Author: REID, STUART
Title: British Redcoat 1740–93
Description: London: Osprey Publishing, 1997. Paperback. ISBN: 1855325543. Illustrated by Richard Hook. Warrior Series; B&W and Color Illustrations; 9.6 X 7.0 X 0.2 inches; 64 pages; Soft cover has red spine with white lettering. Covers have slight rubbing, scuffing, sunning. Pages are clean and tight. Illustrated with b/w and color pictures. #19 in 'The Warrior Series'. During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda, the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view, still held by many today, is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an increasingly professional force. This was an important time of change and improvement for the British Army, and British Redcoat 1740-1793 fully brings this out in its comprehensive examination of the lives, conditions and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman. ' Glossary.. Near Fine .

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