Ian F. W. Beckett Livres

RO60071049. WAR IN PEACE, AN ANALYSIS OF WARFARE SINCE 1945. 1981. In-4. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Fortes mouillures. 312 pages. Photo en couleur en frontispice et page de titre. Illustré de nombreuses photos et cartes en noir et blanc et en couleur dans le texte. Texte sur 3 colonnes. Jaquette défraîchie.. Avec Jaquette. . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

This selection of campaign photographs shows the Victorian army in a variety of climes and conditions over 50 years from Burma in 1852 to Tibet in 1904. It also records the vital yet often neglected role played by the army in the great Victorian imperial adventure. About the author Ian Beckett, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Major General Matthew C. Horner Professor of Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia, USA. Other titles for Shire by this author Buckinghamshire Discovering British Regimental Traditions Discovering English County Regiments This selection of campaign photographs shows the Victorian army in a variety of climes and conditions over 50 years from Burma in 1852 to Tibet in 1904. It also records the vital yet often neglected role played by the army in the great Victorian imperial adventure. About the author Ian Beckett, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, is Major General Matthew C. Horner Professor of Military Theory at the US Marine Corps University, Quantico, Virginia, USA. Other titles for Shire by this author Buckinghamshire Discovering British Regimental Traditions Discovering English County Regiments

Ian F. Beckett here explores how unconventional warfare tactics have opposed past and present governments all over the world, from eighteenth-century guerrilla warfare to the urban terrorism of today.