All For A King S Shilling
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All For A King S Shilling
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Author : William Atlay
language : en
Publisher: Melrose Press
Release Date : 2005
All For A King S Shilling written by William Atlay and has been published by Melrose Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
This gripping debut is a captivating tale of deceit and retribution that will give the reader a thrilling insight into military life during this terrifying and uncertain age.
All For The King S Shilling
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Author : Edward J. Coss
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2013-11-11
All For The King S Shilling written by Edward J. Coss 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 2013-11-11 with History categories.
The British troops who fought so successfully under the Duke of Wellington during his Peninsular Campaign against Napoleon have long been branded by the duke’s own words—“scum of the earth”—and assumed to have been society’s ne’er-do-wells or criminals who enlisted to escape justice. Now Edward J. Coss shows to the contrary that most of these redcoats were respectable laborers and tradesmen and that it was mainly their working-class status that prompted the duke’s derision. Driven into the army by unemployment in the wake of Britain’s industrial revolution, they confronted wartime hardship with ethical values and became formidable soldiers in the bargain These men depended on the king’s shilling for survival, yet pay was erratic and provisions were scant. Fed worse even than sixteenth-century Spanish galley slaves, they often marched for days without adequate food; and if during the campaign they did steal from Portuguese and Spanish civilians, the theft was attributable not to any criminal leanings but to hunger and the paltry rations provided by the army. Coss draws on a comprehensive database on British soldiers as well as first-person accounts of Peninsular War participants to offer a better understanding of their backgrounds and daily lives. He describes how these neglected and abused soldiers came to rely increasingly on the emotional and physical support of comrades and developed their own moral and behavioral code. Their cohesiveness, Coss argues, was a major factor in their legendary triumphs over Napoleon’s battle-hardened troops. The first work to closely examine the social composition of Wellington’s rank and file through the lens of military psychology, All for the King’s Shilling transcends the Napoleonic battlefield to help explain the motivation and behavior of all soldiers under the stress of combat.
The King S Shilling And Stalag V111b
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Author : Anthony G. Parnell.
language : en
Publisher: FriesenPress
Release Date : 2017-10-24
The King S Shilling And Stalag V111b written by Anthony G. Parnell. and has been published by FriesenPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Born in London, England in 1922, Anthony Parnell's interest in aeroplanes took hold of his imagination at an early age. He became a plane spotter with his friend at Croydon Aerodrome. As his love grew, his dream was that one day he would fly. Becoming a pilot in the RAF fulfilled that dream. On March 28, 1942 leaving at dawn on a Top Secret Mission, Anthony's flight came to an abrupt end when he made an emergency landing with his crippled plane on a beach he believed was on the English coast. He and his crew were taken prisoner and thus began his WWII experience as a Prisoner Of War in Stalag V111B. This book tells the story of Anthony's experience during that suspenseful and hopeless time, including his attempts at escape and the 1,000 kilometres walk across Europe in winter conditions that would later become known as The Death March. Per Ardua ad Astra - Through Adversity to the Stars - that is the RAF Motto, and the motto that Anthony Parnell would attempt to follow in his struggle for survival.
U S Army Recruiting News
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Author : United States. Adjutant-General's Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1925
U S Army Recruiting News written by United States. Adjutant-General's Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1925 with categories.
Sing Me To Sleep
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Author : Terence Lavelle
language : en
Publisher: New Generation Publishing
Release Date : 2014-03-07
Sing Me To Sleep written by Terence Lavelle and has been published by New Generation Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-03-07 with Poetry categories.
Between the two world wars my father took an interest in poems and rhymes from the Great War and wrote some 30 of them down in a notebook along with other poetry. This book is based on those poems and the Great War. In 1914 Britain was reluctantly drawn into war with Germany in support of France, an inevitability that had been forecast since the signing of the Entente Cordiale. Germany had the biggest army in the world and was the belligerent by declaring war against Russia and through that act, France, then England, by treaty or agreement, was also committed. In 1914 Britain's had a pathetically small army but by 1918 it was equal in size to the armies of Germany and France, and was taking the brunt of the fighting alongside a French army weakened by mutiny and low morale. Throughout the war the BEF fought heroically and courageously, at times forced to retreat, but they were never beaten. The enemy never managed to break through to the important centres or the Channel ports, nor did they ever break the British spirit. Yet the BEF were scorned by the powers that be at home and treated with ignominy, Lloyd George failed disgracefully to stand by the General Staff in France who, without doubt in some instances, made mistakes, they were however guided by their conscience and better judgement in their attempts to bring the war to an early conclusion. I hope that this book goes some way to restoring their credibility and shows the efforts of those who were there in a fairer perspective.
Victory
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Author : Susan Cooper
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2007-12-04
Victory written by Susan Cooper and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-04 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Alternating chapters follow the mysterious connection between a homesick English girl living in present-day America and an eleven-year-old boy serving in the British Royal Navy in 1803, aboard the H.M.S. Victory, commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson. Reprint.
Bradshaw S Shilling Handbook Of Great Britain And Ireland Illustrated With Superb Steel Engraved Views Maps Plans Of Towns In Four Sections Each Forming A Special And Distinct Handbook
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Author : Bradshaw
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
Bradshaw S Shilling Handbook Of Great Britain And Ireland Illustrated With Superb Steel Engraved Views Maps Plans Of Towns In Four Sections Each Forming A Special And Distinct Handbook written by Bradshaw and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with categories.
The Library Companion Or The Young Man S Guide And The Old Man S Comfort In The Choice Of A Library
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Author : Thomas Frognall Dibdin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1824
The Library Companion Or The Young Man S Guide And The Old Man S Comfort In The Choice Of A Library written by Thomas Frognall Dibdin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1824 with Best books categories.
Poole S Index To Periodical Literature 1802 1881
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Author : William Frederick Poole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Poole S Index To Periodical Literature 1802 1881 written by William Frederick Poole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Periodicals categories.
Poole S Index To Periodical Literature Pt 1 A J 1802 1881
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Author : William Frederick Poole
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1882
Poole S Index To Periodical Literature Pt 1 A J 1802 1881 written by William Frederick Poole and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1882 with Periodicals categories.