Ian Beckett examines Britain's domestic reaction to the 20th century's most devastating conflict.

The men of the Victorian army ruled a large part of the world. As the visible power behind the greatest empire there had ever been, they were involved in wars wherever British interests demanded it. This book looks at the men and their leaders from a variety of angles, using particular incidents and battles to show how the army lived and fought.

Product Description: The Great War scarred both the people and the popular imagination of Europe. No previous war matched it in scale, brutality and futility. The course of events has been told many times, spurred by an endless desire to understand 'the war to end all wars'...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In the first study of First Ypres for almost 40 years, Ian Beckett draws on a wide range of sources never previously used to reappraise the conduct of the battle, its significance and its legacy. The battle for Ypres in October and November 1914 represented the last opportunity for open, mobile warfare on the Western Front for the next four years...read more

From the Napoleonic Wars to the battle of the Falklands, from the pike and musket to the Challenger tank, The Oxford History of the British Army brings to life the far-reaching history of this long-lived institution. This definitive one-volume reference provides a wealth of historical detail as it takes readers on a lively journey through the annals of the British Army. Here are vivid descriptions of all the famous military campaigns and battles--from Agincourt and Crecy, to Trafalgar, Waterloo, and Yorktown Heights, to Dunkirk and D-Day--as well as insightful portraits of the great commanders, including Edward I, the Duke of Marlborough, Cromwell, the Duke of Wellington, and Field Marshall Montgomery. Military experts and military history buffs will be particularly interested in the special sections that highlight vital aspects of the Army, including tactics, weaponry, and major figures. Finally, the volume boasts a distinguished roster of contributors, including not only prominent military historians, but also former servicemen, who provide expert technical insight and vivid, eyewitness accounts of modern soldiering and warfare. Comprehensive and authoritative, The Oxford History of the British Army will fascinate military history buffs as well as anyone seeking a broader understanding of British or modern world history. (view table of contents)

Product Description: The Public Record Office - the National Archives of England, Wales and the United Kingdom - holds the most comprehensive and important collection of official documentary records relating to Britain's involvement in World War I. Here, within thematically arranged sections, this wealth of material is systematically listed and explained...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

An encyclopedia of articles examining guerrilla warfare throughout the world, focusing on military tactics utilized by minority groups within a state or indigenous population to oppose the ruling government or foreign occupying forces. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Here is a book that charts the history of the British Army by using one of its most distinctive aspects - its regimental traditions. It describes the emergence of a royal army under Charles II and its expansion during the eighteenth century, the formation of its militia, the yeomanry and the Territorials, the distinction of the Household Cavalry and the Guards Division, and the changing function of the cavlary...read more

Product Description: What to see and do in Buckinghamshire - a guide to the market towns of the Chiltern Hills, great houses, villages and churches and chapels.

A beautifully designed volume features colorful descriptions of all the famous battles and campaigns, portraits of the great commanders, insights into the philosophy of British military policy--from political, economic, and military perspectives--and numerous illustrations and maps. UP.

Product Description: Through contemporary reports on the war from The Times correspondents in both England and the United States, linked by a continuous narrative providing background and context, Ian Beckett examines the events of the conflict and examines Britain's role in aiding and finally abandoning the Confederacy during the course of the war...read more