Going to the wars : the experience of the British civil wars, 1638-1651 / / Charles Carlton
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| Autore: |
Carlton Charles <1941->
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| Titolo: |
Going to the wars : the experience of the British civil wars, 1638-1651 / / Charles Carlton
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1992 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 941.06 |
| Soggetto geografico: | Great Britain History Stuarts, 1603-1714 |
| Great Britain History Civil War, 1642-1649 | |
| Great Britain History Charles I, 1625-1649 | |
| Great Britain History Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-409) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by John Keegan; Acknowledgments; THE ACTUALITIES OF WAR; THE DRUM'S DISCORDANT SOUND; A SIGHT; THE SADDEST THAT EYES CAN SEE; NAMING OF PARTS; A SOLDIER'S LIFE IS TERRIBLE HARD; THE EPITOME OF WAR; THE MISERABLE EFFECTS OF WAR; TRADESMEN OF KILLINGMANAGERS OF VIOLENCE; TO SLAY AND TO BE SLAIN; WHEN THE HURLYBURLY'S DONE; MORE TO SPOIL THAN TO SERVE; I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WAR; THEN WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN; DOES IT MATTER?; Notes; Index; |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Going to the wars |
| ISBN: | 1-134-84935-4 |
| 0-585-44756-X | |
| 1-134-84934-6 | |
| 1-280-32019-2 | |
| 0-203-42558-8 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815479303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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