Jeremy Black

Gebundenes Buch

Infantry

A Global History

Beschreibung

'The infantryman always bears the brunt' according to Field-Marshal Wavell in 1945. The 'Poor Bloody Infantry, ' 'The Grunts on the Ground, ' the infantry have often been seen as the humble, indeed shunned, relations of others, from cavalry to tanks.

Autor

Jeremy Black has recently retired as Professor of History at the University of Exeter. Graduating from Cambridge with a starred first, he did postgraduate work at Oxford and then taught at Durham, eventually as professor, before moving to Exeter in 1996. He has lectured extensively in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, and the United States, where he has held visiting chairs at West Point, Texas Christian University, and Stillman College. He was appointed to the Order of Membership of the British Empire for services to stamp design. His books include The British Seaborne Empire, Contesting History and Rethinking World War Two.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 450g
• ISBN-13: 9781399050470
• ISBN-10: 1399050478
• Artikelnr.: 72801798