Guns For The Tsar
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Guns For The Tsar
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Author : Joseph Bradley
language : ru
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-06-07
Guns For The Tsar written by Joseph Bradley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-07 with categories.
This is a detailed study of the development of the Russian small arms industry. Humiliated in the Crimean War, Russia turned to the United States for help. Using archival sources, Bradley, author of Muzhik and Muscovite: Urbanization in Late Imperial Russia (Univ. of California Pr., 1985), describes the role of famous gunsmiths like Colt, Smith, and Wesson; they provided Russia with machinery, tools, production techniques, and even workers to build an independent arms industry. Assimilation was only partially successful; an inflexible economy hindered military modernization. A 30-page bibliography and 40 pages of footnotes testify to Bradley's meticulous research and academic style. Recommended for specialists.
Rulers Guns And Money
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Author : Jonathan A. Grant
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2007-03-15
Rulers Guns And Money written by Jonathan A. Grant and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-03-15 with History categories.
The explosion of the industrial revolution and the rise of imperialism in the second half of the nineteenth century served to dramatically increase the supply and demand for weapons on a global scale. No longer could arms manufacturers in industrialized nations subsist by supplying their own states' arsenals, causing them to seek markets beyond their own borders. Challenging the traditional view of arms dealers as agents of their own countries, Jonathan Grant asserts that these firms pursued their own economic interests while convincing their homeland governments that weapons sales delivered national prestige and could influence foreign countries. Industrial and banking interests often worked counter to diplomatic interests as arms sales could potentially provide nonindustrial states with the means to resist imperialism or pursue their own imperial ambitions. It was not mere coincidence that the only African country not conquered by Europeans, Ethiopia, purchased weapons from Italy prior to an attempted Italian invasion. From the rise of Remington and Winchester during the American Civil War, to the German firm Krupp's negotiations with the Russian government, to an intense military modernization contest between Chile and Argentina, Grant vividly chronicles how an arms trade led to an all-out arms race, and ultimately to war.
Gun Barons
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Author : John Bainbridge, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05-24
Gun Barons written by John Bainbridge, Jr. and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-24 with History categories.
"A dazzling epic of inventors, wars, arms, and men." – Daniel Mark Epstein, author of The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage "Deeply researched, rich in insight, Gun Barons widens our understanding even as it enchants us with its masterful prose." – Jim Rasenberger, author of Revolver: Sam Colt and the Six-Shooter That Changed America "John Bainbridge, Jr. cuts through the myths, romance, and propaganda to deliver true accounts of inspired drive and monomania, of catastrophic mistakes and vaults of genius." – Doug J. Swanson, author of Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers "This book proves that guns have shaped, and continue to shape, our world." – Howard E. Wasdin, author of Seal Team Six: The Incredible Story of an Elite Sniper "A compelling tale of action and ingenuity." – James Grant, author of John Adams: Party of One *** It's the nineteenth century. As America prepares for civil war, five men living within ninety miles of one another will change the course of history. The invention and refinement of the repeating firearm—the precursor to today's automatic weapons—means life in America and beyond will never be the same again. In this riveting work of narrative history, veteran reporter John Bainbridge, Jr. vividly brings to life the five charismatic and idiosyncratic men at the heart of the story: the huckster and hard-living Samuel Colt; the cunning former shirt-maker Oliver Winchester; the constant tinkerer Horace Smith; the resilient and innovative businessman Daniel Wesson; and the skinny abolitionist Christopher Spencer. As the men competed ferociously, each trying to corner the market for repeating weapons, invention and necessity collided in a perfect storm: America was crashing violently towards furious sectarianism, irrevocable tensions, and, of course, bloodthirsty war. Though capable of firing many times without reloading, astonishingly, the new guns faced a government backlash for using too much ammunition. Sold directly to soldiers, sometimes just as they were walking into battle, they quickly became coveted possessions, both during the Civil War and in the conquering of the West—and thus America's romance with personal firearms was born. Wide-ranging and vividly told, this is a gripping story of tenacity, conviction, innovation, and pure heartless greed.
The Tsar S Colonels
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Author : David Alan Rich
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2010-05-01
The Tsar S Colonels written by David Alan Rich and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with History categories.
