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The Real Wolseley
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Author : Norman Painting
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
The Real Wolseley written by Norman Painting and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with categories.
In its time Wolseley was the largest motor car manufacturer in Britain. However, motor cars were only part of the Wolseley story and Norman Painting's book also details the company's involvement with submarines, aeroplanes, airships, shell cases, gun mountings, buses, lorries and speedboats.
Sir Garnet Wolseley
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Author : Stephen Manning
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2024-02-01
Sir Garnet Wolseley written by Stephen Manning and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan. He excelled as a regimental soldier, staff officer, army commander and reformer and eventually commander-in-chief. Yet there has been no substantial work on Wolseley for a generation and a reassessment based upon a fresh look at the man and his achievements is long overdue. That is why Stephen Mannings perceptive military biography, which sets Wolseley firmly in the context of his period and seeks to strip away the legend that developed during his lifetime, is so timely and important. Each of Wolseleys campaigns is examined in vivid detail and there are graphic descriptions of the major battles in which he took part, either as an officer or a general. His performance as a commander, from his great success during the expedition against the Asante to his failure to rescue Gordon from Khartoum, is critically assessed to see if he deserves his brilliant reputation. His efforts as an army reformer are examined too, in particular whether he could have done more to prepare Britain for war against the Boers. Stephen Mannings incisive account of Wolseleys career will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the British army in the nineteenth century, in colonial warfare and in the exploits of one of Queen Victorias most admired generals.
A Memoir Of Lieutenant General Sir Garnet J Wolseley
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Author : Charles Rathbone Low
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1878
A Memoir Of Lieutenant General Sir Garnet J Wolseley written by Charles Rathbone Low and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1878 with Ashanti War, 1873-1874 categories.
Sir Garnet Wolseley
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Author : Halik Kochanski
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Sir Garnet Wolseley written by Halik Kochanski and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"Before leaving England he placed his finger on a map of Egypt at the point now known to fame as Tel-El-Kebir, and said 'That is where I shall beat Arabi'". No Victorian was a greater hero for a longer period than Sir Garnet Wolseley (1833-1913). The leading British general of the second half of the nineteenth century, he personally took part in a significantly influenced every campaign between the Crimea and the Boer War. To Disraeli he was ‘Our Only General’, while to many soldiers and to the public at large he epitomised the virtues they most admired: exceptional personal bravery and an unshakeable belief in the virtues of the British Empire. The phrase ‘All Sir Garnet’ was a guarantee that everything was under control. Seen from another angle, Wolseley’s career reflects a number of weaknesses. To control a global empire Britain had a powerful navy but only a small army. Its ability to deploy a force of limited size throughout the world, almost always against untrained and underequipped native armies, gave the dangerous and ultimately disastrous illusion that Britain was as formidable by land as it was by sea.
General Lord Wolseley Of Cairo
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Author : Charles Rathbone Low
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
General Lord Wolseley Of Cairo written by Charles Rathbone Low 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.
Victoria S Generals
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Author : Edited by Steven J Corvi
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2009-09-19
Victoria S Generals written by Edited by Steven J Corvi and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-19 with History categories.
The senior British generals of the Victorian era - men like Wolseley, Roberts, Gordon and Kitchener - were heroes of their time. As soldiers, administrators and battlefield commanders they represented the empire at the height of its power. But they were a disparate, sometimes fractious group of men. They exhibited many of the failings as well as the strengths of the British army of the late nineteenth-century. And now, when the Victorian period is being looked at more critically than before, the moment is right to reassess them as individuals and as soldiers. This balanced and perceptive study of these eminent military men gives a fascinating insight into their careers, into the British army of their day and into a now-remote period when Britain was a world power.
A British Profession Of Arms
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Author : Ian F. W. Beckett
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2018-10-25
A British Profession Of Arms written by Ian F. W. Beckett 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 2018-10-25 with History categories.
