British Redcoat 1740-93

During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda during the American Revolution (1763-1776), the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view, still held by many today, is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an increasingly professional force. This was an important time of change and improvement for the British Army, and British Redcoat 1740-1793 fully brings this out in its comprehensive examination of the lives, conditions and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 01/15/1997
ISBN: 9781855325548
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 9.33h x 7.20w x 0.20d