Soldier
Published on 3. June 2011
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-1-4053-6508-6 (ISBN)
Description
Stand to attention with the inside story on the life of a soldier, from the Saracens to the SAS
From the Samurai of Japan to US rifleman, experience life on the frontline through personal accounts of the training, living conditions and engagements from 2,500 years of military history. Learn about fighting techniques and tactics from each era and see the armour, uniforms, kit and weapons used in the field. Virtual tours take you inside the fortresses, ships, tanks and aircraft in which soldiers have battled, from a Viking longship to the cockpit of a B17 bomber.
Foreword from Colonel Tim Collins (OBE), who made headlines with his inspirational 'Eve-of-Battle' speech during the Iraqi conflict. Soldier is an essential visual record of the fighting man.
From the Samurai of Japan to US rifleman, experience life on the frontline through personal accounts of the training, living conditions and engagements from 2,500 years of military history. Learn about fighting techniques and tactics from each era and see the armour, uniforms, kit and weapons used in the field. Virtual tours take you inside the fortresses, ships, tanks and aircraft in which soldiers have battled, from a Viking longship to the cockpit of a B17 bomber.
Foreword from Colonel Tim Collins (OBE), who made headlines with his inspirational 'Eve-of-Battle' speech during the Iraqi conflict. Soldier is an essential visual record of the fighting man.
Reviews / Votes
A munitions box of wonders * RAF Magazine * Soldier is a fascinating book for anyone with a military interest. It is packed with information on soldiering, presented in a journalistic rather than academic style. * The Journal * This visual history of the fighting man shows what it is like to engage in battle through the ages- not just the fear of combat but the boredom of soldiers away from the front line. * BBC history * this is a most interesting book which examines every aspect of a soldier's life on and off the battlefield * The Royal Military Police Journal * provides a useful and interesting account of the evolution of the soldier through the ages, explaining how each period influenced the next * First Empire Magazine * Soldier is a fascinating book for anyone with a military interest. It is packed with information on soldiering, presented in a journalistic rather than academic style. * The Journal * This visual history of the fighting man shows what it is like to engage in battle through the ages- not just the fear of combat but the boredom of soldiers away from the front line. * BBC history * this is a most interesting book which examines every aspect of a soldier's life on and off the battlefield * The Royal Military Police Journal * provides a useful and interesting account of the evolution of the soldier through the ages, explaining how each period influenced the next * First Empire Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
1558 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4053-6508-6 (9781405365086)
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