Redcoats the British soldiers of the Napoleonic wars /
What was a British soldier's life like during the Napoleonic Wars? How was he recruited and trained? How did he live on home service and during service abroad? And what was his experience of battle? In this landmark book Philip Haythornthwaite traces the career of a British soldier from enlistm...
| Основен автор: | Haythornthwaite, Philip J. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Barnsley, South Yorkshire :
Pen & Sword Military,
2012.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=621618 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Redcoats. |
Съдържание:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; AUTHOR'S NOTE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction
- Scum of the Earth?; 1
- 'In Arms We Rise':; 2
- 'Come 'List and Enter Into Pay': Recruiting; 3
- 'All Free-Born Sons': The Soldier; 4
- 'My Humble Knapsack': The Soldier's Kit; 5
- 'At the Sound of the Fife': Aspects of Everyday Life; 6
- 'Fifty I Got For Selling My Coat': Discipline; 7
- 'At the Head of His Company': Promotion, NCOs and Officers; 8
- 'She Trudged with Her Babes in a Wallet Behind': The Army's Women; 9
- 'To A Far Bloody Shore': On Campaign.
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- 'March, Brave Boys, There's No Retreating': Battle11
- 'His Country's Stay': Homecoming; Notes; Bibliography; Index.