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The Victorian Army and the Staff College, 1854-1914
by BOND, Brian
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good +/Very good
- Seller
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London, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Eyre Methuen, 1972. Cloth. Very good +/Very good. xv, 350 p. 22 cm. 16 b&w plates, 5 drawings and 4 tables. Brown cloth hardcover in mylar-covered pictorial dustjacket. A little soiling and discolouration to jacket. Front flap price clipped. Some soiling to fore-edge but clean inside.
Topics: the development of military professionalism and the rise of General Staffs in the 19th century; staff college in the Wolseley era 1870-1890; impact of the South African War 1899-1906; creation and development of the General Staff 1904-1914; Henry Wilson and the Staff College 1906-1910; Staff College on the eve of war 1910-1914; World War I 1914-1915. Appendices and index.
Topics: the development of military professionalism and the rise of General Staffs in the 19th century; staff college in the Wolseley era 1870-1890; impact of the South African War 1899-1906; creation and development of the General Staff 1904-1914; Henry Wilson and the Staff College 1906-1910; Staff College on the eve of war 1910-1914; World War I 1914-1915. Appendices and index.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 115721
- Title
- The Victorian Army and the Staff College, 1854-1914
- Author
- BOND, Brian
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Eyre Methuen
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Keywords
- Military, Britain, Army
- Bookseller catalogs
- Military;
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