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BL
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799931
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b619990
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| Main Entry
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introduction by Sir Max Hastings.
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| Title & Author
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The British Army : : the definitive history of the twentieth century\ introduction by Sir Max Hastings.
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| Publication Statement
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London: Cassell Illustrated, 2007
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288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
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| ISBN
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1844036022
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: 9781844036028
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| Notes
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Includes index.; Published in association with the Imperial Was Museum.
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| Contents
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1900-1914 : the Second Boer War --; 1914-1918 : the First World War --; 1918-1939 : the inter-war years --; 1939-1945 : the Second World War --; 1945-1989 : Korea, Suez, the Falklands --; 1990-2006 : the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq.
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| Abstract
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"From the archives of the Imperial War Museum comes this definitive illustrated history of the British Army covering the past century of modern warfare ... Illustrated with first-hand accounts and memorabilia, and documents every theatre of war the British Army has fought in since the Boer War, right up to the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts ... Contents also includes change to the Army in the inter-war period; ... the post-war years and the Cold War; global challenges and the use of force; ... African interventions; the Middle East; peacekeeping roles; ... and the modern age up to the invasion of Iraq and Operation Telic"--Jacket.
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Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- 20th century.
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Great Britain. -- Army -- History -- 21st century.
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Great Britain. -- Army.
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| LC Classification
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UA649.I587 2007
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| Added Entry
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Imperial War Museum (Great Britain)
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