Scotland S Forgotten Valour
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Scotland S Forgotten Valour
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Author : Graham Ross
language : en
Publisher: MacLean Press
Release Date : 1995
Scotland S Forgotten Valour written by Graham Ross and has been published by MacLean Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Victoria Cross categories.
An anthology of the personal stories of the Scottish-born soldiers who have received the Victoria Cross since it was first established in 1856. This book studies the history of the Victoria Cross from the Scottish perspective. The medal has been awarded for acts of extreme gallantry, irrespective of rank or status. Within the last 300 years, the Scots have played a role in every major campaign of the British Army. Of the first ten VCs awarded, five have been awarded to Scots soldiers.
Awarded For Valour
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Author : M. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2008-06-23
Awarded For Valour written by M. Smith and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-23 with History categories.
Based on primary source research, this is the most comprehensive history of the Victoria Cross available, tracing the evolution of the award from its inception in 1856 to the most recent bestowals. The study also examines the evolution of the concept of heroism and how the definition of heroism changed along with the nature of warfare.
Victoria Cross
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language : en
Publisher: PediaPress
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Victoria Cross written by and has been published by PediaPress this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Military History Of Scotland
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Author : Spiers Edward M. Spiers
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2014-07-11
Military History Of Scotland written by Spiers Edward M. Spiers and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-11 with History categories.
The Scottish soldier has been at war for over 2000 years. Until now, no reference work has attempted to examine this vast heritage of warfare.A Military History of Scotland offers readers an unparalleled insight into the evolution of the Scottish military tradition. This wide-ranging and extensively illustrated volume traces the military history of Scotland from pre-history to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. Edited by three leading military historians, and featuring contributions from thirty scholars, it explores the role of warfare in the emergence of a Scottish kingdom, the forging of a Scottish-British military identity, and the participation of Scots in Britain's imperial and world wars. Eschewing a narrow definition of military history, it investigates the cultural and physical dimensions of Scotland's military past such as Scottish military dress and music, the role of the Scottish soldier in art and literature, Scotland's fortifications and battlefield archaeology, and Scotland's military memorials and museum collections.
Victoria Cross Heroes Volume Ii
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Author : Michael Ashcroft
language : en
Publisher: Biteback Publishing
Release Date : 2016-11-08
Victoria Cross Heroes Volume Ii written by Michael Ashcroft and has been published by Biteback Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-08 with History categories.
Foreword by Lance-Sergeant Johnson Beharry VC THE VICTORIA CROSS is Britain and the Commonwealth's most prestigious gallantry medal for courage in the face of the enemy. It has been bestowed upon 1,355 heroic individuals from all walks of life since its creation during the Crimean War. Lord Ashcroft, who has been fascinated with bravery since he was a young boy, now owns 200 VCs, by far the largest collection of its kind in the world. Following on from the bestselling Victoria Cross Heroes, first published in 2006 to mark the 150th anniversary of the award, Victoria Cross Heroes: Volume II gives extraordinary accounts of the bravery behind the newest additions to Lord Ashcroft's VC collection - those decorations purchased in the last decade. With nearly sixty action-packed stories of courageous soldiers, sailors and airmen from a range of global conflicts including the Indian Mutiny of 1857-58, the Second Anglo-Boer War of 1899-1902 and the First and Second World Wars, this book is a powerful testament to the strength of the human spirit and a worthy tribute to the servicemen who earned the Victoria Cross. Their inspirational deeds of valour and self-sacrifice should be championed and never forgotten.
The Battlefields Of Scotland Their Legend And Story Classic Reprint
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Author : T. C. F. Brotchie
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-11-19
The Battlefields Of Scotland Their Legend And Story Classic Reprint written by T. C. F. Brotchie and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-19 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Battlefields of Scotland: Their Legend and Story Last summer I had the privilege of visiting and sketching the battlefields of Scotland, from Culloden in the north to Flodden in the south. In the follow ing pages I have endeavoured to tell the story of the national struggles associated for all time with these historic spots. They are charged with memories fascinating to the Scotsman, and to all who love to wander over the storied mountains and moorlands and glens of our country. The broad features of the canvas are, doubtless, tolerably familiar. However, around these scenes of ancient strife there has gathered a wonderful atmosphere of legend, tradition, romance, and song, material not generally accessible, and widely scattered. I have tried to bring this scattered lore together so as to afford a connected and picturesque view of what may be called international warfare from Mons Grampius to Culloden. At the same time, while fulfilling the original purpose of clothing the dry bones of history with the subtly attractive garb of romance, I have aimed at strict accuracy of detail in developing the work, in the h0pe that the volume will be of interest to the serious student equally With the general reader. 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.
The Scottish Soldiers Of Fortune
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Author : James Grant
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2016-10-12
The Scottish Soldiers Of Fortune written by James Grant and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-12 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Scottish Soldiers of Fortune: Their Adventures and Achievements in the Armies of Europe Their achievements will form, ir is hoped, a stirring addition to our military annals, omit-ted in Scottish history, and will further show how our people, in whatever land they are cast, rise above those by whom they are surrounded, as surely as oil rises above water, to quote a writer who certainly was no friend to Scotland or her fame; and how many of them won the highest honours, civil and military - honours which many of their lineal descendants hold in the lands of their adoption. It will be shown how Scotsmen trained the armies and founded the eets of Russia; how for generations the old Scots Brigade of immortal memory was the boasted Bulwark of Holland; while second to none in war and glory were the Scottish Guard of the French Kings - that Guard of which only four were left alive when Francis I gave up his sword on the field of Pavia. Moreover, in this new mine of Scottish history, many, it is hoped, may discover the names of ancestors, relatives, and clansmen hitherto unknown to them. 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."
Fields Of Fame In England And Scotland Classic Reprint
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Author : James Elgin Wetherell
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-26
Fields Of Fame In England And Scotland Classic Reprint written by James Elgin Wetherell and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-26 with History categories.
Excerpt from Fields of Fame in England and Scotland As the dramatic spectacles of war, and of the movements of marching men, are thrilling to the onlooker, so it is not strange that the narratives of wars and battles, which appeal powerfq to the imagination, have a stronger human interest than the records of the peaceful pursuits and achieve ments of statesmen or of the common people. His tory would be dull reading without the deeds of valour and the glory thereof. It will not, then, be thought an entirely whimsical design of the present writer if he attempts to present in collective form brief narratives of the chief battles of England and Scotland, with occasional references to his personal visits to these Fields of Fame. 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.
The Story Of The Royal Scots
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Author : Lawrence Weaver
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-10-27
The Story Of The Royal Scots written by Lawrence Weaver and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-27 with History categories.
Excerpt from The Story of the Royal Scots: The Lothian Regiment; Formerly the First or the Royal Regiment of Foot But in a closer fashion we are concerned with our neighbours who have left their homes in our province of Lothian, be they mansions or cottages, to fight for us. For them even more than for ourselves this Story is written. We wish them to know the full splendour of the tradition which they carry like their colours. Nothing surely to them or to us can be more inspiriting than the record of the centuries of valour which they represent. They have in this war proved already that they yield nothing to their forbears in achievement, yet they may well wish to know the details of the traditions that they inherit and emulate. We at any rate, men, women and children of the Lothians, Edinburgh and Peebles, the romantic county with the unromantic name, desire to know all about our famous regiment, and so we welcome this book. There will need to be another volume added to it when this war is over. Honour, then, to The Royal Scots, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh, among the choicest of our fighting men, whose record is in this book, as on the field of battle. We who cannot stand with them must at least try all we can to sustain them and fill their ranks. 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.
The Highland Clans
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Author : Alistair Moffat
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2013-05-07
The Highland Clans written by Alistair Moffat and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-07 with History categories.
“A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.” —The Scotsman The story of the Highland clans of Scotland is famous, the names celebrated, and the deeds heroic. Having clung to ancient traditions of family, loyalty, and valor for centuries, the clans met the beginning of their end at the fateful Battle of Culloden in 1746. Alistair Moffat traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans; from Somerled the Viking to Robert the Bruce; from the great battles of Bannockburn and Flodden to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Risings; and from the Clearances to the present day. Moffat is an adept guide to the world of the clans, a world dominated by lineage, land, and community. These are stories of great leaders and famous battles, and of an extraordinary people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. It’s a story too about the pain of leaving, with the great emigrations to the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand that began after Culloden. Complete with a clan map and an alphabetical list of the clans of the Scottish Highlands, this is a must for anyone interested in the history of Scotland.