Seizing The Forts
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Seizing The Forts
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Author : Dan Forth
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2006-10-01
Seizing The Forts written by Dan Forth and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-01 with Fiction categories.
This novel of the Revolutionary War on Lake Champlain puts you in the middle of the exciting first months of action on the lake as bands of American volunteers seize Fort Ticonderoga from the British and then take the war north into Canada. It is nautical fiction, a story of ships and small boats and brave men challenging the mightiest empire in the world. This is the first book of a series set in the first year of the Revolution along the traditional lake and river passageways between the American settlements along the Hudson River and the British forces north of the lake. The hero is just who he should be: a young man who finds himself and his country in the confusion and danger of a stirring time in American history.
Forts Of The United States
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Author : Bud Hannings
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2006-02-28
Forts Of The United States written by Bud Hannings and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-28 with History categories.
"This history of the primary fortifications established during 400 tumultuous years in what would become the United States of America. Under each state's heading, this substantial volume contains alphabetized entries with information regarding each structure's history. Beginning with the American Revolution, each of the American military fortifications, militia forts, settlers' forts and blockhouses is listed and described"--Provided by publisher.
Forts
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Author : The National Archives
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2018-09-20
Forts written by The National Archives and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-20 with History categories.
Ever since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled towns, and during the medieval era, stone castles were built both as symbols of the defenders' strength and as protection against potential attack. The advent of cannon prompted fortifications to become lower, denser and more complex, and the forts of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries could appear like snowflakes in their complexity and beautiful geometry. Without forts, the history of America could have taken a very different course, pirates could have sailed the seas unchecked, and Britain itself could have been successfully invaded. This book explains the history of human fortifications, and is beautifully illustrated using photographs, plans, drawings and maps to explain why they were built, their various functions and their immense historical legacy in laying the foundations of empire.
Fort Laramie
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Author : Douglas C. McChristian
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2017-03-13
Fort Laramie written by Douglas C. McChristian and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-13 with History categories.
Of all the U.S. Army posts in the West, none witnessed more history than Fort Laramie, positioned where the northern Great Plains join the Rocky Mountains. From its beginnings as a trading post in 1834 to its abandonment by the army in 1890, it was involved in the buffalo hide trade, overland migrations, Indian wars and treaties, the Utah War, Confederate maneuvering, and the coming of the telegraph and first transcontinental railroad. Douglas C. McChristian has written the first complete history of Fort Laramie, chronicling every critical stage in its existence, including its addition to the National Park System. He draws on an extraordinary array of archival materials–including those at Fort Laramie National Historic Site–to present new data about the fort and new interpretations of historical events. Emphasizing the fort's military history, McChristian documents the army's vital role in ending challenges posed by American Indians to U.S. occupation and settlement of the region, and he expands on the fort's interactions with the many Native peoples of the Central Plains and Rocky Mountains. He provides a particularly lucid description of the infamous Grattan fight of 1854, which initiated a generation of strife between Indians and U.S. soldiers, and he recounts the 1851 Horse Creek and 1868 Fort Laramie treaties. Meticulously researched and gracefully told, this is a long-overdue military history of one of the American West's most venerable historic places.
The Very Extraordinary Revolution Which Happened In The Government Of Fort St George In August Last By Seizing The Person Of The Governor
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Author : Alexander Dalrymple
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1777
The Very Extraordinary Revolution Which Happened In The Government Of Fort St George In August Last By Seizing The Person Of The Governor written by Alexander Dalrymple and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1777 with categories.
The Attack On Fort Sumter
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Author : Charlie Samuels
language : en
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group
Release Date : 2013-12-30
The Attack On Fort Sumter written by Charlie Samuels and has been published by The Rosen Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-30 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The Confederate attack on Fort Sumter in 1861 marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Federal troops eventually surrendered after 36 hours of open fire. The controversial election of Abraham Lincoln, the contentious issue of slavery, and the South's demand for states' rights all factored into this momentous event. This book, an excellent Civil War resource, also delves into other key moments of the war that followed. A detailed timeline, historical paintings, and actual Civil War photographs bring to life the terrible conflict that divided a country.
Battle Fields Of 61
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Author : Willis John Abbot
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Battle Fields Of 61 written by Willis John Abbot and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with United States categories.
A Digest Of The Criminal Law Of The Presidency Of Fort William And Guide To All Criminal Authorities Therein
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Author : Francis Lestock BEAUFORT
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1849
A Digest Of The Criminal Law Of The Presidency Of Fort William And Guide To All Criminal Authorities Therein written by Francis Lestock BEAUFORT and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1849 with Criminal law categories.
The Fall Of Fort Eben Emael The Effects Of Emerging Technologies On The Successful Completion Of Military Objectives
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Author : Major Thomas B. Gukeisen
language : en
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
Release Date : 2015-11-06
The Fall Of Fort Eben Emael The Effects Of Emerging Technologies On The Successful Completion Of Military Objectives written by Major Thomas B. Gukeisen and has been published by Pickle Partners Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-06 with History categories.
This study details the events of 10 May 1940 at Fort Eben Emael, Belgium, and the elements which led to the successful seizure of the fort by the German military. The central focus of this thesis is the following question: Was the use of emerging technologies the key to victory at Fort Eben Emael? First, the study focuses on the technologies themselves. Secondly, this study examines the leadership and training of the German unit assigned the mission at Fort Eben Emael. Lastly, this study examines administration and personnel issues that existed for the Belgians stationed at Fort Eben Emael. This study determined that the glider did afford troops the advantage of surprise; however, the hollow charge failed to live up to its reputation as it was most effective when used in such a way that it was no different than a conventional charge. Further, the German unit’s training and leadership was exemplary and contributed more to the mission’s success than the technologies the unit employed. Additionally, Fort Eben Emael was faced with serious internal issues that prevented a successful defence of the fort. Therefore, this thesis concludes that emerging technologies were not the most crucial component contributing to mission success.
The Battle Of Negro Fort
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Author : Matthew J. Clavin
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 2021-05-01
The Battle Of Negro Fort written by Matthew J. Clavin and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-01 with History categories.
The dramatic story of the United States’ destruction of a free and independent community of fugitive slaves in Spanish Florida In the aftermath of the War of 1812, Major General Andrew Jackson ordered a joint United States army-navy expedition into Spanish Florida to destroy a free and independent community of fugitive slaves. The result was the Battle of Negro Fort, a brutal conflict among hundreds of American troops, Indian warriors, and black rebels that culminated in the death or re-enslavement of nearly all of the fort’s inhabitants. By eliminating this refuge for fugitive slaves, the United States government closed an escape valve that African Americans had utilized for generations. At the same time, it intensified the subjugation of southern Native Americans, including the Creeks, Choctaws, and Seminoles. Still, the battle was significant for another reason as well. During its existence, Negro Fort was a powerful symbol of black freedom that subverted the racist foundations of an expanding American slave society. Its destruction reinforced the nation’s growing commitment to slavery, while illuminating the extent to which ambivalence over the institution had disappeared since the nation’s founding. Indeed, four decades after declaring that all men were created equal, the United States destroyed a fugitive slave community in a foreign territory for the first and only time in its history, which accelerated America’s transformation into a white republic. The Battle of Negro Fort places the violent expansion of slavery where it belongs, at the center of the history of the early American republic.