In this impressive study, David Rich demonstrates how the modernization of Russia's general staff during the second half of the nineteenth century reshaped its intellectual and strategic outlook and equipped the staff to play a strong, and at times dominant, role in shaping Russian foreign policy. Rich weaves together several levels of narrative to show how the increasingly sophisticated, scientific, and positivistic work attitudes and habits of the general staff acculturated younger officers, redefining their relationship with, and responsibilities to, the state. In time, this new generation of officers projected their characteristic notions onto the state and onto autocracy itself; professional concern for the security of the state eclipsed traditional unquestioning loyalty to the regime. Rich goes on to show how divergence between diplomatic and military aims among those responsible for making strategy cost the state dearly in terms of economic stability and international standing. The author supports his findings with original research in Russian foreign policy and military archives and wide reading in published sources. The Tsar's Colonels contributes to a number of debates in Russian military and social history and offers new insights on the structural roots of the Great War, and on the theoretical problems of modernization and professionalization.
Heavyweights
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Author : Leo Marriott
language : en
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Release Date : 2017-09-03
Heavyweights written by Leo Marriott and has been published by Chartwell Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-03 with History categories.
Heavyweights examines the use of these massive weapons of war from stone-shot cannon to the atomic artillery of the 1950s.
Arming The World
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Author : Geoffrey S. Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2024-05-31
Arming The World written by Geoffrey S. Stewart and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-31 with History categories.
Arming the World tells the story of the American small arms industry from the early 1800’s through the post-Civil War era. Almost from the beginning, the United States produced arms in new, and radically different, ways, relying upon machinery to mass produce guns when others still made them by hand. Leveraging their technological advantage, American gun-makers produced guns with interchangeable parts and perfected new types of small arms, ranging from revolvers to repeating rifles. The federal government’s staggering purchases of arms during the Civil War stimulated the development of fast-firing breech-loading rifles and metal-cased ammunition. When, in 1865, it became clear that every country in the world had re-equip itself with modern weapons, the Americans had an overwhelming head start. Salesmen from Remington, Winchester, Colt and Smith & Wesson --- and from lesser-known firms, too – traveled the world marketing their guns, dominating – or, perhaps, even inventing – the international arms business. American gun-makers sold rifles and side-arms by the millions and cartridges by the billions to great powers, restive colonies and fading empires alike. Adding a new element to the unstable global balance of power, American gun-makers affected the course of history.
Dutch Guns In Russia
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Author : E. A. Yablonskaya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Dutch Guns In Russia written by E. A. Yablonskaya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Armorers' marks categories.
Dutch Guns In Russia
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Author : E. A. Jablonskaja
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Dutch Guns In Russia written by E. A. Jablonskaja and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Armories categories.
A considerable proportion of the weapons collected by the Tsars and nobility of Russia over the centuries consists of Dutch firearms of the 17th and 18th centuries. Many of them evince not only an advanced technique, but also exceptionally beautiful decoration. This catalogue offers the first scientific treatment and classification of almost 320 of these Dutch firearms of the 17th and 18th centuries in the collections of the Moscow Kremlin Armoury, the Moscow Historical Museum, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersberg and the Gatchina Palace Museum near St. Petersburg. That Dutch firearms in particular are so well represented in Russian collections illustrates the strong political and economical relations of Russia and the Dutch Republic in this period. They were collected from different sources, mainly as a result of the large-scale trade in military firearms between the Dutch Republic and the Tsars of Russia and from ambassadorial and merchant's gifts. The result of this important and heretofore neglected part of the Dutch history is now available for scholars as well as to the general public. --From dust jacket.
The Tale Of Ivan The Fool
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Author : Leo Tolstoy
language : en
Publisher: Newcomb Livraria Press
Release Date :
The Tale Of Ivan The Fool written by Leo Tolstoy and has been published by Newcomb Livraria Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Fiction categories.
A new translation into modern American English directly from the original Russian manuscript. This edition contains an Afterword by the translator, a timeline of Tolstoy's life and works, and a glossary of philosophic terminology used throughout Tolsto
The Tsar S Banker
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Author : Stephen Davis
language : en
Publisher: Peakes Place Publishing
Release Date : 2016-10-03
The Tsar S Banker written by Stephen Davis and has been published by Peakes Place Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-03 with Fiction categories.