Project Gutenberg 2016-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 101 King, Charles Cooper King, C. Cooper 02012240 The Story of the British Army Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Story of the British Army" by C. Cooper King is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the evolution of the British Army, tracing its roots from early military formations up to modern times, alongside the political and social contexts influencing its development. It highlights significant events and battles, contributing to a comprehensive understanding of military history in Britain. The opening of the narrative sets the stage by discussing the primitive necessities of early warfare faced by archaic man, using vivid descriptions of tribal conflicts and the need for organization in military operations. It touches on the rise of distinct armies in Britain, starting with the encounters between woad-clad Britons and Roman forces, and later, the Saxon and Danish invasions. The author emphasizes the transformation from individualistic confrontations to the structured militias that evolve into the large-scale military entities encountered in later historical periods, setting up a context that promises a deeper exploration of the British Army's storied past through ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain. Army -- History UA Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - Warfare 1063631 1063691 2024-09-22T04:29:34.496527 2023-09-22T15:43:22.939293 text/html text/html 1057122 2016-08-04T18:50:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 3316398 2016-08-04T18:50:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 3924704 2024-09-22T04:29:51.218446 application/epub+zip 3925924 2024-09-22T04:29:37.612558 application/epub+zip 499103 2024-09-22T04:29:36.042549 application/epub+zip 4177207 2024-09-22T04:30:00.411397 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4103419 2024-09-22T04:29:49.366444 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681056 2022-09-24T00:30:27.338198 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 953026 952803 2024-09-22T04:29:32.046469 2023-09-22T15:43:20.463295 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 953184 2016-08-04T18:50:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 355174 2016-08-04T18:50:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17730 2024-09-22T04:30:00.572429 application/rdf+xml 12917 2024-09-22T04:29:36.210509 image/jpeg 2234 2024-09-22T04:29:36.128516 image/jpeg 3320541 2024-09-22T04:29:34.667493 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog