Red Coats Grey Jackets
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Red Coats Grey Jackets
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Author : Donald E. Graves
language : en
Publisher: Dundurn
Release Date : 1996-07-25
Red Coats Grey Jackets written by Donald E. Graves and has been published by Dundurn this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-07-25 with History categories.
"... the definitive analysis of the battle of Chippawa. Donald Graves establishes its historical background, describes the opposing armies, brings them into battle, and assesses the results, without wasting a word yet his account of the battle combines high colour and exact detail. You find yourself alternately in the generals’ boots and the privates’ brogans, in all the smoke, shock and uproar of a short-range, stand-up fire fight." - John Elting, author of Swords Around a Throne: Napoleon’s Grande Armee
1812
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Author : Jon Latimer
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2009-07-01
1812 written by Jon Latimer 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 2009-07-01 with History categories.
Listen to a short interview with Jon Latimer Host: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane In the first complete history of the War of 1812 written from a British perspective, Jon Latimer offers an authoritative and compelling account that places the conflict in its strategic context within the Napoleonic wars. The British viewed the War of 1812 as an ill-fated attempt by the young American republic to annex Canada. For British Canada, populated by many loyalists who had fled the American Revolution, this was a war for survival. The Americans aimed both to assert their nationhood on the global stage and to expand their territory northward and westward. Americans would later find in this war many iconic moments in their national story--the bombardment of Fort McHenry (the inspiration for Francis Scott Key's Star Spangled Banner); the Battle of Lake Erie; the burning of Washington; the death of Tecumseh; Andrew Jackson's victory at New Orleans--but their war of conquest was ultimately a failure. Even the issues of neutrality and impressment that had triggered the war were not resolved in the peace treaty. For Britain, the war was subsumed under a long conflict to stop Napoleon and to preserve the empire. The one lasting result of the war was in Canada, where the British victory eliminated the threat of American conquest, and set Canadians on the road toward confederation. Latimer describes events not merely through the eyes of generals, admirals, and politicians but through those of the soldiers, sailors, and ordinary people who were directly affected. Drawing on personal letters, diaries, and memoirs, he crafts an intimate narrative that marches the reader into the heat of battle.
Winfield Scott
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Author : Timothy D. Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Winfield Scott written by Timothy D. Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
More than a military history, this book explains how Scott's aristocratic pretensions were out of place with emerging notions of equality in Jacksonian America and made him an unappealing political candidate in his bid for the presidency. Johnson recounts the details of Scott's personality that alienated nearly every one who knew him, as well as the unsavory methods Scott used to promote his career and the scandalous ways he attempted to alleviate his lifelong financial troubles.
Niagara 1814
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Author : Richard V. Barbuto
language : en
Publisher: Lawrence : University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2000
Niagara 1814 written by Richard V. Barbuto and has been published by Lawrence : University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Most books on the War of 1812 focus on the burning of Washington, D.C., the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, and the war in the Old Northwest. Scant attention, however, has been paid the Niagara Campaign of 1814-the American army's ambitious but failed attempt to wrest Canada from British control. While a few writers have dealt with aspects of this effort, Richard Barbuto is the first to offer a comprehensive study of the entire campaign. Barbuto covers every aspect of a campaign that saw the American army come of age, even as its military leaders blundered away potential victory and the acquisition of a coveted expanse of North American territory. Vividly recreating the major battles on the Niagara peninsula—at Chippawa, Lundy's Lane, Fort Erie, and Cook's Mill—Barbuto also clarifies the role of these engagements within the overall framework of American strategy. Despite early success at Chippawa, four long months of fighting finally ended in something like a draw, with the British still in control of Canada. Barbuto argues convincingly that the American government was never really able to harness, coordinate, and focus its tremendous resources in ways that would have allowed the campaign to succeed. Much of the blame, he shows, can be attributed to the poor leadership and confused strategic thinking of President James Madison and his secretary of war, John Armstrong. The American effort was further undermined by manpower shortages, a few ineffective field commanders, and the army and navy's inability to coordinate their objectives and operations. Even so, Barbuto contends that the American soldier, led by the likes of Jacob Brown and the legendary Winfield Scott, performed surprisingly well against one of the great armies of the nineteenth century. Barbuto's analysis, unmarred by national bias, presents a balanced picture of these events from the perspective of all participants—American, British, Canadian, and Native American. He also fills an important gap by providing the first ever capsule histories of all regimental-sized units involved in the campaign. Breathing new life into these events, his far-ranging study should become the definitive work on this long-neglected campaign.
Red Coats Tales
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Author : John Strange WINTER (pseud. [i.e. Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard.])
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Red Coats Tales written by John Strange WINTER (pseud. [i.e. Henrietta Eliza Vaughan Stannard.]) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
Colburn S United Service Magazine And Naval And Military Journal
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1866
Colburn S United Service Magazine And Naval And Military Journal written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1866 with Military art and science categories.
The Story Of The Sea
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Author : Arthur Quiller-Couch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The Story Of The Sea written by Arthur Quiller-Couch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Great Britain categories.
Red Coats Tales
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Author : John Strange WINTER (pseud.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1894
Red Coats Tales written by John Strange WINTER (pseud.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1894 with categories.
Ontario History
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Ontario History written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Ontario categories.
Vols. 29- include the society's Report, 1931/32- except 1938/39-1939/40 which were issued separately.
Officers Of The British Forces In Canada During The War Of 1812 15
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Author : L. Homfray Irving
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1908
Officers Of The British Forces In Canada During The War Of 1812 15 written by L. Homfray Irving and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1908 with Canada categories.