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BRITISH REDCOAT 1740-93
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| By: |
Stuart Reid, Richard Hook (Illus) |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£10.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1780966539 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781780966533 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
20 April, 2012 |
| Series: |
Warrior |
| Pages: |
64 |
| Description: |
In the period 1740-93, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This book examines the lives, conditions and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman. |
| Synopsis: |
During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda, the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view, still held by many today, is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an increasingly professional force. This was an important time of change and improvement for the British Army, and British Redcoat 1740-1793 fully brings this out in its comprehensive examination of the lives, conditions and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman. |
| Illustrations: |
48 b/w; 12 col |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Osprey Publishing |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |