Warrior Race: A History of the British at WarMacmillan, 25 feb. 2003 - 864 pagini Modern Britain is a nation shaped by wars. The boundaries of its separate parts are the outcome of conquest and resistance. The essence of its identity are the warrior heroes, both real and imagined, who still capture the national imagination: from Boadicea to King Arthur, Rob Roy to Henry V, the Duke of Wellington to Winston Churchill. It is a sense of identity that grew under careful cultivation during the global struggles of the eighteenth century, and found its most powerful expression during the world wars of the twentieth. In Warrior Race, Lawrence James investigates the role played by war in the making of Britain. Drawing on the latest historical and archaeological research, as well as numerous unfamiliar and untapped resources, he charts the full reach of British military history: the physical and psychological impact of Roman military occupation; the monarchy’s struggle for mastery of the British Isles; the civil wars of the seventeenth century; the “total war” experience of twentieth-century conflict. But Warrior Race is more than just a compelling historical narrative. Lawrence James skillfully pulls together the momentous themes of his subject. He discusses how war has continually been a catalyst for social and political change, the rise, survival, and reinvention of chivalry, the literary quest for a British epic, the concept of birth and breeding as the qualifications for command in war, and the issues of patriotism and Britain’s antiwar tradition. Warrior Race is popular history at its very best: incisive, informative, and accessible; immaculately researched and hugely readable. Balancing the broad sweep of history with an acute attention to detail, Lawrence James never loses sight of this most fascinating and enduring of subjects: the question of British national identity and character. |
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... moral qualities of gentlemen which qualified them to command in war . Their outlook and values made them the natural leaders , which was why victory at Waterloo was allegedly won on the playing fields of Eton and why the RAF was ...
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Cuprins
A warlike Province Britain AD 43410 | xix |
Stern in Contest Arthur and After 410800 | 31 |
A People Accustomed to be Conquered 8001100 | 56 |
Just Quarrels Britain at War 11001603 an Overview | 86 |
So Haughty a Spirit Chivalry and Command | 112 |
The Small Folk Infantrymen and Technology | 140 |
Sharp Sickness The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 163760 | 170 |
The Highland Bagpipes Mak a Din Rebellions 16601746 | 198 |
The Stern Business of War Command and Discipline | 446 |
The intensity of the Moment Survivors and Casualties | 473 |
Same as the Lads Women Work and Wages | 500 |
Ramsay MacDonald and his German Comrades Objections to War 191419 | 524 |
The Cemetery of All that Is Best Remembering and Counting the Cost | 539 |
A War of Peoples and Causes Duties and Ideals 193945 | 593 |
Only Scratches Invasion Fears and Blitz Realities | 612 |
You May Go for a Burton Next Time Attrition in the Air and at Sea 193945 | 637 |
A Parents Hand North America 177583 | 225 |
By Jesus We Have Dirks and Arms APlenty Ireland 17981800 | 245 |
You Fight For a Good Cause Patriotism and the Pursuit of Power | 270 |
A Wild Rattling Man Recruitment and Discipline | 291 |
Honourable Danger Command Courage and Rewards | 316 |
Duty Must Be Done Killing Dying and Surviving | 337 |
Each Honoured Name Memories and Attitudes | 366 |
Their Officers Example Preparation for Command and Civil War Postponed 18701914 | 425 |
Dont Fence Me In Women GIs Black Men and Evacuees | 664 |
Tactful Handling Command and Combat | 684 |
Its All For You Peace and Perceptions of the War | 698 |
A Normal Hazard Cold War and Hot War 194598 | 726 |
What Next? | 752 |
Notes | 759 |
Bibliography | 809 |
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