Books and the British Army in the Age of the American Revolution
Title | Books and the British Army in the Age of the American Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Ira D. Gruber |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-12 |
Genre | Books and reading |
ISBN | 9781469622156 |
Books and the British Army in the Age of the American Revolution
The Changing of the Guard
Title | The Changing of the Guard PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Akam |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2021-03-02 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781922310279 |
A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the British military today. Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. This book questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed of assiduous documentary research, field reportage, and hundreds of interviews with many soldiers and officers who served, as well as the politicians who directed them, the allies who accompanied them, and the family members who loved and -- on occasion -- lost them, it is a strikingly rich, nuanced portrait of one of our pivotal national institutions in a time of great stress. Award-winning journalist Simon Akam, who spent a year in the army when he was 18, returned a decade later to see how the institution had changed. His book examines the relevance of the armed forces today -- their social, economic, political, and cultural role. This is as much a book about Britain, and about the politics of failure, as it is about the military.
A Nation in Arms
Title | A Nation in Arms PDF eBook |
Author | Ian F. W. Beckett |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 294 |
Release | 2004-12-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1473816629 |
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 the army as an institution, gives a revealing account of those who served in it and offers fascinating insights into its social history during one of the bloodiest wars.
Inside the British Army
Title | Inside the British Army PDF eBook |
Author | Antony Beevor |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 533 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9780552138185 |
The Oxford History of the British Army
Title | The Oxford History of the British Army PDF eBook |
Author | David G. Chandler |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 498 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0192853333 |
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.
The British Army from Within
Title | The British Army from Within PDF eBook |
Author | Evelyn Charles Vivian |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 186 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
A Long Long War
Title | A Long Long War PDF eBook |
Author | Ken Wharton |
Publisher | Grub Street Publishers |
Total Pages | 524 |
Release | 2008-05-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1907677607 |
The author of Bloody Belfast delivers “a vivid and unforgettable record” of the Northern Irish conflict that captures the “true horrors of war” (Best of British). There are stories from some of the most seminal moments during the troubles in Northern Ireland—the Crossmaglen firefights, the 1988 corporals killings, the Ballygawley bus bombing, and more—told from the perspective of the British soldiers who served there between 1969 and 1998. This was a war against terrorists who knew no mercy or compassion; a war involving sectarian hatred and violent death. Over 1,000 British lives were lost in a place just thirty minutes flying time away from the mainland. The British Army was sent into Northern Ireland on August 14, 1969, by the Wilson government as law and order had broken down and the population (mainly Catholics) and property were at grave risk. Between then and 1998, some 300,000 British troops served in Northern Ireland. This is their story—in their own words—from first to last. Receiving a remarkable amount of cooperation from Northern Ireland veterans eager to tell their story, the author has compiled a vivid and unforgettable record. Their experiences—sad and poignant, fearful and violent, courageous in the face of adversity, even downright hilarious—make for compelling reading. Their voices need to be heard. “One of the first and only books to offer the perspective of regular British soldiers serving in the Northern Irish conflict . . . a valuable addition to the extensive literature about the Irish Troubles.” —Choice