Military Planning for the Defense of the United Kingdom, 1814-1870

by Michael S. Partridge

Based upon exhaustive research in numerous archival sources, including the personal papers of the major British military and political leaders of the day, this is a comprehensive study of British military planning during a period in which long-successful defense and military strategies had to be reappraised in light of new technological advances. As Michael Partridge notes, Britain emerged victorious in 1814 after twenty-two years of war with revolutionary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313268711
• ISBN13: 9780313268717
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"