Format:
Online-Ressource (xii, 428 p., [23] p. of plates)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0203425588
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0415032822
Content:
Studies the British Civil Wars as a military experience from the perspective of those who fought them. Carlton looks at the soldier's understanding of war: how men prepared for combat, how they campaigned, and dealt with defeat
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-409) and index
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CONTENTS; List of illustrations; Foreword by John Keegan; Acknowledgments; 1 THE ACTUALITIES OF WAR; 2 THE DRUM'S DISCORDANT SOUND; 3 A SIGHT--THE SADDEST THAT EYES CAN SEE; 4 NAMING OF PARTS; 5 A SOLDIER'S LIFE IS TERRIBLE HARD; 6 THE EPITOME OF WAR; 7 THE MISERABLE EFFECTS OF WAR; 8 TRADESMEN OF KILLING...MANAGERS OF VIOLENCE; 9 TO SLAY AND TO BE SLAIN; 10 WHEN THE HURLYBURLY'S DONE; 11 MORE TO SPOIL THAN TO SERVE; 12 I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WAR; 13 THEN WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN; 14 DOES IT MATTER?; Notes; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780415103916
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Going to the Wars : The Experience of the British Civil Wars 1638-1651
Language:
English
