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Soldiers - Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors (Paperback)
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Soldiers - Army Lives and Loyalties from Redcoats to Dusty Warriors (Paperback)
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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.
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