This book explores the global history of fortifications and the threats to them posed by siegecraft. Tracing the interaction of attack and defense over time, Black situates the evolution of fortifications within their broader cultural and political context, showing their ongoing importance to military and social interaction across the world today.
This book explores the global history of fortifications and the threats to them posed by siegecraft. Tracing the interaction of attack and defense ove...
In this biography Rodney Atwood details the life of General Lord Rawlinson of Trent (1864-1925), a distinguished British soldier whose career culminated in decisive victories on the Western Front in 1918 and command of the Indian Army in the early 1920s. He served his soldier's apprenticeship in the Victorian colonial wars in Burma, the Sudan and South Africa. His career provides a lens through which to examine the British Army in the late 19th and early 20th century.
In the South African War (1899-1902) Rawlinson's ideas aided the defence of Ladysmith, and he distinguished himself...
In this biography Rodney Atwood details the life of General Lord Rawlinson of Trent (1864-1925), a distinguished British soldier whose career culmi...
This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide, land warfare has become mistakenly undervalued in modern military thinking. Ultimately, Black contends, there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground.
This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of...
This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of conflicts worldwide, land warfare has become mistakenly undervalued in modern military thinking. Ultimately, Black contends, there is no substitute for the control provided by boots on the ground.
This cogent book traces the history of land warfare since the start of the Crimean War in 1853. Although it has always been critical to the outcome of...
Tracing the development of the University of Exeter over the six decades since it was granted its royal charter. Includes interviews with leading university figures, contributions from former students, and a postscript looking to the future, it charts the changing place of a university in the world of higher education.
Tracing the development of the University of Exeter over the six decades since it was granted its royal charter. Includes interviews with leading univ...
Tracing the development of the University of Exeter over the six decades since it was granted its royal charter. Includes interviews with leading university figures, contributions from former students, and a postscript looking to the future, it charts the changing place of a university in the world of higher education.
Tracing the development of the University of Exeter over the six decades since it was granted its royal charter. Includes interviews with leading univ...
