David G. Chandler (Ed.) - Great Battles of the British Army (2nd Hand Hardback)
Synopsis
Subtitled : "As Commemorated In The Sandhurst Companies."
A team of military historians (under the guidance of David Chandler, head of the War Studies Dept. at Sandhurst, the Royal Military Academy) chronicle 16 major battles, from Blenheim in 1704 to Burma in 1945.
Each battle is placed in its strategic context with a focus on the actions of the British forces and, when appropriate, the allies who fought with them.
Each chapter includes an annotated bibliography, and the volume is generously illustrated with maps, photographs, and paintings.
Details
- Format : Slightly Larger 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket.
- Condition : Good (Slight crease to top of Dust Jacket only - otherwise Very Good.)
- Category : Non-Fiction - War & Civil War
- Published : 1991 (Guild Press)
- ISBN : 9781854090225
- SKU : B001485
- PPC : SP730gm
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
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The Editor
David Geoffrey Chandler was a British historian whose study focused on the Napoleonic era. As a young man he served briefly in the army, reaching the rank of captain, and in later life he taught at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Oxford University awarded him the D. Litt. in 1991.
