Eagles, Swords and Bayonets
Author | : Richard Kohlbacker, Sr. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781889584409 |
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Author | : Richard Kohlbacker, Sr. |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2014-05-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781889584409 |
Author | : Bernard Cornwell |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2004-08-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780451212573 |
The first book in Bernard Cornwell's epic Sharpe series, which completely transports the reader to an unforgettable time and place in history. At Talavera in July of 1809, Captain Richard Sharpe, bold, professional, and ruthless, prepares to lead his men against the armies of Napoleon into what will be the bloodiest battle of the war. Sharpe has earned his captaincy, but there are others, such as the foppish Lieutenant Gibbons and his uncle, Colonel Henry Simmerson, who have bought their commissions despite their incompetence. After their cowardly loss of the regiment's colors, their resentment toward the upstart Sharpe turns to treachery, and Sharpe must battle his way through sword fights and bloody warfare to redeem the honor of his regiment by capturing the most valued prize in the French Army—a golden Imperial Eagle, the standard touched by the hand of Napoleon himself.
Author | : E. Andrew Mowbray |
Publisher | : Andrew Mowbray Pub |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1988-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780917218361 |
Author | : Frederick John Stephens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 1965 |
Genre | : Bayonets |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Emmuska Orczy Baroness Orczy |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 303 |
Release | : 2019-11-26 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
"The Bronze Eagle: A Story of the Hundred Days" by Emmuska Orczy Baroness Orczy is a 1915 novel set in a post-French-Revolution world. A romance that follows in the aftermath of Napoleon's takeover of France through the eyes of Crystal, the story's main character. A book full of romance and intrigue, the story will grip readers from the very first page.
Author | : Harold L. Peterson |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 2012-06-14 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 0486161331 |
DIVThe first book devoted exclusively to the subject, this invaluable volume will aid collectors, curators, historians. Enhanced with more than 400 illustrations from rare documents, the book classifies and describes all major types of swords worn by the U.S. armed forces, cadets, and diplomats since the American Revolution to the end of World War II. /div
Author | : Edward Cotton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1913 |
Genre | : Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Bill Harriman |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 81 |
Release | : 2021-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472845374 |
Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for close-quarter fighting. Consequently, European infantry regiments of the 17th century were composed of both musketeers and pikemen, who protected the musketeers while loading but also formed the shock component for close-quarter combat. The development of the flintlock musket produced a much less cumbersome and faster-firing firearm. When a short knife was stuck into its muzzle, every soldier could be armed with a missile weapon as well as one that could be used for close combat. The only disadvantage was that the musket could not be loaded or fired while the plug bayonet was in place. The socket bayonet solved this problem and the musket/bayonet combination became the universal infantry weapon from c.1700 to c.1870. The advent of shorter rifled firearms saw the attachment of short swords to rifle barrels. Their longer blades still gave the infantryman the 'reach' that contemporaries believed he needed to fend off cavalry attacks. The perfection of the small-bore magazine rifle in the 1890s saw the bayonet lose its tactical importance, becoming smaller and more knife-like, a trend that continued in the world wars. When assault rifles predominated from the 1950s onwards, the bayonet became a weapon of last resort. Its potential usefulness continued to be recognized, but its blade was often combined with an item with some additional function, most notably a wire-cutter. Ultimately, for all its fearsome reputation as a visceral, close-quarter fighting weapon, the bayonet's greatest impact was actually as a psychological weapon. Featuring full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up photographs, this is the absorbing story of the complementary weapon to every soldier's firearm from the army of Louis XIV to modern-day forces in all global theatres of conflict.
Author | : Baroness Orczy |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 302 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
This romance novel is set in France following the Revolution as well as the expulsion of the Bourbons. The central plot revolves around the intrigues of their followers as well as those of Napoleon Bonaparte. Crystal, a beautiful lady, is the only daughter of the old and long-exiled snobbish royalist, Comte de Cambray. She is about to marry Victor de Marmont, who is secretly an ardent Bonapartist. Bobby Clyffurde, An Englishman is also in love with Crystal. Crystal has another admirer, Maurice de St. Geni. Who will eventually marry Crystal? Will Victor de Marmont's political beliefs be exposed?
Author | : Emma Orczy |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2021-12-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5041262705 |