THE BRITISH ARMY 1642-1970

Author: Peter Young

Publisher: William Kimber

Year published: 1967

Pagination: 286pp, 45 illustratios inc 8 col plates, 14 sketches/maps in text, biblio, index

Condition: Good+ in rubbed dw

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Brigadier Young's account of the British Army from 1642 when Charles I raised his army. He looks at the armies of Cromwell, Fairfax and the New Model Army, the redcoat armies of Marlborough, the army of the eighteenth century which carried Dettingen and swept to victory at Minden, the armies of Wellington and Raglan, and the armies of both World Wars. Brigadier Young illustrates his theme with a range of engagements including Maida and Le Cateau, Marlborough and the rules for the conduct of war, Wellington's tactics, Light Infantry in America, and the use of cavalry in the Crimea.