Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15 (War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850)
Kevin Linch
€ 129.21
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15 (War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850)
Hardcover. Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the consequences on Britain's government, army and society. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 230 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBWH; JWD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 390.
Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the consequences on Britain's government, army and society.
Britain was France's most implacable enemy during the Napoleonic Wars yet was able to resist the need for conscription to fill the ranks of its army and sustain Wellington's campaigns in Portugal and Spain. This new study explains how the men were found to replenish Wellington's army, and the consequences on Britain's government, army and society.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Number of Pages
218
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230273054
SKU
V9780230273054
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kevin Linch
KEVIN LINCH currently holds an Arts and Humanities Research Council Grant on 'Soldiers and Soldiering in Britain, c.1750-1815' , and recent publications include 'A Geography of Loyalism? The Local Military Forces of the West Riding of Yorkshire, 1794-1814', in War & Society and 'A Citizen and not a Soldier: The British Volunteer Movement and the War against Napoleon' in Soldiers, Citizens ... Read more
Reviews for Britain and Wellington's Army: Recruitment, Society and Tradition, 1807-15 (War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850)