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A plain-English guide to Britons in battle, from the Roman invasion to the ongoing Iraqi war Charging through the Britain's military past, this accessible guide brings to life the battles and wars that shaped the history of Britain-and the world. The book profiles commanders, explains strategies and tactics, and covers key developments in weaponry and technology.

Table of Contents:
Introduction 1 Part I: Ancient and Medieval Warfare 7 Chapter 1: Small Islands with Lots of Clout 9 Chapter 2: Swords, Sandals, and Geometry: The Romans 15 Chapter 3: Arthur, Alfred, and Aethelstan: The Dark Ages 29 Chapter 4: The Hard Knight’s Day: The Norman Conquest and Medieval Period 39 Part II: The Arrival of Gunpowder 57 Chapter 5: With Pike and Shot: Renaissance Warfare 59 Chapter 6: Hearties versus Gloomies: The Civil Wars 69 Chapter 7: Founding a Regular Army: The Late Seventeenth Century 81 Part III: Wars of Succession, Independence, and Revolution 91 Chapter 8: O’er the Hills and Far Away: Marlborough Country and Beyond 93 Chapter 9: Risings and Rebellions: Jacobites and Americans 117 Chapter 10: Revolting Frenchmen, The Grand Old Duke, and Boney: The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars 133 Chapter 11: Wellington Boots the French Out: The Peninsula to Waterloo 143 Part IV: Nineteenth-Century Wars 171 Chapter 12: Britain’s Little Wars: Imperial Expansion 173 Chapter 13: Helping Turkey Fight the Bear: The Crimean War 187 Chapter 14: Rebels, Rajahs, and a Rani: The Indian Mutiny 203 Chapter 15: Home and Away: Reorganisation, Re-Equipment, and More Trouble in India 223 Chapter 16: Boots, Boots, Boots, Boots: Marchin’ Over Africa 239 Part V: The First World War 267 Chapter 17: ‘Hangin’ On the Old Barbed Wire’: The Western Front, 1914–1917 269 Chapter 18: Storm Troopers and Tank Attacks: The Western Front, 1918 287 Chapter 19: Turkey With All the Trimmings: The Middle East and Beyond, 1914–1918 297 Part VI: The Second World War (and Beyond) 319 Chapter 20: Phoney War, Panzers, and Miracles: The Outbreak of the Second World War 321 Chapter 21: Sun, Sand, Sea, and Tanks: The Middle East and North Africa, 1940–1943 331 Chapter 22: One Bloomin’ Ridge After Another: The Italian Campaign, 1943–1945 353 Chapter 23: Beachheads and Bridges: Normandy and Northwest Europe, 1944–1945 361 Chapter 24: Welcome to the Jungle: The Far East, 1941–1945 377 Chapter 25: Around the World in 60 Years: Operations 1945–2006 393 Part VII: The Part of Tens 411 Chapter 26: Ten Great British Generals 413 Chapter 27: Ten Decisive Battles in British Military History 419 Chapter 28: Ten British Military Museums Worth Visiting 423 Index 427

About the Author :
Bryan Perrett served with the Royal Armoured Corps, the 17th/21st Lancers, the Westminster Dragoons, and the Royal Tank Regiment and has written more than 50 books on military history.

Review :
"a ‘who, what, when, where and why’ of military events in Britain from the Romans to the present day." (Family Tree Magazine, September 2007) "Although the chapter titles and subtitles are jokey, the content is solidly descriptive...a very useful one-volume reference book." (Ancestors, November 2007)


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780470032138
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: For Dummies
  • Height: 236 mm
  • No of Pages: 464
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 902 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0470032138
  • Publisher Date: 23 Mar 2007
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Width: 188 mm


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