| Author: | Stuart Reid | ISBN: | 9781780966533 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | April 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stuart Reid |
| ISBN: | 9781780966533 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | April 20, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
