The Armed Strength Of Switzerland
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The Armed Strength Of Switzerland Compiled In The Intelligence Branch Of The Quartermaster Generals Department
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Author : Frank Shirley Russell
language : en
Publisher: McIntosh Press
Release Date : 2010-05-01
The Armed Strength Of Switzerland Compiled In The Intelligence Branch Of The Quartermaster Generals Department written by Frank Shirley Russell and has been published by McIntosh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-05-01 with categories.
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The Armed Strength Of Switzerland
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Author : Cyril William Bowdler Bell
language : en
Publisher: Palala Press
Release Date : 2016-04-27
The Armed Strength Of Switzerland written by Cyril William Bowdler Bell and has been published by Palala Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-27 with categories.
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The Armed Strength Of Switzerland
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Author : Cyril William Bowdler Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Armed Strength Of Switzerland written by Cyril William Bowdler Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Switzerland categories.
The Armed Strenght Of Switzerland
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Author : Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
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General Henri Guisan
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Author : Willi Gautschi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
General Henri Guisan written by Willi Gautschi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
During its darkest hour Switzerland was surrounded by aggressive fascist armies, with no allies within reach, its politicians quavering, and its people beginning to lose hope of retaining their freedom. General Henri Guisan stepped into this miasma of growing despair. In July 1940, he assembled the entire Swiss officer corps at the Rutli Meadow, the spot where pike-wielding herdsmen had formed the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Invoking the spirit of their medieval forebears, he informed his officers that Switzerland would fight back against any invader, and if they ran out of ammunition they would use the bayonet. Switzerland, he declared, would never surrender. Guisan lit a torch that would guide the Continent's only remaining democracy until the end of the war. The key to his military strategy was shifting the main strength of the Swiss Army to the Alps. This controversial policy conceded population centers but it also negated German superiority in armor and aircraft. If the Nazis invaded they would only open a bleeding sore that they would not be able to close. Though the Wehrmacht drew up numerous invasion plans, it never took the gamble. As a military man who became the spiritual leader of his country, Guisan was a rarity in the history of democratic nations. His guidance, along with the Swiss system of universal male conscription, meant that the Germans, had they invaded, would have been fighting not just an army but a people. This definitive biography of General Guisan not only describes a man of great complexity and courage, but a fascinating aspect of World War II. WILLI GAUTSCHI is the author of numerous works, including "The National Strike of 1918" and "Lenin as an Emigrant in Switzerland." Having retired from teaching history at the University of Zurich, he currently lives in Baden.
The Armed Strength Of Switzerland
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Author : Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The Armed Strength Of Switzerland written by Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with categories.
Target Switzerland
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Author : Stephen P. Halbrook
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-08-05
Target Switzerland written by Stephen P. Halbrook and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-05 with History categories.
Countless books have been written on the military history of World War II, however astonishingly little information has appeared about the one country that stared the Nazis down and refused to become an accomplice to the horrors of the Third Reich. This book provides an objective, year-by-year account of Switzerland's military role in World War II, including her defensive strategies, details of Nazi invasion plans, and Switzerland's moral, material and humanitarian links to the Allies. Swiss neutrality in World War II has been criticized in recent years, but the country was entirely surrounded by Axis powers and managed, as revealed here, to render considerable assistance to the Allies.
La Place De La Concorde Suisse
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Author : John McPhee
language : en
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date : 2011-04-01
La Place De La Concorde Suisse written by John McPhee and has been published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-01 with Social Science categories.
La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.
Three Weeks In November
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Author : Ralph Weaver
language : en
Publisher: Helion
Release Date : 2016
Three Weeks In November written by Ralph Weaver and has been published by Helion this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
The political phenomenon known as the 'Springtime of the Nations' swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing old autocratic regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities and states across the continent. What is not generally known is that a precursor to these events had already taken place in the center of Europe in the Alpine valleys of the collection of independent states known collectively as Switzerland. In November 1847, twelve of the Swiss cantons went to war with seven other cantons over the future of the country. The campaign lasted just three weeks, with only a few hundred casualties and ended with the establishment of the modern Swiss state we have today. If it had not ended so quickly it is likely that France, Austria and Prussia would have become involved, which would have led to a European-wide war. This book is unique in that it concentrates on the military aspects of this episode in history. As well as an outline of the campaign itself, it covers the strengths and organization of each canton; in 1847 each was a separate state with its own army. Included are chapters on the uniforms of the cantons' armies, their battle flags, weapons and distinguishing badges. The major battle of the war, at Gislikon (modern Gisikon), a small village with a strategic river crossing, just north of the city of Luzern, is treated in detail. As well as the general picture, individual soldiers' stories illustrate the combat techniques of the period. Biographies are given of some of the leading figures from both sides of the conflict, which demonstrate the European dimension. Many served in French, Dutch and Neapolitan armies before taking appointments in the Swiss canton armies. To compliment the text the book is well illustrated with a mixture of contemporary pictures, in color and black and white, and also specially produced color plates of Swiss canton uniforms and flags. So that the reader can follow the campaign, maps from official Swiss sources are included. Orders of battle for all the cantons and detailed orders of battle for the main action at Gislikon are also provided. This is the latest title in Helion's ground-breaking series of 19th Century studies, and will again appear in hardback as a strictly limited edition printing of 500 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the author on a decorative title page.
Regulations For The Dress Of Offices Of The Army Continued As Dress Regulations For The Officers Of The Army Afterw Dress Regulations For The Army With Amendments
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Author : War office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Regulations For The Dress Of Offices Of The Army Continued As Dress Regulations For The Officers Of The Army Afterw Dress Regulations For The Army With Amendments written by War office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with categories.