Recollections Of My Military Life Volume 1
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Recollections Of My Military Life Volume 1
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Author : George Thomas Landmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Recollections Of My Military Life Volume 1 written by George Thomas Landmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Recollections Of My Military Life 1806 1808 Military Engineering During The Peninsular War Volume 1
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Author : George T Landmann
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-02-16
Recollections Of My Military Life 1806 1808 Military Engineering During The Peninsular War Volume 1 written by George T Landmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-16 with categories.
A two-volume military autobiography penned by a rather colourful officer of the Royal Engineers who was part of the Gibraltar garrison, and saw active service during the Peninsular War. Serving as a Captain, George Landmann was present at the battle of Roleia, reconnoitred the field of Vimeiro, and commanded his corps at the battle. He completed many military engineering constructions, including a flying bridge at Villa Velha, and he also reported on fortifications that led to vigourous efforts being made to defend them.
Recollections Of My Military Life
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Author : George Thomas Landmann
language : en
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Release Date : 1854
Recollections Of My Military Life written by George Thomas Landmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with categories.
Recollections Of My Military Life
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Author : George Landmann
language : en
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Release Date : 1854
Recollections Of My Military Life written by George Landmann and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Military engineers categories.
Wellington
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Author : Rory Muir
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2013-12-03
Wellington written by Rory Muir and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The leading Wellington historian’s fascinating reassessment of the Iron Duke’s most famous victory and his role in the turbulent politics after Waterloo. For Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington, his momentous victory over Napoleon was the culminating point of a brilliant military career. Yet Wellington’s achievements were far from over: he commanded the allied army of occupation in France to the end of 1818, returned home to a seat in Lord Liverpool’s cabinet, and became prime minister in 1828. He later served as a senior minister in Peel’s government and remained commander-in-chief of the army for a decade until his death in 1852. In this richly detailed work, the second and concluding volume of Rory Muir’s definitive biography, the author offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington’s significance as a politician and a nuanced view of the private man behind the legend of the selfless hero. Muir presents new insights into Wellington’s determination to keep peace at home and abroad, achieved by maintaining good relations with the Continental powers and resisting radical agitation while granting political equality to the Catholics in Ireland rather than risk civil war. And countering one-dimensional pictures of Wellington as a national hero, Muir paints a portrait of a well-rounded man whose austere demeanor on the public stage belied his entertaining, gossipy, generous, and unpretentious private self. “[An] authoritative and enjoyable conclusion to a two-part biography.” —Lawrence James, Times (London) “Muir conveys the military, political, social and personal sides of Wellington’s career with equal brilliance. This will be the leading work on the subject for decades.” —Andrew Roberts, author of Napoleon and Wellington: The Long Duel
Mammon Or The Hardships Of An Heiress Vol 1
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Author : Catherine Frances Gore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Mammon Or The Hardships Of An Heiress Vol 1 written by Catherine Frances Gore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.
Gibraltar
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Author : Lesley Adkins
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2017-09-07
Gibraltar written by Lesley Adkins and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with History categories.
For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. It became the longest siege in British history, and the obsession with saving Gibraltar was blamed for the loss of the American colonies in the War of Independence. Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions and social classes. During the siege, thousands of soldiers, civilians and their families withstood terrifying bombardments, starvation and diseases. Very ordinary people lived through extraordinary events, from shipwrecks and naval battles to an attempted invasion of England and a daring sortie out of Gibraltar into Spain. Deadly innovations included red-hot shot, shrapnel shells and a barrage from immense floating batteries. This is military and social history at its best, a story of soldiers, sailors and civilians, with royalty and rank-and-file, workmen and engineers, priests, prisoners-of-war, spies and surgeons, all caught up in a struggle for a fortress located on little more than two square miles of awe-inspiring rock. Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History is an epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail - a tale of courage, endurance, intrigue, desperation, greed and humanity. The everyday experiences of all those involved are brought vividly to life with eyewitness accounts and expert research.
The British Cheer
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Author : Paul Thompson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2023-12-30
The British Cheer written by Paul Thompson and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-30 with History categories.
This is a bold, painstakingly researched and wide-ranging assessment of the British Cheer in the Napoleonic era. Reference to the Cheer in accounts of the time is virtually ubiquitous and repeatedly the claim was made for cheering as an integral part of British offensive operations. However, more recent historians have tended to overlook this evidence. Based upon a vast range of contemporary sources, this book suggests that the Cheer wielded genuine power as a true 'weapon of war'. This book first surveys the history of acclamations in battle worldwide and British battle-cries from all periods, before addressing the question of what the British Cheer actually sounded like. Issues of acoustics, physics and the psychology of battlefield morale are considered, along with commentaries from significant military scholars throughout history. Examination of the Napoleonic-era Cheer then reveals the practically invincible 'recipe' of volley-cheer-charge that propelled the British Army to victory upon victory. Comparison is drawn with French and other national patterns of vocalizing, along with analysis of those occasions when the Cheer might be suppressed. Finally, the attitude of the Duke of Wellington towards cheering is reconsidered, with surprising results. This study encompasses a vast canvas of place and time in pursuit of the elusive yet galvanizing Cheer: from the Mahratta wars in India, through campaigns in Egypt, the Mediterranean, Flanders, the Caribbean and South America, as well as the war of 1812. The Peninsular and Waterloo campaigns feature prominently as the Cheer is heard thrillingly from Vimeiro to Talavera, Salamanca to Vitoria, Orthez to Toulouse and the shocking siege of Badajoz to the charge of the Scots Greys on the ridge of Mont Saint Jean. Anyone interested in the wars of Revolutionary France and Napoleon, the British army, the career of the Duke of Wellington, or indeed the wider questions of the psychological motivations of combat will find this book illuminating and thought-provoking.
Millicent Or The Trials Of Life By The Author Of The Curate Of Overton
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Author : Millicent (fict.name.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1855
Millicent Or The Trials Of Life By The Author Of The Curate Of Overton written by Millicent (fict.name.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1855 with categories.
Beyond No Mean Soldier
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Author : Peter McAleese
language : en
Publisher: Helion and Company
Release Date : 2015-07-19
Beyond No Mean Soldier written by Peter McAleese and has been published by Helion and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-07-19 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The SAS veteran, mercenary and author of No Mean Soldier looks back on a life of combat in this revised and expanded edition of his classic memoir. Peter McAleese’s No Mean Soldier set the bar for the modern military memoir. This completely revised and expanded edition sees a philosophical McAleese revisiting his time with Britain's Parachute Regiment, the SAS, Rhodesia's SAS and the South African Defense Force's 44 Para Brigade. Peter also recounts a range of other adventures, from his experiences with private military companies to near fatal skydiving accidents. With previously unpublished photos from McAleese’s private collection, Beyond No Mean Soldier delves deeper and further into the author’s wide-ranging experiences, the men he's served with, and the operations he'd conducted. Here in startling detail are the Aden insurgency; covert operations with the Rhodesian SAS; one of the first ever operational HALO inserts in British military history; assaults on SWAPO positions with 44 Para's Pathfinder Company; a botched assassination attempt in Colombia; and much more.