Parliament and the army 1642-1904
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Parliament and the army 1642-1904
(Cambridge library collection, . History)
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1933
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
J. S. Omond's study of 1933 documents the historically problematic relationship between Parliament and the Army. Providing an overview of the 260 years which elapsed from the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642 until the establishment of the Army Council in 1904, the book describes the phases through which the problem of political control of the army has passed. Omond draws upon a wide variety of historical material including biographies, memoirs, letters, parliamentary debates and newspaper articles in addressing how and why this relationship has remained of principal concern since the reign of Charles I. An Epilogue takes account of events from 1904 to the book's publication in 1933, and a chronological table summarises the key historical and political events.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Armed forces
- 2. The army and the revolution of 1689
- 3. Administration of the army
- 4. Duke of Cambridge as commander-in-chief
- 5. 'Six years of peace'
- Epilogue
- Notes on authorities
- Index.
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