{"product_id":"9781855325548","title":"British Redcoat 1740–93","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBritish Redcoat 1740–93\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Stuart Reid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force. However, due to its role as a police force at home, and demonisation by American propaganda during the American Revolution (1763-1776), the army was viewed as little removed from a penal institution run by aristocratic dilettantes. This view, still held by many today, is challenged by Stuart Reid, who paints a picture of an increasingly professional force. This was an important time of change and improvement for the British Army, and British Redcoat 1740-1793 fully brings this out in its comprehensive examination of the lives, conditions and experiences of the late 18th-century infantryman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781855325548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597369979086,"sku":"9781855325548","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_ca09fc9d-8dac-4c2a-9863-c2f9a3fa3a90.jpg?v=1637878224","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781855325548","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}