A Perfect Gibraltar
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A Perfect Gibraltar
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Author : Christopher D. Dishman
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2012-10-01
A Perfect Gibraltar written by Christopher D. Dishman and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with History categories.
For three days in the fall of 1846, U.S. and Mexican soldiers fought fiercely in the picturesque city of Monterrey, turning the northern Mexican town, known for its towering mountains and luxurious gardens, into one of the nineteenth century's most gruesome battlefields. Led by Brigadier General Zachary Taylor, graduates of the U.S. Military Academy encountered a city almost perfectly protected by mountains, a river, and a vast plain. Monterrey's ideal defensive position inspired more than one U.S. soldier to call the city "a perfect Gibraltar." The first day of fighting was deadly for the Americans, especially the newly graduated West Point cadets. But they soon adjusted their tactics and began fighting building to building. Chris D. Dishman conveys in a vivid narrative the intensity and drama of the Battle of Monterrey, which marked the first time U.S. troops engaged in prolonged urban combat. Future Civil War generals and West Point graduates fought desperately alongside rough Texan, Mississippian, and Tennessean volunteers. General Taylor engineered one of the army's first wars of maneuver at Monterrey by sending the bulk of his troops against the weakest part of the city, and embedded press reporters wrote eyewitness accounts of the action for readers back in the States. Dishman interweaves descriptions of troop maneuvers and clashes between units using pistols and rifles with accounts of hand-to-hand combat involving edged weapons, stones, clubs, and bare hands. He brings regular soldiers and citizen volunteers to life in personal vignettes that draw on firsthand accounts from letters, diaries, and reports written by men on both sides. An epilogue carries the narrative thread to the conclusion of the war. Dishman has canvassed a wide range of Mexican and American sources and walked Monterrey's streets and battlefields. Accompanied by maps and period illustrations, this skillfully written history will interest scholars, history enthusiasts, and everyone who enjoys a true war story well told.
Gibraltar Earth
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Author : Michael McCollum
language : en
Publisher: Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc.
Release Date : 2019-11-18
Gibraltar Earth written by Michael McCollum and has been published by Jabberwocky Literary Agency, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-18 with Fiction categories.
It is the 24th Century. Humanity is only just beginning to gain a toehold out among the stars. While exploring the New Eden system, the crew aboard Stellar Survey Starship Magellan encounters a pair of alien spacecraft. A skirmish ensues and both sides exit the battle with heavy losses. In picking through the wreckage of one of the alien ships, the human crew stumbles upon a survivor with a fantastic story. The alien hails from a million-star Galactic Empire ruled over by a mysterious race known as the Broa. As masters of this region of the galaxy, they permit no challenge to their empire. But as yet the Broa are ignorant of humanity’s existence. Armed with this vital information, the human race must decide how best to proceed. Do they cease all astral voyages and retreat to their corner of the universe, quaking in fear at the thought of the Broa’s discovery of Earth? Or...do they take a more aggressive approach?
Gibraltar
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Author : Henry Field
language : en
Publisher: Litres
Release Date : 2021-12-02
Gibraltar written by Henry Field and has been published by Litres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-02 with Fiction categories.
The Ranger Ideal Volume 1
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Author : Darren L. Ivey
language : en
Publisher: University of North Texas Press
Release Date : 2017-10-15
The Ranger Ideal Volume 1 written by Darren L. Ivey and has been published by University of North Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-15 with History categories.
Established in Waco in 1968, the Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum honors the iconic Texas Rangers, a service which has existed, in one form or another, since 1823. They have become legendary symbols of Texas and the American West. Thirty-one Rangers, with lives spanning more than two centuries, have been enshrined in the Hall of Fame. In The Ranger Ideal Volume 1: Texas Rangers in the Hall of Fame, 1823-1861, Darren L. Ivey presents capsule biographies of the seven inductees who served Texas before the Civil War. He begins with Stephen F. Austin, “the Father of Texas,” who laid the foundations of the Ranger service, and then covers John C. Hays, Ben McCulloch, Samuel H. Walker, William A. A. “Bigfoot” Wallace, John S. Ford, and Lawrence Sul Ross. Using primary records and reliable secondary sources, and rejecting apocryphal tales, The Ranger Ideal presents the true stories of these intrepid men who fought to tame a land with gallantry, grit, and guns. This Volume 1 is the first of a planned three-volume series covering all of the Texas Rangers inducted in the Hall of Fame and Museum in Waco, Texas.
Gibraltar Classic Reprint
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Author : Henry M. Field
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-07-08
Gibraltar Classic Reprint written by Henry M. Field and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-08 with History categories.
Excerpt from Gibraltar The common tour in Spain does not include Gibraltar. Indeed it is not a part of Spain, for, though connected with the Spanish Peninsula, it belongs to England; and to one who likes to preserve a unity in his memories of a country and people, this modern fortress, with its English garrison, is not "in color" with the old picturesque kingdom of the Goths and Moors. Nor is it on the great lines of travel. It is not touched by any railroad, and by steamers only at intervals of days, so that it has come to be known as a place which it is at once difficult to get to and to get away from. Hence easy-going travellers, who are content to take circular tickets and follow fixed routes, give Gibraltar the go-by, though by so doing they miss a place that is unique in the world - unique in position, in picturesqueness, and in history. 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.
Sailor From Gibraltar
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Author : Duras
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-10-01
Sailor From Gibraltar written by Duras and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Man-woman relationships categories.
Anna is entirely occupied with searching for her lost lover, the sailor from Gibraltar. She takes on a young man temporarily as her lover, and soon they are on a search in France and Africa. Love grows between them, but the exist in a state of suspension.
My Ideal Bookshelf
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Author : Thessaly La Force
language : en
Publisher: Little, Brown
Release Date : 2012-11-13
My Ideal Bookshelf written by Thessaly La Force and has been published by Little, Brown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-13 with Literary Collections categories.
The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.
Our Great Captains
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Author : Pierpont Brocke Linus Pierpont Brockett
language : en
Publisher: Applewood Books
Release Date : 2009-09
Our Great Captains written by Pierpont Brocke Linus Pierpont Brockett and has been published by Applewood Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09 with History categories.
Our Great Captains Grant Sherman Thomas Sheridan And Farragut
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Author : L. P. Brockett
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2022-01-10
Our Great Captains Grant Sherman Thomas Sheridan And Farragut written by L. P. Brockett and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-10 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
A Silent Death
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Author : Peter May
language : en
Publisher: Quercus Publishing
Release Date : 2020-01-09
A Silent Death written by Peter May and has been published by Quercus Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-09 with Fiction categories.
**THE BRAND-NEW THRILLER FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** **'A TERRIFIC WRITER' MARK BILLINGHAM** **PETER MAY: OVER 4.5 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE** Set in Southern Spain, A Silent Death is the scorching new thriller from worldwide bestselling author of The Lewis Trilogy, Cast Iron and I'll Keep You Safe. A SILENT VOW Spain, 2020. When expat fugitive Jack Cleland watches his girlfriend die, gunned down in a pursuit involving officer Cristina Sanchez Pradell, he promises to exact his revenge by destroying the policewoman. A SILENT LIFE Cristina's aunt Ana has been deaf-blind for the entirety of her adult life: the victim of a rare condition named Usher Syndrome. Ana is the centre of Cristina's world - and of Cleland's cruel plan. A SILENT DEATH John Mackenzie - an ingenious yet irascible Glaswegian investigator - is seconded to aid the Spanish authorities in their manhunt. He alone can silence Cleland before the fugitive has the last, bloody, word. Peter May's latest bestseller unites a strong, independent Spaniard with a socially inept Scotsman; a senseless vendetta with a sense-deprived victim, and a red-hot Costa Del Sol with an ice-cold killer.