The Making of the British Army

作者:Mallinson, Allan

页数:439

出版时间:2011-6

价格:119.00元

isbn号码:9780553815405

图书标签:军事英文英国西方史英国史电子版历史Bantam

The definitive story of the British army from one of the UK's bestselling historical novelists.

From the English Civil War to today's War on Terror: in this sweeping account of nearly 500 years of military history, former soldier Allan Mallinson looks at how the Army's dramatic past has made it one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today.

He 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 in Arnhem in 1944; and why Montgomery's momentous victory at El Alamein mattered long after the Second World War was over.

This is the story of hard-won military experience. From the Army's birth at the battle of Edgehill in 1642 to our current conflict in Afghanistan, this is history at its most relevant -- and most dramatic. -- From the Hardcover edition.

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