King George's Army 1740-93 (1)
Infantry
To most contemporary politicians the 18th century British Army was no more than an unwelcome necessity in wartime and an unjustifiable extravagance in peacetime. Nevertheless, the overall impression which is to be gained from a close study of the Army's own records, and from the surviving letters, diaries and memoirs, is that the British Army of the 18th century was very little different in character or in spirit from today's British Army. It was, above all, a force which was led, not driven, into battle. This book looks at the uniforms and organisation of the infantry of King George's Army as well as its participation in various conflicts, s…
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Weitere Autoren: Chappell, Paul (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-85532-515-9
- EAN: 9781855325159
- Produktnummer: 9287524
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1995
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Masse: H24.8 cm x B18.4 cm x D0.5 cm
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
- Reihenbandnummer: 285
Über den Autor
Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester, UK. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but now devotes himself to full-time writing. He has written numerous titles for Osprey, and also several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he now lives with his wife. Gerry Embleton has been a leading historical illustrator since the early 1970s specialising in the medieval period, but with a keen interest in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. An illustrator, and author, of a number of Osprey titles ,he now lives in Switzerland.
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