Soldiers

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Here are some other products you might consider...

Soldiers

Name: Soldiers
SKU: 19762088
Price: 13.99 AUD
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors

By:

Richard Holmes

Format:

Paperback / softback

Show Hide Adult Content

Unavailable

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Description

From the redcoat who served Charles II to the modern, camouflage-clad guard at Camp Bastion, from battlefield to barrack-room, this is a magisterial social history of the British soldier. Since 1660 the army has evolved and adapted, but the social organisation of the men has changed less, with the major combat arms retaining many of the characteristics familiar to those who fought at Blenheim, Waterloo and the Somme. The Duke of Marlborough, who built up the British army to become a world-class fighting force in the 1660s, would recognise in the tired heroes of Helmand the descendants of the men he led to victory at Blenheim over three hundred years ago. ‘Soldiers’ is exhaustively researched, and Holmes’s affection for the soldier shines through on every page. Above all, this book is brimming with great stories, from the chaos of the battlefield to the fug of the barrack-room, from Ulster to Bengal, from Flanders’ fields to the Afghan hills. This is a magisterial social history of the British soldier – and Richard Holmes’s fitting last tribute to the British soldier to whom he was so devoted.

Author Biography:

Richard Holmes is Professor of Biographical Studies at the University of East Anglia, and editor of the Harper Perennial series Classic Biographies launched in 2004. His is a Fellow of the British Academy, has honorary doctorates from UEA and the Tavistock Institute, and was awarded an OBE in 1992. His first book, Shelley: The Pursuit, won the Somerset Maugham Prize in 1974. Coleridge: Early Visions won the 1989 Whitbread Book of the Year, and Dr Johnson & Mr Savage won the James Tait Black Prize. Coleridge: Darker Reflections, won the Duff Cooper Prize and the Heinemann Award. He has published two studies of European biography, Footsteps: Adventures of a Romantic Biographer in 1985, and Sidetracks: Explorations of a Romantic Biographer in 2000.

Release date Australia

September 27th, 2012

Author

Richard Holmes

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

688

Dimensions

129x198x49

ISBN-13

9780007225705

Product ID

19762088

Customer reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars Based on 2 Customer Ratings

5 star		(1)
4 star		(1)
3 star		(0)
2 star		(0)
1 star		(0)

Nobody has reviewed this product yet. You could be the first!

Write a Review

Marketplace listings

There are no Marketplace listings available for this product currently.
Already own it? Create a free listing and pay just 9% commission when it sells!

Sell Yours Here

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*

Non-Fiction Books:

Soldiers

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Soldiers

By:

Format:

Description

Author Biography:

Customer reviews

Marketplace listings

Help & options

Filed under...

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more*

Soldiers

Sorry, this product is not currently available to order

Author Biography:

Get free delivery, exclusive deals, and more^*