OMAN, CHARLES — Castles

London, England: Great Western Railway, 1926. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a map in a pocket on the rear pastedown page that is in clean bright condition. The dust jacket has several small edge nicks, tears and tiny chips missing. The dust jacket also has some ground-in dirt and toning. The reverse of the dust jacket has tape reinforcement added by a former owner. "Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman, KBE, FBA (12 January 1860 – 23 June 1946) was a British military historian. His reconstructions of medieval battles from the fragmentary and distorted accounts left by chroniclers were pioneering. Occasionally his interpretations have been challenged, especially his widely copied thesis that British troops defeated their Napoleonic opponents by firepower alone. [citation needed] Paddy Griffith, among modern historians, claims that the British infantry's discipline and willingness to attack were equally important. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .