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100	1		_aHaswell, Jock, _d1919- _eauthor. _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJd89kBH8JcVRgVH6tYwYP
245	1	2	_aA brief history of the British Army / _cJock Haswell and John Lewis-Stempel.
250			_aRevised edition.
264		1	_aLondon : _bRobinson, _c2016.
300			_a200 pages ; _c20 cm
500			_a"First published in Great Britain in 1975 as The British Army : a concise history by Thames and Hudson Ltd."--Title page verso.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
505	0		_aThe regular establishment -- The acquisition of empire -- The defence of empire -- Victory, stagnation and reform -- South Africa and Flanders -- The calm and the storm -- The dissolution of empire.
520			_a"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 of remarkable characters--Marlborough, Wellington and Montgomery among them. Yet the British, relying on their navy, have always neglected their army; from the time of Alfred the Great to the reign of Charles II wars were fought with hired forces disbanded as soon as conflict ended. Even after the struggles with Louis XIV impelled the formation of a regular army, impecunious governments neglected the armed forces except in times of national emergency. In this wide-ranging account, Major Haswell sketches the medieval background before concentrating on the three hundred years of the regular army, leading up to its role in our own time. He presents an informed and probing picture of the organization of the army, the development of weaponry and strategy--and the everyday life of the British soldier through the centuries. John Lewis-Stempel has brought Major Haswell's classic work right up to date by expanding the section on the dissolution of empire to include a full account of Northern Ireland and the Falklands War. He has added a new chapter to cover the Gulf War, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq; also the increasing role of special forces and the amalgamation of regiments."--Publisher's website.
610	1	0	_aGreat Britain. _bArmy _xHistory.
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655		7	_aMilitary history _2fast
700	1		_aLewis-Stempel, John, _eauthor. _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJymr637R7rmrYfFDgXw4q
700	1		_aHaswell, Jock, _d1919- _tBritish Army.
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