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CALL TO ARMS: THE STORY OF BUCKS' CITIZEN SOLDIERS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO DATE

Written by Ian F.W. Beckett
Published by Barracuda Books in 1985
ISBN: 086023245X

CALL TO ARMS: THE STORY OF BUCKS' CITIZEN SOLDIERS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO DATE
Written by Ian F.W. Beckett.
Stock no. 1819616
1st. 1985. Hardback. Large format. Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Buckinghamshire's Citizen Soldiers. Large format. B/w photos. 144 pages including list of subscribers. Limited edition. ISBN: 086023245X. This copy is NOT numbered. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and has faint label mark to front panel.

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Cover of CALL TO ARMS: THE STORY OF BUCKS' CITIZEN SOLDIERS FROM THEIR ORIGINS TO DATE by Ian F.W. Beckett

Contents

  • FOREWORD BY DR JOHN CLARKE, READER IN HISTORY, UNIVERSITY OF BUCKINGHAM
  • INTRODUCTION
  • UNDER THE SWAN: 914-1792
  • THE GRENVILLE FACTOR: 1793-1815
  • LAWS AND DISORDERS 1815-1850
  • GENTLEMENS VS PLAYERS: 1850-1899
  • TERRITORIAL TAKEOVER: 1899-1914
  • SERVICE AGAINST ODDS: 1914-1918
  • INDIFFERENT DEFENCES: 1919-1939
  • FROM DUNKIRK TO D DAY: 1939-1945
  • SWANSONG: 1945-1985
  • APPENDIX
  • SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX