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Author | : Richard V. Barbuto |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2017-04-17 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781545394519 |
Written by the faculty of the Department of Military History, US Army Command and General Staff College, this anthology is a collection of essays on forgotten decisive battles in history, each of which examines a battle that, in its time, altered the strategic balance between the belligerents in a lasting way. Although many of the battles described herein are less well known today even among scholars, their impact on the lives of the people, armies, and states involved ranged from significant (the Somme) to existential (Pusan Perimeter). The factors influencing the sequence & outcome of each battle are of course unique to each circumstance. It is applicable equally to the military professional, the interested layman, and the student of humanity. All seek better to understand the drivers of human conflict. The study of such conflicts from a wide swath of human history offers the best way to understand those drivers of conflict and thus offers us a chance to mitigate their influence on our world.
Author | : Richard V. Barbuto |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Battles |
ISBN | : 9781940804385 |
Author | : Ripley Hitchcock |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 2017-10-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780265582107 |
Excerpt from Decisive Battles of America The battle on the Plains Of Abraham, which ended French rule on this continent, was fought by Englishmen with only slight American aid, but its consequences to Amer icans were assuredly momentous. As compared with Gettysburg, or Sedan, or Mukden, Bunker Hill was a mere skirmish, yet its fame is well founded, for it was the first formal stand against the British by an organized American soldiery, and in this and in the fact Of American initiative in seizing and fortifying Breed's Hill, it differed from the hasty gathering Of patriots at Lexington and from the brief conflict at Concord Bridge. In the light Of modern experience, again, the naval battles Of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain seem small engagements, but the one safe guarded Our northern frontier and the other repelled an invasion aimed at the very Vitals Of our country. On the other hand, the dramatic battle Of New Orleans, fought after peace was made, would have had but Slight political consequences had the outcome been different. AS to the war with Mexico, a certain chastening Of the American conscience has perhaps led us to forget the extraordinary gallantry Of a volunteer as well as a regular soldiery in a foreign country, repeatedly pitted against great Odds. The story Of the more significant battles in those campaigns is entitled to better acquaintance, and Taylor's final victory on the north and the series Of des perate attacks by which Scott reached the heart of Mexico are therefore set forth in some detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Thomas W. Knox |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 534 |
Release | : 2018-03-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780364077351 |
Excerpt from Decisive Battles Since Waterloo: The Most Important Military Events In 1852 Professor (afterwards Sir Edward) Creasy pub lished a book, which is well described by its title, The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo. Professor Creasy's work has passed through many editions, and has long since become a standard authority among historical students. In the belief that the decisive battles since Waterloo are worthy Of record in a similar form, the author has ventured to prepare the volume, Of which these lines are the preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Cathal J. Nolan |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 729 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195383788 |
Stretching from Antiquity to the Second World War, a major new work of history that examines how battles have been fought--and reveals how wars have actually been won.
Author | : Glen Downey |
Publisher | : Franklin Watts |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007-10 |
Genre | : Battles |
ISBN | : 9781554485079 |
Oversized books written in the popular top-ten countdown format.
Author | : E. S. Creasy |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 310 |
Release | : 2016-06-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781332779581 |
Excerpt from The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World From Marathon to Waterloo The reasons why each of the following fifteen battles has been selected will, I trust, appear when it is described. 'but it may be well to premise a few remarks on the negative tests which have led me to reject others, which at first sight may appear equal in magnitude and importance to the chosen fifteen. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Wayne E. Lee |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0190920645 |
Taking its title from The Face of Battle, John Keegan's canonical book on the nature of warfare, The Other Face of Battle illuminates the American experience of fighting in "irregular" and "intercultural" wars over the centuries. Sometimes known as "forgotten" wars, in part because they lackedtriumphant clarity, they are the focus of the book. David Preston, David Silbey, and Anthony Carlson focus on, respectively, the Battle of Monongahela (1755), the Battle of Manila (1898), and the Battle of Makuan, Afghanistan (2020) - conflicts in which American soldiers were forced to engage in"irregular" warfare, confronting an enemy entirely alien to them. This enemy rejected the Western conventions of warfare and defined success and failure - victory and defeat - in entirely different ways. Symmetry of any kind is lost. Here was not ennobling engagement but atrocity, unanticipatedinsurgencies, and strategic stalemate.War is always hell. These wars, however, profoundly undermined any sense of purpose or proportion. Nightmarish and existentially bewildering, they nonetheless characterize how Americans have experienced combat and what its effects have been. They are therefore worth comparing for what they hold incommon as well as what they reveal about our attitude toward war itself. The Other Face of Battle reminds us that "irregular" or "asymmetrical" warfare is now not the exception but the rule. Understanding its roots seems more crucial than ever.
Author | : Erich von Manstein |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1958 |
Genre | : World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Nigel Cawthorne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Battles |
ISBN | : 9781841931128 |