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Red Coat, Green Machine : Continuity in Change in the British Army 1700 to 2000.

How different were the men who fought at Blenheim and at Goose Green? Is there a human thread that connects the redcoat of 300 years ago with the British soldier of today? What would they find in common if they faced a common foe? This book is about the people in the Army, and the very human interac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kirke, Charles
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014.
Colección:Birmingham war studies series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 8 |a 1 Background Information on the Structure and Organization of Combat Arms Units in the British Army in the 1990s2 Checklist Using the Model to Test for Authenticity of First-hand British Soldiers' Texts; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z. 
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