macdougall norman ed (4 risultati)

Hard Cover. First Edition, First printing. FINE IN NEAR-FINE DJ WITH SPINE SUNNING.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-library, shaken, spine cloth scuffed. Otherwise sound. 246 pages. 246 pp.

Black Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. 1991. xiv, 216pp. B&W illustrations and maps. Unclipped dust jacket has sunning to spine and a little wear to spine ends. Book in very good condition with no inscriptions. "The nine essays in this volume, all written by specialists in their fields, do not attempt to give comprehensive coverage of the huge topic of Scots in war at home and abroad. Instead two major themes are explored from the first century AD to the carnage of the First World War. The first is the vast discrepancy between the theory and practice of war, with the often excessively optimistic expectations of the planners being confounded by chance, human error, changing political circumstances, invincible stupidity, or simply the harsh realities faced by those unfortunates who actually had to fight their battles. The later chapters trace the inexorable removal from Scottish control of all military decision-making, even at the level of home defence, by an overbearing London executive.".

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Neat name to ffep, otherwise VG in DJ that is much sunned but otherwise VG.