Big Wars and Small Wars

Informationen zum Autor Strachan, Hew Klappentext This book examines how in the twentieth century the British army learnt lessons from past wars, both large and small, in order to prepare for the future. Zusammenfassung This book examines how in the twentieth century the British army learnt lessons from past wars, both large and small, in order to prepare for the future. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Between the South African War and the First World War, 1902-14 2. Big Wars and Small Wars between the Wars, 1919-39 3. Learning New Lessons: The British Army and the Strategic Debate, 1945-50 4. Lost and Found in the Jungle: The Indian and British Army Jungle Warfare Doctrines for Burma, 1943-45, and the Malayan Emergency, 1948-60 6. Aden to Northern Ireland, 1966-76 7. The Unchanging Lessons of Battle: The British Army and the Falklands War, 1982 8. The Gulf War, 1990-91

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Hew Strachan
• Mitarbeit: Hew Strachan (Herausgeber), Hew (All Souls College Strachan (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Routledge Academic
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 01.04.2005
• EAN: 9780415361965
• ISBN: 978-0-415-36196-5
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Serien: Military History and Policy; Military History and Policy
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Naval, British & Irish history, Armed Conflict