Title An apprenticeship in arms : the origins of the British Army 1585-1702 / Roger B. Manning

Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 467 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents List of Tables; List of Maps; Note on the Text; Abbreviations; PART I.A MILITARY APPRENTICESHIP 1585-1640; PART II. THE EXPERIENCE OF CIVIL WAR 1640-1660; PART III. THE DECAY OF A MILITARY TRADITION 1660-1688; PART IV. THE RECOVERY OF A MILITARY TRADITION 1688-1702; Select Bibliography; Index Summary This text is a scholarly study of the military experiences of peers and gentlemen from the British Isles who volunteered to fight in the religious and dynastic wars of mainland Europe, as well as the ordinary men who served from the time of the English intervention in the Dutch war of independence to the death of William III Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-455) and index Notes Print version record Subject Great Britain. Army -- History -- 17th century Great Britain. Army -- History -- 16th century SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast Subject HISTORY -- Military -- Pictorial. Genre/Form Electronic books History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780191532122 0191532126

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