Going to the wars : the experience of the British civil wars, 1638-1651 /

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During the 1640s, tens of thousands of young British men set off for the Civil Wars full of that innocent enthusiasm with which so many before and since have welcomed the prospect of battle. Few had much idea of the reality of war. Brought up in a relatively peaceful society, they were totally unpre...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carlton, Charles, 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Subjects:
1625-1660
Geschichte 1638-1651.
HISTORY.
Bürgerkrieg
Engelse Burgeroorlog.
Great Britain > History > Civil War, 1642-1649.
Great Britain > History > Charles I, 1625-1649.
Great Britain > History > Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1642-1649 (Guerre civile)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1625-1649 (Charles Ier)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1649-1660 (Commonwealth et protectorat)
Great Britain
Großbritannien
England > Bürgerkrieg.
Civil wars
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / John Keegan
  • 1. The Actualities of War
  • 2. The Drum's Discordant Sound
  • 3. A Sight
  • The Saddest That Eyes Can See
  • 4. Naming of Parts
  • 5. A Soldier's Life Is Terrible Hard
  • 6. The Epitome of War
  • 7. The Miserable Effects of War
  • 8. Tradesmen of Killing ... Managers of Violence
  • 9. To Slay and to Be Slain
  • 10. When the Hurlyburly's Done
  • 11. More to Spoil Than to Serve
  • 12. I Don't Want to Go to War
  • 13. Then We Started All Over Again
  • 14. Does It Matter?

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