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000 -LEADER |
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001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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0000067940 |
003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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0001 |
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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151006r20122011enk 001 0 eng|d |
015 ## - NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER |
National bibliography number |
GBB244474 |
Source |
bnb |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
International Standard Book Number |
9780007225705 (pbk.) : |
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International Standard Book Number |
0007225709 (pbk.) : |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
Original cataloging agency |
StDuBDS |
Language of cataloging |
eng |
Transcribing agency |
StDuBDS |
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
355.00941 |
Edition number |
23 |
084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
Classification number |
355.00941 |
Item number |
HOL-S |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
Personal name |
Holmes, Richard, |
Dates associated with a name |
1946-2011. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
Title |
Soldiers : |
Medium |
[Book] : |
Remainder of title |
army lives and loyalties from redcoats to dusty warriors / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Richard Holmes. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
HarperPress, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2012. |
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
Extent |
1 v. ; |
Dimensions |
20 cm. |
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
General note |
Originally published: 2011. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
Summary, etc. |
From the redcoat who served Charles II to the modern, camouflage-clad guard at Camp Bastion, from battlefield to barrack-room, this is a magisterial social history of the British soldier. Since 1660 the army has evolved and adapted, but the social organisation of the men has changed less, with the major combat arms retaining many of the characteristics familiar to those who fought at Blenheim, Waterloo and the Somme. The Duke of Marlborough, who built up the British army to become a world-class fighting force in the 1660s, would recognise in the tired heroes of Helmand the descendants of the men he led to victory at Blenheim over three hundred years ago. 'Soldiers' is exhaustively researched, and Holmes's affection for the soldier shines through on every page. Above all, this book is brimming with great stories, from the chaos of the battlefield to the fug of the barrack-room, from Ulster to Bengal, from Flanders' fields to the Afghan hills. This is a magisterial social history of the British soldier - and Richard Holmes's fitting last tribute to the British soldier to whom he was so devoted. |
521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE |
Target audience note |
All. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Soldiers |
Geographic subdivision |
Great Britain |
General subdivision |
History. |
852 ## - LOCATION |
Piece designation |
52075 |
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1658.43 |
Classification part |
355.00941 HOL-S |
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Paradise Books International |
Sublocation or collection |
2nd Floor |
Former shelving location |
Books |
Copy number |
1 |
Piece physical condition |
1-New |
Location |
JZL-CUI |