The Fighting Essex Soldier
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Fighting Essex Soldier
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Author : Christopher Thornton
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Release Date : 2017-06-01
Fighting Essex Soldier written by Christopher Thornton and has been published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-01 with History categories.
The wars of the fourteenth-century English kings with France and Scotland resulted in a dramatic increase in the number of men involved in warfare on land and sea. This book draws upon new research to identify and analyze these soldiers at all social levels in the specific context of the county of Essex. New approaches to the history of the later Middle Ages allow important evidence of military service to be correlated with the rich documentary material stemming from landholding, taxation, administration and other aspects of economic and social life. Significant comparisons can then be made: increased demands for taxation and for shipping from maritime communities, for example, cast light on the impact of war upon the 'Home Front'. The uprising of 1381 is considered as the consequence of the intensive militarization of the south and southeast coast of England and the consequent cost to taxpayers. In a series of related chapters which add up to a wide-reaching survey, leading researchers explore key aspects of military, social and economic history in fourteenth-century Essex. From the raising of forces to serve the king, through a study of aristocratic lawlessness which may have been linked to violent experiences on the battlefield, to new ways of analysing data to give insights into men recruited as archers and mariners, and a consideration of military aspects of the Peasants' Revolt, this is a rewarding examination of medieval fighting men which affords much new insight into Essex history.
The Fighting Essex Soldier
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Author : Christopher Thornton
language : en
Publisher: Essex Publications
Release Date : 2017
The Fighting Essex Soldier written by Christopher Thornton and has been published by Essex Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Essex (England) categories.
The Complete Soldier
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Author : David Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009-02-28
The Complete Soldier written by David Lawrence and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-28 with History categories.
The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the “complete soldier”, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
Boy Soldiers Of The Great War
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Author : Richard van Emden
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-11-24
Boy Soldiers Of The Great War written by Richard van Emden and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-24 with History categories.
After the outbreak of the Great War, boys as young as twelve were caught up in a national wave of patriotism and, in huge numbers, volunteered to serve their country. The press, recruiting offices and the Government all contributed to the enlistment of hundreds of thousands of under-age soldiers in both Britain and the Empire. On joining up, these lads falsified their ages, often aided by parents who believed their sons’ obvious youth would make overseas service unlikely. These boys frequently enlisted together, training for a year or more in the same battalions before they were sent abroad. Others joined up but were soon sent to units already fighting overseas and short of men: these lads might undergo as little as eight weeks’ training. Boys served in the bloodiest battles of the war, fighting at Ypres, the Somme and on Gallipoli. Many broke down under the strain and were returned home once parents supplied birth certificates proving their youth. Other lads fought on bravely and were even awarded medals for gallantry: Jack Pouchot won the Distinguished Conduct Medal aged just fifteen. Others became highly efficient officers, such as Acting Captain Philip Lister and Second Lieutenant Reginald Battersby, both of whom were commissioned at fifteen and fought in France. In this, the final update of his ground-breaking book, Richard van Emden reveals new hitherto unknown stories and adds many more unseen images. He also proves that far more boys enlisted in the British Army under-age than originally estimated, providing compelling evidence that as many as 400,000 served.
The Complete Soldier
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Author : David R. Lawrence
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2009
The Complete Soldier written by David R. Lawrence and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the a oecomplete soldiera, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
Soldiers Stories Of The War
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Author : Various
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-13
Soldiers Stories Of The War written by Various and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-13 with Fiction categories.
This invaluable work presents first-person accounts of battles reported by the soldiers. The narrators of these reports give vivid impressions of the fighting and hardships that the soldiers face during wars. Published during the beginning of the first world war, this work provides a general history of the earlier stages of the war and several events that shaped the history of the British.
Life Death And Growing Up On The Western Front
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Author : Anthony Fletcher
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-28
Life Death And Growing Up On The Western Front written by Anthony Fletcher and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-28 with History categories.
This book was inspired by the author’s discovery of an extraordinary cache of letters from a soldier who was killed on the Western Front during the First World War. The soldier was his grandfather, and the letters had been tucked away, unread and unmentioned for many decades. Intrigued by the heartbreak and history of these family letters, Fletcher sought out the correspondence of other British soldiers who had volunteered for the fight against Germany. This resulting volume offers a vivid account of the physical and emotional experiences of seventeen British soldiers whose letters survive. Drawn from different regiments, social backgrounds, and areas of England and Scotland, they include twelve officers and five ordinary “Tommies.” The book explores the training, journey to France, fear, shellshock, and life in the trenches as well as the leisure, love, and home leave the soldiers dreamed of. Fletcher discusses the psychological responses of 17- and 18-year-old men facing appalling realities and considers the particular pressures on those who survived their fallen comrades. While acknowledging the horror and futility the soldiers of the Great War experienced, the author shows another side to the story, focusing new attention on the loyal comradeship, robust humor, and strong morale that uplifted the men at the Front and created a powerful bond among them.
The Agincourt Campaign Of 1415
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Author : Michael P. Warner
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2021
The Agincourt Campaign Of 1415 written by Michael P. Warner and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415 categories.
First full investigation into the men of Agincourt - their service, backgrounds, lives and experiences.
The Patterns Of War Through The Eighteenth Century
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Author : Larry H. Addington
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1990
The Patterns Of War Through The Eighteenth Century written by Larry H. Addington and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
" . . . a concise, highly readable survey of pre- 19th-century warfare." —Choice "A remarkable tour de force covering a vast span of time, different cultures, warfare by land and sea." —Gunther Rothenberg A history of war and warfare from ancient to early modern times, Larry Addington's new book completes his survey of the patterns of war in the Western world. It explains not only what happened in warfare but why war in a certain time and culture took on distinct and recognizable patterns.
The British Soldier Of The Second World War
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Author : Neil R. Storey
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2019-03-15
The British Soldier Of The Second World War written by Neil R. Storey and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-15 with History categories.
Thousands of men fought for Britain in the Second World War. Covering recruitment, training, kit and life on the front line, this is the ideal introduction for anyone wanting an insight into the life of the British Tommy.