A Brief History of the British Army

by Jock Haswell and John Lewis-Stempel

Book Overview

The story of the British Army has many sides to it, being a tale of heroic successes and tragic failures, of dogged determination and drunken disorder. It involves many of the most vital preoccupations in the history of the island - the struggle against Continental domination by a single power, the battle for Empire - and a cast pf remarkable characters - Marlborough, Wellington and Montgomery among them. Yet the British, relying on their navy, have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472136209
• ISBN13: 9781472136206
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Constable & Robinson
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.7"