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The Making Of The British Army
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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 heroism of the airborne forces at Arnhem in 1944; and why Montgomery’s momentous victory at El Alamein mattered long after the Second World War was over. From the Army’s origins at the battle of Edgehill to our current conflict in Afghanistan, this is history at its most relevant – and most dramatic.
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| Weight | 0.512 kg |
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| Dimensions | 3.7 × 12.7 × 19.8 cm |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Language | |
| Pages | 752 |
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| Year Published | 2011-5-12 |
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| Publication City/Country | London, United Kingdom |
| ISBN 10 | 0553815407 |
| About The Author | 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 (The Tigress of Mysore is the fourteenth in the series). His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for a number of prizes, while 1914: Fight the Good Fight won the British Army’s ‘Book of the Year’ Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War, while Fight to the Finish is a comprehensive history of the First World War, month by month.Allan Mallinson reviews for the Spectator and the TLS and also writes for The Times. He lives on Salisbury Plain. |
Fascinating… clear and concise… important. It is hard to see this book being bettered in the near future |
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| Other text | I learned a lot |
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