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Under Two Flags
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Author : William M Fowler
language : en
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2012-04-15
Under Two Flags written by William M Fowler and has been published by Naval Institute Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-15 with History categories.
Vividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period, this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory. Neither ponderous nor hagiographic, the work presents characters and events that have been previously neglected and offers candid assessments of officers, men, and material. Originally published in 1990, when it was a Military History Book Club selection, the work is considered a must for Civil War buffs. It is an authoritative and gripping story of the battles waged. The author provides a rare look at the war fought by primitive northern gunboats drifting through Louisiana's muddy bayous, Yankee merchantmen captured by rebel privateers at sea, and Union ironclads subduing hotly defended Southern forts. Nor does William Fowler neglect the subtler sparrings behind the scenes: War Secretary Stanton and Navy Secretary Welles competing for Lincoln's favor and Welles's fierce duel of strategies with his Confederate counterpart, Stephen Mallory. Finally, the author describes the astonishing transformation of the Navy itself from a ragtag fleet of aging steamers and paddleboats to one of the most powerful waterborne forces in the world.
Under Two Flags
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Author : Ouida
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-04-25
Under Two Flags written by Ouida and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-25 with Fiction categories.
In "Under Two Flags," Ouida weaves a captivating tale of love, loyalty, and the clashes of cultural identities against the backdrop of the North African desert. The novel showcases her signature lush prose and keen character development, reflecting the Victorian fascination with exotic locales and the complexities of human emotion. Through the vivid depiction of its protagonist, Sir Lionel, entangled in the tumultuous struggle between duty and desire, the reader is drawn into an intricate exploration of societal expectations and personal sacrifice, all framed by the duality of the flags that symbolize conflicting allegiances. Ouida, the pen name of Maria Louise Ramé, was a renowned Victorian novelist whose extensive travels informed her rich storytelling. Born in 1839 in Bury St Edmunds, England, Ouida became an influential literary figure, particularly known for her unconventional themes and strong female characters. Her experiences in Europe and the Mediterranean undoubtedly shaped the vivid landscapes and cultural nuances present in "Under Two Flags," as she sought to challenge the norms of her time, particularly regarding gender roles and societal conventions. "Under Two Flags" is highly recommended for readers who are seeking a poignant narrative that beautifully marries romance with social critique. Its exploration of themes such as identity, conflict, and redemption resonates powerfully throughout the text, making it a compelling read for those interested in the complexities of love and loyalty amid cultural divisions.
Under Two Flags
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Author : Ouida
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1871
Under Two Flags written by Ouida and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1871 with categories.
Under Two Flags
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Author : Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé)
language : en
Publisher: e-artnow
Release Date : 2019-07-08
Under Two Flags written by Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé) and has been published by e-artnow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-08 with Fiction categories.
Under Two Flags tells the story of an English aristocrat, apparently in disgrace, who disappears and joins a French battalion in Algeria, loosely based on the Foreign Legion. The novel is about The Hon. Bertie Cecil (nicknamed Beauty of the Brigades). In financial distress because of his own profligacy and the loss of an important horse-race on which he has bet extensively, and falsely accused of forgery, but unable to defend himself against the charge without injuring the "honour" of a lady and also exposing his younger brother, Cecil fakes his own death and exiles himself to Algeria where he joins the Chasseurs d'Afrique, a regiment comprising soldiers from various countries, rather like the French Foreign Legion.
