Warriors In Scarlet: The Life And Times Of Last Redcoats Ian Knight Pan Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

\ Ian Knight Combines Meticulous Research With A Depth Of Knowledge His Subject And Knack For Ferreting Out Unusual Illuminating Details Crucially True Flair Storytelling Highly Recommended\ Journal The Victorian Military Societyian Knight\ S Warriors In Scarlet Is Comprehensive Stirring History Army Between 1837 To 1860 From Battle Bossendon Wood Crimean War Period Seismic Change As Rapid Expansion Empire Saw British Fighting Small Wars Across World An Acclaimed Historian Reveals Brutal Reality Colonial Conflict Both Sides Drawing On First-Hand Accounts He Shows Us Life Soldier This Era – Drudgery Peacetime Service Ordinary Excitement Privations Posting Overseas Floggings Desertions Regimental Pride Comradeship Vividly Recreates Action Ground Bloody Skirmishes Southern Africa Siege Warfare New Zealand Disasters Like 1842 Retreat Kabul Chillianwalla Punjab Soldiers Trained Tactics That Had Beaten Napoleon Were Forced Adapt When Faced Very Different Skills Their Home Yet Won More Than Four-Fifths Battles They Fought Describes How By Redcoats Increasingly Replaced Khaki Was Professional Efficient Ruthless Force Impressively Researched Readable Analysis\ Tony Pollard Professor Archaeology University Glasgow Σελίδες: 576 Έτος Έκδοσης: 1008 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm