Silence Of The Guns
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Silence Of The Guns
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Author : Louis Changuion
language : en
Publisher: Protea Boekhuis
Release Date : 2001
Silence Of The Guns written by Louis Changuion and has been published by Protea Boekhuis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with History categories.
After the unsuccessful Jameson Raid of 1896 the Kruger government realized how vulnerable the South African Republic was. Four forts were therefore built around Pretoria. For each fort a 155-mm gun was bought from the firm Schneider et Cie in Le Creusot, France. When the Anglo-Boer War erupted in 1899 these guns were taken from Pretoria to be used against the British at the sieges of Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley. After the relief of these towns and especially after the Boers adopted guerrilla tactics, the Long Toms became a burden, because they could not easily be moved about. The result was that the Boers destroyed the Long Toms to prevent the guns being taken by the enemy. Several myths and legends about these four guns had their origin during the war. And, as is so typical with folklore, it is often difficult to distinguish between what is fact and what is fiction about the Long Toms, especially as accounts have come to us through the years by means of oral tradition. Were they really as formidable as the Boers made them out to be? Did they really outclass the British guns - in range as well as in accuracy and effectiveness? And what happened to them eventually? Why are there today no Long Toms to be seen anywhere? How did they disappear? Were they destroyed by the Boers themselves and, if not, what happened to them after the war? Is there, as rumor has it, one lying somewhere in a hidden kloof where it was dumped by the Boers - still waiting to be found? What happened to their remains? Why are the remains nowhere to be seen? Is there still a complete Long Tom somewhere in England?
The Silence Of The Guns
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Author : Norman S. Cramp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Silence Of The Guns written by Norman S. Cramp and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Military museums categories.
The Guns Fell Silent And The War Began
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Author : Charles V. Engelbrecht
language : en
Publisher: Engelbrecht & Associates
Release Date : 1987
The Guns Fell Silent And The War Began written by Charles V. Engelbrecht and has been published by Engelbrecht & Associates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with History categories.
Today The Guns Are Silent
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language : en
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No140
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Author : Stanislav Secrieru
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
No140 written by Stanislav Secrieru and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
When The Guns Fall Silent
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Author : James Riordan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014
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The Silence Of The Guns
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Author : Norm Cramp
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-01-01
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In 1945 Darwin was one of the most heavily defended sites in Australia - alongside of Sydney and Fremantle. It boasted 9.2-inch guns, the largest such guns available in the Commonwealth arsenal. Mounted in concrete fortifications, these guns were a powerful deterrent against enemy surface forces. Such defences were a massive investment in Darwin, and required a great number of men and resources to keep them operational. However, just a decade earlier Darwin had been almost defenceless. The story of the development of Darwin's defences is a fascinating one. Indeed Australian authorities had been debating the defence needs of the northern port since colonial times. Finally in the 1930s resources were allocated, and the wartime emergency sped up these plans with the result that a huge fortress was built at East Point.Post-war the demise of East Point was virtually as fast as was its development. By the 1960s the site was abandoned and vandalised. The situation was only remedied when, in true Territory style, a group of volunteers from the Royal Australian Artillery Association reclaimed the site. From the 1970s the Darwin Military Museum began operating there and hence began a long-term preservation plan for East Point, which had become heritage listed. In 2012, for the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin, the museum received a multi-million dollar upgrade. Today the modern Darwin Military Museum is one of the Territory's most popular cultural attractions with some 70,000 visitors per year.
The Guns Are Silent
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Author : Brett Waring
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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Talbot Mundy Guns Of The Gods
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Author : Talbot Mundy
language : en
Publisher: Miniature Masterpieces
Release Date : 2014-12-08
Talbot Mundy Guns Of The Gods written by Talbot Mundy and has been published by Miniature Masterpieces this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-08 with categories.
Talbot Mundy was born William Lancaster Gribbon on April 23rd 1879 in London. After a particularly undistinguished record at Rugby School, he ran off to Germany and joined a circus. After his return, from Germany, he left Britain to work as a relief worker in Baroda in India, followed by further adventures in Africa, the Near East and the Far East. His initial inclination was to be a con artist, a confidence trickster and exploit other areas of petty criminality. However with a change of location to the United States and a near fatal mugging he decided that life as an upright citizen was now more to his liking. At age 29 he had decided on Talbot Mundy as a name and three years later in 1911 he began his writing career. Obviously late but it was still to be prodigious none the less. Many of his novels including his first 'Rung Ho!' and his most famous 'King - Of the Khyber Rifles are set during the British Raj in India. In early 1922, Mundy moved to San Diego, California and in late 1923 began writing perhaps his finest novel, Om, the Secret of Ahbor Valley. Whilst much of Talbot's early life was used in his work it seems he was not particularly proud to return to these places or indeed say to much more about his earlier escapades. Although his writing was to prove very popular over the years and has been revived on many occasions since his death it is fair to say that both his writing and his life were colourful. He married a number of times and still believed that his business dealings would make him very rich. However much of his life would not go as planned and it took several marriages in the hope of finding true happiness. His sixth wife, Dawn, gave birth to a girl on 26 February 1933 shortly after their return to England. Unfortunately the child died shortly after birth. Thereafter he wrote little but much of his work was republished and his name kept in print. On 5 August 1940 Talbot Mundy died from complications associated with diabetes.
Dance The Guns To Silence
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Author : Kadija George
language : en
Publisher: Flipped Eye Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Dance The Guns To Silence written by Kadija George and has been published by Flipped Eye Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Poetry categories.
As part of the Remember Saro-Wiwa campaign, this anthology marks the 10th anniversary of Ken Saro-Wiwas killing on 10 November 1995 with 100 poems from around the world. The poems, contributed by new as well as celebrated writers, fall under general themes which include freedom of expression; resistance (literary and otherwise); and more.