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Author | : John Kiszely |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 393 |
Release | : 2017-04-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1107194598 |
Senior military commander assesses the reasons behind the ignominious failure of the British campaign in Norway in 1940.
Author | : Gavin K. Watt |
Publisher | : King City, Ont. : G.K. Watt |
Total Pages | : 294 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Buckley |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 613 |
Release | : 2004-07-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1135774005 |
The popular perception of the performance of British armour in the Normandy campaign of 1944 is one of failure and frustration. Despite overwhelming superiority in numbers, Montgomery's repeated efforts to employ his armour in an offensive manner ended in a disappointing stalemate.
Author | : Nicholas A. Brawer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2001-04 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : |
In the first-ever book on the subject, Brawer meticulously details the ingeniously designed, elaborately styled, fold-up furnishings used by British armies since the ancient times.
Author | : Scott Martin |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 97 |
Release | : 2017-08-24 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472818660 |
In 1778 Great Britain launched a second invasion of the southern colonies as part of the “southern strategy” for victory in the American Revolutionary War. A force of 3,000 British soldiers, Hessians and Loyalists was dispatched from New York City to capture Savannah, capital of the State of Georgia. The city fell in December 1778, and became a base for British operations in the southern colonies. Desperate to regain one of the most important southern cities, Continental troops under General Benjamin Lincoln joined forces with a French naval expedition under the Admiral Charles-Henri d'Estaing in an an all-out assault on the British fortified positions protecting Savannah. This fully illustrated study examines the costly French and Patriot attempts to retake Savannah. Replete with stunning artwork and specially commissioned maps, this is the complete story of one of the bloodiest campaigns of the American Revolutionary War.
Author | : Mark Edward Lender |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 625 |
Release | : 2016-04-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806155132 |
Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief. Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence. Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington’s role in it. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. In light of long-standing practical and ideological questions about his vision for the Continental Army and his ability to win the war, the outcome at Monmouth—a hard-fought tactical draw—was politically insufficient for Washington. Lender and Stone show how the general’s partisans, determined that the battle for public opinion would be won in his favor, engineered a propaganda victory for their chief that involved the spectacular court-martial of Major General Charles Lee, the second-ranking officer of the Continental Army. Replete with poignant anecdotes, folkloric incidents, and stories of heroism and combat brutality; filled with behind-the-scenes action and intrigue; and teeming with characters from all walks of life, Fatal Sunday gives us the definitive view of the fateful Battle of Monmouth.
Author | : John S. Pancake |
Publisher | : Fire Ant Books |
Total Pages | : 330 |
Release | : 1985-02-28 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
An exciting and accurate portrayal of the military action in the southern colonies that led to a new American nation. Following up the success of his 1777: The Year of the Hangman about the northern theaters of the American Revolutionary War, historian John Pancake now cover the war in the South, from General Clinton's attack on Charleston in the spring of 1780 to Cornwallis's surrender at Yorktown in October 1781. Pancake expertly takes the reader back and forth between British and American headquarters to provide a brisk and sharp view from both sides of the conflict. His artful analysis also adds insights to the familiar narrative of the British losing because of their mistakes, American victory thanks to tenacity (particularly in the person of southern Continental forces commander Nathanael Greene), and British failure to overcome logistical problems of geography. Readers enjoy Pancake's wide-ranging knowledge of military history as applied to the Revolution as where, for example, he cites that tests conducted by the US Navy in World War II demonstrated that gun crews that were 100 percent efficient in training lost 35 percent of their efficiency in their first performance in combat. Pancake has a writer's eye for telling details, and he creates characters sketches of the main players in the conflict that readers will always remember. This Destructive War includes a number of figures as well as detailed maps of the region where battle took place. General readers as well as scholars and students of the American Revolution will welcome anew this classic, definitive study of the campaign in the Carolinas.
Author | : Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : Jazzybee Verlag |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3849688739 |
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s work has doubtless its place among the books dealing with The Great War, being built up from narratives, letters, diaries, and personal interviews, often with the help of the principal actors in the events narrated. It is dedicated to the general reader, who wishes a coherent account of the Great War, an account which shall not make large demands on his previous knowledge and which is written in easy, readable style. The emphasis is definitely and intentionally on English action and English achievement. And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has the true heart of the military historian. This is volume two out of six, covering the events of the year 1915
Author | : Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : World War, 1914-1918 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Arthur Conan Doyle |
Publisher | : Good Press |
Total Pages | : 80 |
Release | : 2021-11-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
"The British Campaign in France and Flanders, Vol. VI" is a historical account of the events of WWI, written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This work is important among the books dealing with The Great War, built up from narratives, letters, diaries, and personal interviews, often with the help of the principal actors in the events narrated.