Under Two Flags
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Author : Max Egremont
language : en
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Release Date : 1997
Under Two Flags written by Max Egremont and has been published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography of one of the greatest churchillians, a crucial lynch-pin between Britain and France
Flags Of Our Fathers
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Author : James Bradley
language : en
Publisher: Bantam
Release Date : 2006-08-29
Flags Of Our Fathers written by James Bradley and has been published by Bantam this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-08-29 with History categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America In this unforgettable chronicle of perhaps the most famous moment in American military history, James Bradley has captured the glory, the triumph, the heartbreak, and the legacy of the six men who raised the flag at Iwo Jima. Here is the true story behind the immortal photograph that has come to symbolize the courage and indomitable will of America. In February 1945, American Marines plunged into the surf at Iwo Jima—and into history. Through a hail of machine-gun and mortar fire that left the beaches strewn with comrades, they battled to the island's highest peak. And after climbing through a landscape of hell itself, they raised a flag. Now the son of one of the flagraisers has written a powerful account of six very different young men who came together in a moment that will live forever. To his family, John Bradley never spoke of the photograph or the war. But after his death at age seventy, his family discovered closed boxes of letters and photos. In Flags of Our Fathers, James Bradley draws on those documents to retrace the lives of his father and the men of Easy Company. Following these men's paths to Iwo Jima, James Bradley has written a classic story of the heroic battle for the Pacific's most crucial island—an island riddled with Japanese tunnels and 22,000 fanatic defenders who would fight to the last man. But perhaps the most interesting part of the story is what happened after the victory. The men in the photo—three were killed during the battle—were proclaimed heroes and flown home, to become reluctant symbols. For two of them, the adulation was shattering. Only James Bradley's father truly survived, displaying no copy of the famous photograph in his home, telling his son only: “The real heroes of Iwo Jima were the guys who didn't come back. ” Few books ever have captured the complexity and furor of war and its aftermath as well as Flags of Our Fathers. A penetrating, epic look at a generation at war, this is history told with keen insight, enormous honesty, and the passion of a son paying homage to his father. It is the story of the difference between truth and myth, the meaning of being a hero, and the essence of the human experience of war.
Flying Under Two Flags
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Author : Gordon Levett
language : en
Publisher: Frank Cass & Company
Release Date : 1994
Flying Under Two Flags written by Gordon Levett and has been published by Frank Cass & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Political Science categories.
Between Two Flags
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Author : Anthony G. Russell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Between Two Flags written by Anthony G. Russell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Between Two Flags tells the gripping story of the turbulent yet enduring and loving marriage of John Mitchel and Jenny Verner. Their courtship was opposed by both families, and their elopement and marriage caused public consternation, but this remarkable couple went on to live through and influence the politics of mid-19th-century Ireland and the United States. Both were ardent supporters of physical force Republicanism and of the American Confederates. Their story spans the landscape - of Ulster, Europe, the Americas, and Van Diemen's Land (the island of Tasmania) - on a journey through the Great Famine, the American Civil War, Fenianism, revolution, and deportation. Beset by tragedies within their family life, theirs was a world of paradox and adventure, counter-pointed by sacrifice to shared political ideals. Controversially, their enthusiastic support of the institution of slavery is a subject that the book meets head on in an evocation of the period and its context. Destined to be separated by death in different continents, John Mitchel's and Jenny Verner's heroic relationship is sympathetically documented and analyzed in this engaging and captivating story. *** "As fascinating as it is edifying, 'Between Two Flags' is highly recommended." -- Midwest Book Review, Wisconsin Bookwatch: November 2015, The Biography Shelf [Subject: Biography, Irish Studies, History, Politics]
Life Under Two Flags
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Author : J.D. Eaton
language : en
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Release Date :
Life Under Two Flags written by J.D. Eaton and has been published by Рипол Классик this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with History categories.
Under Three Flags
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Author : Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Verso
Release Date : 2005
Under Three Flags written by Benedict Richard O'Gorman Anderson and has been published by Verso this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
In this sparkling new work, Benedict Anderson provides a radical recasting of themes from Imagined Communities, his classic book on nationalism, through an exploration of fin-de-siecle politics and culture that spans the Caribbean, Imperial Europe and the South China Sea. A jewelled pomegranate packed with nitroglycerine is primed to blow away Manila's 19th-century colonial elite at the climax of El Filibusterismo, whose author, the great political novelist Jose Rizal, was executed in 1896 by the Spanish authorities in the Philippines at the age of 35. Anderson explores the impact of avant-garde European literature and politics on Rizal and his contemporary, the pioneering folklorist Isabelo de los Reyes, who was imprisoned in Manila after the violent uprisings of 1896 and later incarcerated, together with Catalan anarchists, in the prison fortress of Montjuich in Barcelona. On his return to the Philippines, by now under American occupation, Isabelo formed the first militant trade unions under the influence of Malatesta and Bakunin. Anderson considers the complex intellectual interactions of these young Filipinos with the new "science" of anthropology in Germany and Austro-Hungary, and with post-Communard experimentalists in Paris, against a background of militant anarchism in Spain, France, Italy and the Americas, Jose Marti's armed uprising in Cuba and anti-imperialist protests in China and Japan. In doing so, he depicts the dense intertwining of anarchist internationalism and radical anti-colonialism. Under Three Flags is a brilliantly original work on the explosive history of national independence and global politics.