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Amateur Armies: Militias and Volunteers in War and Peace, 1797-1961
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Artist
- ExcelDna.Integration.ExcelEmpty
- ISBN
- 9781526734433
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Amateur Armies : Militias and Volunteers in War and Peace, 1797-1961
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Publisher
- Pen & Sword Books The Limited
- Genre
- History
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Topic
- Military / General
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 240 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books The Limited
ISBN-10
1526734435
ISBN-13
9781526734433
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038422178
Product Key Features
Book Title
Amateur Armies : Militias and Volunteers in War and Peace, 1797-1961
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / General
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
355.009
Synopsis
This book examines the military and social history of volunteer armies around the western world from the failed French invasion of South Wales in 1797 to the disastrous anti-Communist invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in 1961., Pioneering study of amateur armies from the late eighteenth century to the Bay of Pigs in 1961, Insight into the military, social and political circumstances that gave rise to amateur armies, Covers amateur armies during the French Revolutionary Wars, the War of 1812, the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, the Spanish Civil War and the Bay OR Pics, Contrasts the actions of militia soldiers with those of the professional armies of their time, Important study of a neglected aspect of military history Book jacket., Covers amateur armies during the French Revolutionary Wars, the War of 1812, the Spanish-American War, the Boer War, the pre-1914 conflict in Ireland, the Spanish Civil War and the Bay of Pigs. Amateur Armies examines the military and social history of volunteer armies around the western world from the failed French invasion of South Wales in 1797 to the disastrous anti-Communist invasion of the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in 1961.It brings together some fascinating military actions across more than a century and a half of history and explores the social and political context in the countries involved. Stephen Cullen's absorbing and original book is the first general survey of the role of amateur armies during the period.Included are chapters on a series of wars in which militias played critical parts. In each case, their actions and effectiveness are described as is the background from which they came, and the social and political circumstances in which they operated. This pioneering study offers a valuable insight into each of the amateur armies covered and opens up an important and hitherto neglected aspect of military history.
LC Classification Number
UA13
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