| An Apprenticeship in Arms: The Origins of the British Army 1585-1702 Contributor(s): Manning, Roger B. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199261490 ISBN-13: 9780199261499 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $308.75 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2006 Annotation: This book explores the ways in which the diverse military experiences at home and abroad of the British and Irish people during the seventeenth century introduced modern military theory and practice into the Three Kingdoms of the British Isles and shaped the embryonic British army that emerged during the reign of the soldier-king William III. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 355.009 |
| LCCN: 2005033132 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.89 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book explores the ways in which the diverse military experiences at home and abroad of the British and Irish people during the seventeenth century introduced modern military theory and practice into the Three Kingdoms of the British Isles and shaped the embryonic British army that emerged during the reign of the soldier-king William III. |