Elite Military Formations in War and Peace

From Thermopylae to Belfast, elite military formations have been deployed against conventional or irregular forces. This study offers a superb analysis of elites in military history. A collection of brilliant studies by distinguished scholars, it illuminates, through a combination of overview and case study, a historical subject that has profound implications for the development of specialized forces in the post-Cold War Era. The study uses a comparative approach which investigates the topic over time and across culture.

Table des matières

Introduction
Elites in Military History by Martin Kitchen
Elite Forces in the Ancient World by Arther Ferrill
Daimyo in the Sengoku Period, 1467-1590 by Shuzo Uyenaka
The Royalist Armies in the English Civil War, 1642-1646 by Ian Roy
Prussian Guards in the 18th Century by Hans W. Koch
The French Foreign Legion: The Mystique of Elitism by Douglas Porch
German Army Elites in World Wars I and II by Dennis E. Showalter
Bibliography
Index

A propos de l'auteur

KEITH NEILSON teaches History at the Royal Military College of Canada. Neilson writes on Anglo-Russian relations.

ELIZABETH JANE ERRINGTON teaches History at the Royal Military College of Canada. She is an historian of colonial America.KEITH NEILSON is Professor of History at the Royal Military College of Canada.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ion A. Hamish, Roch Legault, Legault Roch, Keith Neilson
• Collaboration: A. Hamish Ion (Editeur), Keith Neilson (Editeur)
• Edition: Bloomsbury
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 7 à 17 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.05.1996
• EAN: 9780275946401
• ISBN: 978-0-275-94640-1
• Pages: 192
• Poids: 510 g
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; History, HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Special Forces, Special & elite forces, Special and elite forces, Military institutions, Regiments