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The Redcoat and Religion

The Redcoat and Religion

Michael Snape

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2005
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Historia
ISBN:
9780415377157

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Analyzing military sources, religious publications and personal memoirs, this book challenges widely-held views and presents the most comprehensive study available of the role of religion in the army during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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