Great Britain Army

Overview

Works:	28,017 works in 46,183 publications in 2 languages and 624,939 library holdings
Genres:	History Sources Documentary films Historical films Short films Registers (Lists) Personal narratives‡vBritish Criticism, interpretation, etc Commentaries Military history
Roles:	Performer, Former owner, Editor, Composer
Classifications:	BX9331, 285.90942

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Great Britain

Lawrence in Arabia : war, deceit, imperial folly and the making of the modern Middle East by Scott Anderson( Book )
A roving commission : my early life by Winston Churchill( Book )
Lawrence of Arabia : the authorized biography of T.E. Lawrence by Jeremy Wilson( Book )
Hero : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia by Michael Korda( Book )
Monty : the making of a general, 1887-1942 by Nigel Hamilton( Book )

An unmarked grave by Charles Todd( Book )
A prince of our disorder : the life of T.E. Lawrence by John E Mack( Book )
Forgotten patriots : the untold story of American prisoners during the Revolutionary War by Edwin G Burrows( Book )
Toward Lexington; the role of the British Army in the coming of the American Revolution by John W Shy( Book )
The men who lost America : British leadership, the American Revolution, and the fate of the empire by Andrew Jackson O'Shaughnessy( Book )
Raising Churchill's army : the British army and the war against Germany, 1919-1945 by David French( Book )
The unquiet western front : Britain's role in literature and history by Brian Bond( Book )
Scottish highlanders in colonial Georgia : the recruitment, emigration, and settlement at Darien, 1735-1748 by Anthony W Parker( Book )
Army and empire : British soldiers on the American frontier, 1758-1775 by Michael N McConnell( Book )
The British Army in the West Indies : society and the military in the revolutionary age by Roger Norman Buckley( Book )
Major Robert Farmar of Mobile by Robert Right Rea( Book )
When Reason Fails : Portraits of Armies at War: America, Britain, Israel and the Future by Michael Goodspeed( Book )
Black soldiers of the queen : the Natal native contingent in the Anglo-Zulu War by P. S Thompson( Book )
Puritanism and liberty by Great Britain( Book )
Soldiers and settlers in Africa, 1850-1918 by Stephen M Miller( Book )

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Most widely held works by Great Britain

Puritanism and liberty by Great Britain( Book )

39 editions published between 1938 and 2008 in English and held by 1,052 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The political thought of the Puritan revolution in regard to liberty and democracy

Desert Victory : The Battle of El Alamein( Visual )

2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 184 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The British Army and R.A.F. captured the Battle of El Alamein while it happened. Teams of cameramen followed the 8th Army troops into battle against Rommel's Afrika Korps, recording some of the most extraordinary footage of the war. Features rare and fascinating original film preserved in the Museum's archives. Some materials have never been released to the public before

By Commodore Sir George Collier, commander in chief of His Majesty's ships and vessels in North-America ; and Major-General William Tryon . : To the inhabitants of Connecticut ... Given on board His Majesty's ship Camilla, in the Sound, July 4th, 1779 by Great Britain( Book )

15 editions published in 1779 in English and held by 88 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Encouraging the inhabitants of Connecticut to end their persistent, "ruinous and ill-judged resistance," and warning those not resuming allegiance to the King not to expect continued leniency

A list of the general and staff officers and of the officers in the several regiments serving in North-America, under the command of His Excellency General Sir William Howe, K.B : With the date of their commissions as they rank in each corps and in the army by Great Britain( Book )

16 editions published between 1777 and 1942 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The following return of prisoners, taken at Forts Montgomery and Clinton, are published for the satisfaction of the public, and particularly for the benefit of their relations ; who are requested to deliver such supplies, as they mean to send for the use of the prisoners, to Col. Taylor, at Newburgh, who is empowered to forward the same to New-York by Great Britain( Book )

10 editions published in 1778 in English and held by 69 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Containing the names of American officers and soldiers taken prisoner at Forts Montgomery and Clinton, October 6, 1777

