated lists of further reading; and a full index with personal dates.

Author : Charles Townshend
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198204275
Total Pages : 354 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern War written by Charles Townshend and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete, illustrated history of modern warfare discusses the techniques, technology, and theory of warfare from the seventeenth century to today's high-tech weaponry, and illuminates such historical eras as Napoleon's empire and the U.S. Civil War. UP.

Author : John Stephen Morrill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780192893277
Total Pages : 556 pages
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Download or read book The Oxford Illustrated History of Tudor & Stuart Britain written by John Stephen Morrill and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1996 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south-east England imperfectly attempted to extend their authority over thewhole of the British Isles. These centuries witnessed the Reformation, the civil wars, and two revolutions, in which two monarchs, two wives of a king, and two archbishops of Canterbury were tried and executed, and hundreds of men and women tortured and burned in the name of religion. Yet in the same period, an explosion ofliteracy and the printed word, transformations in landscapes and townscapes, new forms of wealth, new structures of power, and new forms of political participation freed minds and broadened horizons. These centuries marked the beginning of Britain's imperial power and its emergence as perhaps themost liberal and mature of European states. The integrated illustrations and maps form an essential part of the book, complementing all aspects of the text. It also contains a Chronology, Glossary, Family Trees of the monarchy, Further Reading, and an extensive Index.