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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carlton, Charles, 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Civil War, 1642-1649.

Great Britain--History--Charles I, 1625-1649.

Great Britain--History--Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (465 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Studies the British Civil Wars as a military experience from the perspective of those who fought them. Carlton looks at the soldier's understanding of war: how men prepared for combat, how they campaigned, and dealt with defeat.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword by John Keegan; Acknowledgments; THE ACTUALITIES OF WAR; THE DRUM'S DISCORDANT SOUND; A SIGHT; THE SADDEST THAT EYES CAN SEE; NAMING OF PARTS; A SOLDIER'S LIFE IS TERRIBLE HARD; THE EPITOME OF WAR; THE MISERABLE EFFECTS OF WAR; TRADESMEN OF KILLINGMANAGERS OF VIOLENCE; TO SLAY AND TO BE SLAIN; WHEN THE HURLYBURLY'S DONE; MORE TO SPOIL THAN TO SERVE; I DON'T WANT TO GO TO WAR; THEN WE STARTED ALL OVER AGAIN; DOES IT MATTER?; Notes; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-409) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-84935-4

0-585-44756-X

1-134-84934-6

1-280-32019-2

0-203-42558-8

9780203425589

OCLC:

191031510