A treatise on courts-martial : Containing, I. Remarks on martial-law, and courts-martial, in general. II. The manner of proceeding against offenders. : To which is added, an essay on military punishments and rewards. by Stephen Payne Adye( Book )

19 editions published in 1769 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

General Gage's instructions, of 22d February 1775, to Captain Brown and Ensign d'Bernicre [i.e. d'Berniere], (of the army under his command) whom he ordered to take a sketch of the roads, passes, heights, &c. from Boston to Worcester, and to make other observations: with a curious narrative of occurences during their mission, wrote by the ensign. : Together with an account of their doings, in consequence of further orders and instructions from General Gage, of the 20th March following, to proceed to Concord, to reconnoitre and find out the state of the provincial magazines; what number of cannon, &c. they have, and in what condition. : Also, an account of the transactions of the British troops, from the time they marched out of Boston, on the evening of the 18th, 'till their confused retreat back, on the ever memorable nineteenth of April 1775; and a return of their killed, wounded and missing on that auspicious day, as made to General Gage. (Left in town by a British officer previous to the evacuation of it by the enemy, and now printed for the information and amusement of the curious.) by Thomas Gage( Book )

12 editions published in 1779 in English and held by 47 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A proclamation. By His Excellency, the Honorable William Howe, major-general and commander in chief . : Whereas many inconveniences and abuses have arisen, and are likely to arise, for want of proper regulations to be observed by vessels entering into, or sailing out of this harbour of Boston ... Given at head-quarters in Boston, this first day of November, 1775 by Great Britain( Book )

8 editions published in 1775 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Letters have been this day received from Majors General Needham and Sir James Duffe, dated at Gorey, the 5th instant by Great Britain( Book )

15 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 27 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rules, orders, powers, and directions, for the good government and preservation of the barracks and redoubts for quartering the army in Ireland by Great Britain( Book )

21 editions published between 1701 and 2009 in English and Irish and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Accounts have been received from Lieutenant Gardiner, of the Antrim militia, that early on Monday the 25th instant, a body of rebels, consisting of several thousands, marched from the mountains of Wicklow, to attack Hacketstown. by Great Britain( Book )

10 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This day the following letter was received from Lieutenant General Lake by Lord Castlereagh by Great Britain( Book )

10 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 19 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Extract of a letter received this day from Major General Sir Charles Asgill, Bart. by Lord Viscount Castlereagh by Great Britain( Book )

8 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 17 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Extract of a letter from Lieutenant General Lake to Lord Viscount Castlereagh, dated Enniscorthy, 21st June, 1798 by Great Britain( Book )

8 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Extract of a letter from Captain Scobie, of the Reay Fencibles, to Lieutenant General Lake, dated Dunshaughlin, Sunday morning, 27th May, 1798 by Great Britain( Book )

8 editions published in 1798 in English and held by 16 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The following encouragement is given to those to whose lot it shall fall to serve for the term of three years as militia men, in the defence of their country by Great Britain( Book )

4 editions published in 1757 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The report of the general officers appointed to enquire into the conduct of Major General Stuart, and Colonels Cornwallis and Earl of Effingham, December 8th, 1756 : to which is prefixed His Majesty's warrant by Great Britain( Book )

3 editions published in 1757 in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Rules and regulations for the discipline of His Majesty's forces by Great Britain( Book )

4 editions published between 1793 and 1797 in English and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

General orders His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant having been pleased to approve of, and confirm, the proceedings and sentence of the general Court Martial assembled for the trial of Colonel Montague Burgoyne, of the Loyal Essex Regiment of Fencible Cavalry: i have received His Excellency's commands to promulgate the same in general orders to the army on this establishment by Great Britain( )

8 editions published in 1800 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

General orders His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant having been pleased to approve of, and confirm, the proceedings and sentences of the general Court-Martial assembled for the trial of Lieutenant Clarke, Cornets Daniel and Gregson, of the Essex Regiment of Fencible Cavalry: i have received His Excellency's commands to promulgate the same in general orders to the army on this establishment by Great Britain( )

6 editions published between 1799 and 1800 in English and held by 0 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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