Published: 15 May 2011
ISBN: 9780553815405
Imprint: Bantam
Format: Paperback
Pages: 752
RRP: $27.99

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The Making Of The British Army

Allan Mallinson

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The definitive story of the British army from one of the UK's bestselling historical novelists.

From the English Civil War to today's War on Terror: in this sweeping account of nearly 500 years of military history, former soldier Allan Mallinson looks at how the Army’s dramatic past has made it one of the most effective fighting forces in the world today.

He shows us the people and events that have shaped the army we know today: how Marlborough’s momentous victory at Blenheim is linked to Wellington’s at Waterloo; how the desperate fight at Rorke’s Drift in 1879 underpinned the heroism of the airborne forces in Arnhem in 1944; and why Montgomery’s momentous victory at El Alamein mattered long after the Second World War was over.

This is the story of hard-won military experience. From the Army’s birth at the battle of Edgehill in 1642 to our current conflict in Afghanistan, this is history at its most relevant - and most dramatic.

Published: 15 May 2011
ISBN: 9780553815405
Imprint: Bantam
Format: Paperback
Pages: 752
RRP: $27.99

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About the author

Allan Mallinson

Allan Mallinson was a soldier for thirty-five years, serving first with the infantry and then the cavalry. He began writing while still serving. His first book was a history of four regiments of British light dragoons, one of whose descendant regiments he commanded. It was followed by A Close Run Thing, the first novel in the acclaimed and bestselling series chronicling the life of a fictitious cavalry officer, Matthew Hervey, before and after Waterloo. His The Making of the British Army was shortlisted for several prizes, while his centenary history, 1914: Fight the Good Fight – Britain, the Army and the Coming of the First World War won the British Army's Book of the Year Award. Its sequel, Too Important for the Generals, is a provocative look at leadership during the Great War. Allan Mallinson also writes for The Times, is history editor for Unherd.com and reviews for the TLS and the Spectator. He lives on Salisbury Plain.

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Praise for The Making Of The British Army

Fascinating...clear and concise...important. It is hard to see this book being bettered in the near future.
Simon Heffer, Daily Telegraph

Lucid, absorbing.
DAILY EXPRESS

Precise and profound.
THE TIMES

A compelling history of the British Army.
Emmanuelle Smith

Mallinson is surely right to stress the one enduring quality of the British Army: 'operational resilience'
Saul David, THE SPECTATOR

This is no mere paperback edition of Mallinson's acclaimed 2009 hardback. He presents a revised and updated version that no self-respecting defense commentator can risk being without.
THE TIMES