Battle-scarred investigates the human costs of the British Civil Wars. Through a series of varied case studies it examines the wartime experience of disease, burial, surgery and wounds, medicine, hospitals, trauma, military welfare, widowhood, desertion, imprisonment and charity. The percentage population loss in these conflicts was far higher than that of the two World Wars, which renders the Civil Wars arguably the most unsettling experience the British people have ever undergone. The volume explores its themes from new angles, demonstrating how military history can broaden its perspective and reach out to new audiences.

About the Author

David J. Appleby is Lecturer in Early Modern British History at the University of Nottingham

Andrew Hopper is Professor of English Local History at the University of Leicester

Book Information
ISBN 9781526144850
Author David Appleby
Format Paperback
Page Count 264
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publisher Manchester University Press
Weight(grams) 376g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 156mm * 14mm