“You offer yourself to be slain,” General Sir John Hackett once observed, remarking on the military profession. “This is the essence of being a soldier.” For this reason as much as any other, the British army has invariably been seen as standing apart from other professions—and sometimes from society as a whole. A British Profession of Arms effectively counters this view. In this definitive study of the late Victorian army, distinguished scholar Ian F. W. Beckett finds that the British soldier, like any other professional, was motivated by considerations of material reward and career advancement. Within the context of debates about both the evolution of Victorian professions and the nature of military professionalism, Beckett considers the late Victorian officer corps as a case study for weighing distinctions between the British soldier and his civilian counterparts. Beckett examines the role of personality, politics, and patronage in the selection and promotion of officers. He looks, too, at the internal and external influences that extended from the press and public opinion to the rivalry of the so-called rings of adherents of major figures such as Garnet Wolseley and Frederick Roberts. In particular, he considers these processes at play in high command in the Second Afghan War (1878–81), the Anglo-Zulu War (1879), and the South African War (1899–1902). Based on more than thirty years of research into surviving official, semiofficial, and private correspondence, Beckett’s work offers an intimate and occasionally amusing picture of what might affect an officer’s career: wealth, wives, and family status; promotion boards and strategic preferences; performance in the field and diplomatic outcomes. It is a remarkable depiction of the British profession of arms, unparalleled in breadth, depth, and detail.
The Letters Of Lord And Lady Wolseley 1870 1911 Classic Reprint
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Author : Garnet Wolseley
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2018-01-13
The Letters Of Lord And Lady Wolseley 1870 1911 Classic Reprint written by Garnet Wolseley and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Letters of Lord and Lady Wolseley, 1870 1911 Wolseley hung all his weight on to the opposite end of the rope. He had read much and thought more, and his own experience had burnt into him that the real metier of an armed force is to fight, and that its true training is for the front. The Cardwell reforms had refreshed his thirst for military efficiency, and to Army Reform he eagerly dedicated himself from the day that Mr. Cardwell summoned him to the War Office. He knew that his path would be stony and uphill every step of it he would incur opposition and almost invite unpopularity he would meet with obstruction at many turns the winds of social influence would whistle in his teeth. But nothing daunted, nothing deterred him. 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 Imperial Factor In South Africa
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Author : Cornelis W. de Kiewiet
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-10-05
The Imperial Factor In South Africa written by Cornelis W. de Kiewiet and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-05 with History categories.
Originally published in 1937 and written by de Kiewiet who in his lifetime was recognized as one of the premier historians of British imperial policy and African history, this book covers the years 1871-1885 in South Africa’s history, discussing racial, social and economic issues. These cover the initiation and collapse of Lord Carnarvon’s confederation policy, the annexation and the retrocession of the Transvaal, the Sekukuni, Zulu and Cape-Bastuto wars, the last of the nine Kaffir wars on the Eastern frontier of the Cape, the creation of the (then) Basutoland Protectorate and the development of the Kimberley diamond mines. Using original source material such as the Colonial Office Departmental minutes, he considers and explains the British policy.
Zulu Victory
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Author : Ron Lock
language : en
Publisher: Frontline Books
Release Date : 2015-11-19
Zulu Victory written by Ron Lock and has been published by Frontline Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-19 with History categories.
“A densely detailed account of the 1879 Zulu defeat of the British . . . portrays a complex and interesting segment of British/African history.”—Library Journal The battle of Isandlwana—a great Zulu victory—was one of the worst defeats ever to befall a British Army. At noon on 22 January 1879, a British camp, garrisoned by over 1700 troops, was attacked and overwhelmed by 20,000 Zulu warriors. The defeat of the British, armed with the most modern weaponry of the day, caused disbelief and outrage throughout Queen Victoria's England. The obvious culprit for the blunder was Lieutenant General Lord Chelmsford, the defeated commander. Appearing to respond to the outcry, he ordered a court of inquiry. But there followed a carefully conducted cover-up in which Chelmsford found a scapegoat in the dead—most notably, in Colonel Anthony Durnford. Using source material ranging from the Royal Windsor Archives to the oral history passed down to the present Zulu inhabitants of Isandlwana, this gripping history exposes the full extent of the blunders of this famous battle and the scandal that followed. It also gives full credit to the masterful tactics of the 20,000 strong Zulu force and to Ntshingwayo kaMahole, for the way in which he comprehensively out-generalled Chelmsford. This is an illuminating account of one of the most embarrassing episodes in British military history and of a spectacular Zulu victory. The authors superbly weave the excitement of the battle, the British mistakes, the brilliant Zulu tactics and the shameful cover up into an exhilarating and tragic tale. “A must for anyone interested in the Zulu War. Highly recommended.”—British Army Review