John Lewis-Stempel, Major Jock Haswell

Broschiertes Buch

A Brief History of the British Army

Beschreibung

A very readable history of the British Army that manages to be objective yet sympathetic, and concise while never being superficial

Autor

John Lewis-Stempel (Author) John Lewis-Stempel is an award-winning writer predominantly known for his books on nature and history. His many books include the best-selling Six Weeks, about British frontline officers in the First World War, described by the Literary Review as 'the most moving book I have ever read on the First World War' and by actor Dan Stevens (Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey ) as 'the best research resource ever', The Autobiography of the British Soldier and The War Behind the Wire, about the life, death and glory of British PoWs in the First World War. His books have been published in languages as diverse as Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese and have sold more than a million copies. He has two degrees in history, writes books under the pen name Jon E. Lewis, is married with two children, and also farms in Herefordshire. Jock Haswell (Author) Jock Haswell was educated at Winchester and Sandhurst, from where he was commissioned into The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) in June 1939. During the Second World War he fought in India, East Africa, Ethiopia and Madagascar, returning to serve in Germany in the psot-war period. He retired in 1960, having attained the rank of major, but was employed by the Ministry of Defence at the School of Service Intellligence. He is the author of a number of books on military history, including the history of his own regiment, British Military Intelligence, Citizen Armies and Spies and Spymasters.

Produktdetails

• Brief Histories
• Verlag: Little, Brown Book Group
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 126mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 196g
• ISBN-13: 9781472136206
• ISBN-10: 1472136209
• Artikelnr.: 44481300