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From longbow, pike, and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf Campaign, from the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, this stimulating and informative book recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day. Commanders, campaigns, battles, organizations, and weaponry are all covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight, making this the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike.

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9780192803115

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Review from previous edition The most authoritative and comprehensive one-volume history of the British Army ever written --The Times a highly readable and thorough history which will both entertain and educate --Forces News has the advantage that each chapter can be read as a self-contained piece...excellent --Officer

Review from previous edition The most authoritative and comprehensive one-volume history of the British Army ever written --The Times<br> a highly readable and thorough history which will both entertain and educate --Forces News<br> has the advantage that each chapter can be read as a self-contained piece...excellent --Officer<br>

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Dr David Chandler (General Editor) is a distinguished military historian with many successful books to his credit and a former head of the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He is President Emeritus of the British Commission for Military History, and a former Vice-President of the Commission Internationale d'Histoire Militaire. Professor Ian Beckett (Associate Editor), a former Senior Lecturer at Sandhurst, is currently Professor of Modern History at the University of Luton. He is secretary of the Army Records Society.

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