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The Beastly Battles Of Old England: The misguided manoeuvres of the British at war
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Beastly Battles Of Old England: The misguided manoeuvres of the British at war
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Nigel Cawthorne
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:288 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 138 |
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| Category/Genre | British and Irish History
Military history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780749953942
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| Classifications | Dewey:942 |
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| Illustrations |
Integrated: 20, b/w line drawings throughout
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Little, Brown Book Group
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| Imprint |
Piatkus Books
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| Publication Date |
6 September 2018 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Throughout history the English have been a warlike lot. Often we fight among ourselves - there have been a good few civil wars - and when we were not slaughtering each other, we practiced on our neighbours, the Scots, the Irish, the French . . . When that got too easy, we set off around the world to find other people to fight. This was usually done with a hubris that invited some ludicrous pratfall. In THE BEASTLY BATTLES OF OLD ENGLAND, Nigel Cawthorne takes us on a darkly humorous journey through some of our ill-advised military actions. From the war over a severed ear to a general seeking out his rival's mistresses to even the score, it is a miscellany of insufferable arrogance, reckless gallantry, stunning stupidity, massive misjudgements and general beastliness.
Author Biography
Nigel Cawthorne has been a writer for nearly 30 years, writing a number of successful popular history books; Nigel Cawthorne lives in London.
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