Marching to the Drums

A History of Military Drums and Drummers

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Music, Instruments & Instruction, Percussion, General Instruments, History, Military
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Author: John Norris ISBN: 9780752483634
Publisher: The History Press Publication: February 29, 2012
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: John Norris
ISBN: 9780752483634
Publisher: The History Press
Publication: February 29, 2012
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English

A full history of the crucial role played by drums in the history of warfare, including previously untold stories from the American Civil War and Napoleonic WarsMilitary drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history, as soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and reloading of their weapons during the battle, and drummers were used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart the rise of drums in military use and how they came to be used on the battlefield as a means of signaling. This use was to last for almost 4,000 years when modern warfare with communications rendered them obsolete. Even so, drummers continued to serve in the armies of the world and performed many acts of heroism as the served as stretcher bearers to rescue the wounded from the battlefield. From ancient China, Egypt, and the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan the drum was used on the battlefield. The 12th century Crusaders helped reintroduce the drum to Europe and during the Napoleonic Wars of the 18th and 19th centuries the drum was to be heard resonating across Europe. Drummers had to flog their comrades and beat their drums on drill parade. Today they are ceremonial, but this work tells how they had to face enemies across the battlefield with only their drum.

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A full history of the crucial role played by drums in the history of warfare, including previously untold stories from the American Civil War and Napoleonic WarsMilitary drummers have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history, as soldiers marched to battle to the sound of the drums and used the beat to regulate the loading and reloading of their weapons during the battle, and drummers were used to raise morale during the fight. This is the first work to chart the rise of drums in military use and how they came to be used on the battlefield as a means of signaling. This use was to last for almost 4,000 years when modern warfare with communications rendered them obsolete. Even so, drummers continued to serve in the armies of the world and performed many acts of heroism as the served as stretcher bearers to rescue the wounded from the battlefield. From ancient China, Egypt, and the Mongol hordes of Genghis Khan the drum was used on the battlefield. The 12th century Crusaders helped reintroduce the drum to Europe and during the Napoleonic Wars of the 18th and 19th centuries the drum was to be heard resonating across Europe. Drummers had to flog their comrades and beat their drums on drill parade. Today they are ceremonial, but this work tells how they had to face enemies across the battlefield with only their drum.

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