Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763 Summary and Reviews

Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763
by Stephen Brumwell

Redcoats: The British Soldier and War in the Americas, 1755-1763
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Author: Stephen Brumwell
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2001-10-15
ISBN: 0521807832
Number of pages: 360
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Book Review: A Practical Look at the Soldiers of Britain in the F&I War
Summary: 5 Stars

Having recently met Dr. Brumwell, a soft spoken gentleman. And having had the pleasure of discussing this book. He asked me a simple question, after he made sure I'd actually read the book, " Did you agree or disagree with the content?" I assured him that I totally agreed with him, as it was 'bang on' with the research I had completed. I have been trying for some years to explain that soldiers in the war did not venture about the wilds in their 'Sunday Best' and on the contrary were quite adapted for this forest warfare by 1758. This book when carefully read will give a true picture of the adaptation both common soldier and officer had made. As a reenactor of 'the Black Watch' in this time period, I need only to point to this book as a primary source for documentation for our strange uniforms and tactics. I highly recommend this book to the scholar and reenactor alike. It is very refreshing to see such a large amount of study going into something like this. And as I had told Stephen,"If it were in my power, I'd see to it you'd recieve a medal, for a job very well done." He, on the otherhand, said,"I could only wish."

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