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Fixed Bayonets
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
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Author : John Norris
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2016-01-03
Fix Bayonets written by John Norris and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-03 with History categories.
The bayonet is an essential item of a soldier's kit even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the 'cult of the bayonet' as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who asserted that The bullet misses, the bayonet does not. The first bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundamental changes being made in battlefield tactics. Over 300 years later, in the age of hi-tech warfare and weapons of mass destruction, the bayonet is still in service with armies around the world. British and US forces in Afghanistan regularly have their bayonets fixed. Fix Bayonets illustrates how tactics changed and the design of the weapon, although fundamentally the same, has evolved over the centuries.Much myth and legend surrounds the subject of bayonet charges and the weapon has become an icon of defiance and the determination to do whatever it takes to win. The author examines evidence for the reality of such actions. How did the ordinary soldier feel to be told 'fix bayonets'? John Norris draws on personal accounts of soldiers using bayonets in combat from the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, various Colonial campaigns, through the World Wars, Falklands War and into the 21st century in Afghanistan. In so doing he explains the seemingly anachronistic survival of this simple weapon on the modern battlefield.
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Author : John W. Thomason
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2022-01-01
Fix Bayonets written by John W. Thomason and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-01 with History categories.
This collection of WWI sketches of the Fifth Marine Regiment is “forthright, unsparing, deeply felt but unsentimental, and reads like a house afire” (The Wall Street Journal). From a soldier who was there, here are first-hand accounts of combat and camaraderie during the Great War. In a series of stories and illustrations, Capt. John W. Thomason captures the bravery and gallantry of the leathernecks fighting the Germans in France—putting readers in the trenches, facing the staccato of rifle fire, feeling the pangs of starvation, and the demoralizing fatigue. This collection is a tribute to the men who lived and breathed the motto “Semper Fidelis”, or “Always Faithful”, those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those who made it out alive. “Fix Bayonets! is in the company of Tolstoy and Crane and Bierce in the literature of war. Indeed, I should leave Crane out of it . . . The Red Badge of Courage cannot stand the fierce sun of Fix Bayonets!” —Laurence Stallings, American playwright and veteran “Remains the single finest account of Americans in battle in World War I.” —The United States World War One Centennial Commission “Thomason brings life and energy to his account—and the spirited drawings—of what he saw.” —The Wall Street Journal
Fixed Bayonets
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-06-14
Fixed Bayonets written by Alfred Hutton and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-14 with Sports & Recreation categories.
Excerpt from Fixed Bayonets: A Complete System of Fence for the British Magazine Rifle, Explaining the Use of Point, Edges, and Butt, Both in Offence and Defence; Comprising Also a Glossary of English, French, and Italian Terms Common to the Art of Fencing, With a Bibliographical Lis MY recent work, Cold Steel, ' has received a welcome from many of the most important journals, both English and foreign, so unexpectedly warm and generous, that I feel emboldened to lay before the public a companion to it, the matter of which I was, for various reasons, unable to include in the book itself. 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.
Fixed Bayonets
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Andesite Press
Release Date : 2015-08-08
Fixed Bayonets written by Alfred Hutton and has been published by Andesite Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-08 with categories.
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Scholar's Choice
Release Date : 2015-02-11
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Fixed Bayonets
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1890
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008-06-01
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Fixed Bayonets A Complete System Of Fence For The British Magazine Rifle Explaining The Use Of Point Edges And Butt Both In Offence And Defence
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09
Fixed Bayonets A Complete System Of Fence For The British Magazine Rifle Explaining The Use Of Point Edges And Butt Both In Offence And Defence written by Alfred Hutton and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 edition. Excerpt: ...who seek to simplify the art by cutting down the number, and therefore the variety, of the defensive movements. Backsword (Obs.). A sword with a broad back, edge, and short false edge, so called in contradistinction, to the "shearing " sword, which had both edges sharp from hilt to point; it was the favourite arm of the "gladiators" of the eighteenth century. Assault. Assaut (Fr.). Assalto (It.). 'The exercise with blunt weapons, representing in every respect a combat with sharps, in which we execute at will all the manoeuvres of the fencing lessons. (See Beat.) Basket. (See Bucket.) Originally this protection for the hand was made of wicker work, not only in England, but also, according to Diderot and Chatelain, in France, down to the early part of this century. Basket-hilt. A close sword-hilt, like that of the Highland broadsword. The term "half-basket," used to be applied to a hilt somewhat resembling that of the modern sabre. Battement (Fr.). Battuta (It.). Bayonet-fencing (Fr.). The art of attack and defence with the rifle and fixed bayonet, in which everything--point, edge, and butt--are brought into play. Beat. A light, lateral blow given to the opponent's weapon in order to force an opening. Bersaglio (It.). An opening. Binding. A method of forcing an opening, sometimes called "Flanconnade," where the opponent holds his sword horizontally and his arm straight, formed by opposing his foible in "quarte" with your forte, circling your blade round his, but without quitting it, and pressing his point to your right, your own sword assuming the position of "seconde" or "octave.' When, however, in attempting this bind, you find your forte opposed to his forte instead of his...
Fixed Bayonets
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Author : Alfred Hutton
language : en
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Release Date : 1890
Fixed Bayonets written by Alfred Hutton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1890 with Bayonets categories.