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Britain's Part-Time Soldiers: The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945 Paperback - 2011

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Author: Beckett, Ian F.W.
ISBN: 9781848843950

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In this classic study, first published over 20 years ago, Ian Beckett gives a comprehensive and scholarly overview of the development of the amateur military tradition in Britain from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. He shows how standing armies in Britain have been viewed with distrust and how the preference for amateur and temporary soldiers has heightened the importance of the auxiliary forces in defense against both foreign invasion and domestic disorder. His meticulously researched account of these part-time soldiers will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in or studying British military or social history.

The story of the auxiliary forces is traced from the early evolution of a national militia through to the more systematic organization of local auxiliaries. Close attention is given to the development of such forces as the militia, yeomanry, volunteers, territorials and home guard. Ian Beckett describes the continuity between these forces and the important role they played in local society, highlighting not only their military purpose, but also their function as tools of social control and law-keeping. He also argues that these auxiliary forces, rather than the regular army, have provided an essential point of contract between army and society.

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Title Britain's Part-Time Soldiers: The Amateur Military Tradition 1558-1945
Author Ian F. Beckett
Binding Paperback
Pages 352
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Pen & Sword Military
Publication date 2011-09
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9781848843950 / 184884395X
Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.1 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.79 cm)
Category History - Military / War
Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History, Great Britain - Militia - History
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2011501402
Dewey Decimal Code 941

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