The Oxford History of the British Army. Edited by David G. Chandler. Associate editor Ian Beckett

The Oxford History of the British Army. Edited by David G. Chandler

Publisher Synopsis 

From longbow, pike and musket to Challenger tanks, from the Napoleonic Wars to the Gulf Campaign, from the Duke of Marlborough to Field Marshal Montgomery, this stimulating and informative new edition recounts the history of the British army from its medieval antecedents to the present day.

Commanders, campaigns, battles, organisations, logistics and weaponry are all covered in detail within the wider context of the social, economic, and political environment in which armies exist and fight, making this the definitive one-volume history of the British army for specialists and non-specialists alike. 

• Editor: David G. Chandler 
• Paperback, 485 pages 
• ISBN: 9780192803115