A British Profession of Arms: The Politics of Command in the Late Victorian Army
(Part of the Campaigns and Commanders Series)
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"You offer yourself to be slain," General Sir John Hackett once observed, remarking on the military profession. "This is the essence of being a soldier." For this reason as much as any other, the British army has invariably been seen as standing apart from other professions-and sometimes from society as a whole. A British Profession of Arms effectively counters this view. In this definitive study of the late Victorian army, distinguished scholar...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:080616171X
ISBN13:9780806161716
Release Date:October 2018
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:368 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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