Author: George Washington Cullum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Campaigns of the War of 1812-15, Against Great Britain
Author: George Washington Cullum
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 426
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British Generals in the War of 1812
Author: Wesley B. Turner
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773586318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates their roles in the context of North American conditions, which were very different from those of Europe. Turner answers questions about the quality of each general's leadership, particularly that of Isaac Brock, the best known of these five generals. He argues that Brock's charge up Queenston Heights - the basis for his heroic stature - was brave but hardly a demonstration of competent leadership. Turner also shows us that while the other generals displayed courage in combat, they had to face problems raised by American military successes and by the strains of warfare on the civilian population. British Generals in the War of 1812 explores why these commanders succeeded or failed and why, except for Brock, they are all but forgotten.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773586318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
In British Generals in the War of 1812 Wesley Turner takes a fresh look at five British Generals - Sir George Prevost, Isaac Brock, Roger Sheaffe, Baron Francis de Rottenburg, and Gordon Drummond - who held the highest civil and military command in the Canadas. He considers their formative experiences in the British Army and on active service in European and West Indian theatres and evaluates their roles in the context of North American conditions, which were very different from those of Europe. Turner answers questions about the quality of each general's leadership, particularly that of Isaac Brock, the best known of these five generals. He argues that Brock's charge up Queenston Heights - the basis for his heroic stature - was brave but hardly a demonstration of competent leadership. Turner also shows us that while the other generals displayed courage in combat, they had to face problems raised by American military successes and by the strains of warfare on the civilian population. British Generals in the War of 1812 explores why these commanders succeeded or failed and why, except for Brock, they are all but forgotten.
Miscellanies
Author: Arent Schuyler De Peyster
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Publisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 316
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Catalogue of the California State Library
Author: California State Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1190
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Fort Jay
Author: Barbara A. Yocum
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Category : Fort Jay (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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ISBN:
Category : Fort Jay (N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Putnam's Library Companion
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 90
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Castle Williams
Author: Barbara A. Yocum
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Category : Castle Williams (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Category : Castle Williams (New York, N.Y.)
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Nelson's Encyclopaedia
Author:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 872
Book Description
Daily Life of U.S. Soldiers [3 volumes]
Author: Christopher R. Mortenson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 979
Book Description
This ground-breaking work explores the lives of average soldiers from the American Revolution through the 21st-century conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. What was life really like for U.S. soldiers during America's wars? Were they conscripted or did they volunteer? What did they eat, wear, believe, think, and do for fun? Most important, how did they deal with the rigors of combat and coming home? This comprehensive book will answer all of those questions and much more, with separate chapters on the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II in Europe, World War II in the Pacific, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Afghanistan War and War on Terror, and the Iraq War. Each chapter includes such topical sections as Conscription and Volunteers, Training, Religion, Pop Culture, Weaponry, Combat, Special Forces, Prisoners of War, Homefront, and Veteran Issues. This work also examines the role of minorities and women in each conflict as well as delves into the disciplinary problems in the military, including alcoholism, drugs, crimes, and desertion. Selected primary sources, bibliographies, and timelines complement the topical sections of each chapter.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 979
Book Description
This ground-breaking work explores the lives of average soldiers from the American Revolution through the 21st-century conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq. What was life really like for U.S. soldiers during America's wars? Were they conscripted or did they volunteer? What did they eat, wear, believe, think, and do for fun? Most important, how did they deal with the rigors of combat and coming home? This comprehensive book will answer all of those questions and much more, with separate chapters on the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II in Europe, World War II in the Pacific, the Cold War, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the Afghanistan War and War on Terror, and the Iraq War. Each chapter includes such topical sections as Conscription and Volunteers, Training, Religion, Pop Culture, Weaponry, Combat, Special Forces, Prisoners of War, Homefront, and Veteran Issues. This work also examines the role of minorities and women in each conflict as well as delves into the disciplinary problems in the military, including alcoholism, drugs, crimes, and desertion. Selected primary sources, bibliographies, and timelines complement the topical sections of each chapter.
Nelson's Perpetual Loose-leaf Encyclopaedia
Author: John Huston Finley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 860
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 860
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