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The Beastly Battles Of Old England - The misguided manoeuvres of the British at war (Paperback, Digital original) Loot Price: R129
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The Beastly Battles Of Old England - The misguided manoeuvres of the British at war (Paperback, Digital original): Nigel...

The Beastly Battles Of Old England - The misguided manoeuvres of the British at war (Paperback, Digital original)

Nigel Cawthorne

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Throughout history the English have been a warlike lot. Often we fight among ourselves - there have been a good few civil wars - and when we were not slaughtering each other, we practiced on our neighbours, the Scots, the Irish, the French . . . When that got too easy, we set off around the world to find other people to fight. This was usually done with a hubris that invited some ludicrous pratfall. In THE BEASTLY BATTLES OF OLD ENGLAND, Nigel Cawthorne takes us on a darkly humorous journey through some of our ill-advised military actions. From the war over a severed ear to a general seeking out his rival's mistresses to even the score, it is a miscellany of insufferable arrogance, reckless gallantry, stunning stupidity, massive misjudgements and general beastliness.

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Imprint: Piatkus Books
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: September 2018
First published: December 2013
Authors: Nigel Cawthorne
Dimensions: 203 x 138 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 288
Edition: Digital original
ISBN-13: 978-0-7499-5394-2
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > History > British & Irish history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 0-7499-5394-2
Barcode: 9780749953942

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