The Amateur Military Tradition, 1558-1945Manchester University Press, 1991 - 340 pages |
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... September 1656 , therefore , there was considerable criticism of the select militia as well as of the major ... September 1658. The rump re - embodied the select militia between May and June 1659 but it was finally disbanded in September ...
... September 1656 , therefore , there was considerable criticism of the select militia as well as of the major ... September 1658. The rump re - embodied the select militia between May and June 1659 but it was finally disbanded in September ...
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... September was first postponed to 21 September and then finally postponed until 1941 on 12 October . Some preparations were again ordered in the spring of 1941 to cover those for the German invasion of Russia and there is some evidence ...
... September was first postponed to 21 September and then finally postponed until 1941 on 12 October . Some preparations were again ordered in the spring of 1941 to cover those for the German invasion of Russia and there is some evidence ...
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... September , two Lewis guns in February 1941 , 17 Thompson sub - machine guns and two Northover pro- jectors in August 1941 , sten guns in July 1942 and a Blacker Bombard in February 1943. Similarly , eight denim suits arrived in May ...
... September , two Lewis guns in February 1941 , 17 Thompson sub - machine guns and two Northover pro- jectors in August 1941 , sten guns in July 1942 and a Blacker Bombard in February 1943. Similarly , eight denim suits arrived in May ...
Contents
The emergence of a constitutional force 16011745 | 31 |
Compulsion and its alternatives 17451802 | 61 |
From expediency to rationalisation 18021815 | 91 |
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