Military Identities: The Regimental System, the British Army, and the British People C.1870-2000

by David French

Book Overview

The regimental system has been the foundation of the British army for three hundred years. This iconoclastic study shows how it was refashioned in the late nineteenth century, and how it was subsequently and repeatedly reinvented to suit the changing roles that were forced upon the army.

Based upon a combination of official papers, private papers and personal reminiscences, and upon research in the National Archives, regimental museums and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199258031
• ISBN13: 9780199258031
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"