Tracing Your Army Ancestors - 2nd Edition
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2013
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2nd edition
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78159-086-7 (ISBN)
Pen & Sword Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-78159-086-7 (ISBN)
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* Second edition of Simon Fowler's best-selling guide to researching the British Army * Fully revised and updated to include the latest online resources * Shows how to trace the careers of individual soldiers from 1760 to the 1960s * Information on all the major archives and museums including The National Archives
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier, or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of the British Army, its history or organization, Simon Fowler explains what records survive, where they are to be found and how they can help you in your research. He shows how to make the best use of the increasing number of related resources to be found online, and he pays particular attention to explaining the records and the reasons behind their creation, as this information can be very important in understanding how these documents can help your research.
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier, or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of the British Army, its history or organization, Simon Fowler explains what records survive, where they are to be found and how they can help you in your research. He shows how to make the best use of the increasing number of related resources to be found online, and he pays particular attention to explaining the records and the reasons behind their creation, as this information can be very important in understanding how these documents can help your research.
SIMON FOWLER is a leading authority on family history and a prolific writer on the subject. He is now a freelance author and researcher, but most of his career was spent at The National Archives, where he once edited their family history magazine Ancestors. He has long been interested in the lives of ordinary soldiers and officers. His many books for Pen & Sword include Tracing Your First World War Ancestors, Military History on the Internet, Tracing Your Ancestors and Tracing Your Naval Ancestors.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.6.2013 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | over 50 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Barnsley |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78159-086-9 / 1781590869 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78159-086-7 / 9781781590867 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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