Army of Charles II

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-0-415-84611-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 318 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 488 g

First published in 2006. This study looks at the first standing army in England during time of peace was that of Charles II until its dissolving. Since the earliest times kings of England had raised temporary armies in time of war, but the concept of a force which was not disbanded on the conclusion of hostilities was a radical departure.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Childs, John

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART ONE I The New Royalist Army II Officers and Men III Military Life in England IV Discipline and the Law V The Staff and Administration PART TWO VI The Garrison of Tangier VII The Fight for Tangier VIII The Colonies IX Foreign Service X Flanders 1678 XI Scotland and Ireland PART THREE XII Society, the Army and Parliament

Über Autor(innen)

John Childs Department of History University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne