Six British Soldiers.

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London: Williams & Norgate Ltd., (1928). 8vo. Orig. cloth. In slightly chipped dustjacket. (272pp.). With portr., and 5 full-page plates. 1st edition. Slight foxing, otherwise a fine uncut copy, bearing the previous owner's name on prelims. NOTE: The Historian of the British Army takes six typical British soldiers, Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658),The Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801), Sir Charles Stuart (1753-1801), Sir John Moore (1771-1809), and The Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), and shows the contribution of each to the making of the army and the evolution of a military policy.