Author: Ralph Willett ADYE
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner ... Eighth Edition. Revised by W.G. Eliot
Author: Ralph Willett ADYE
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
The Bombardier and Pocket Gunner ...
Author: Ralph Willett Adye
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A pocket-sized manual on artillery.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Artillery
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
A pocket-sized manual on artillery.
Catalogue of the Library of the U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, June 30, 1860
Author: United States Naval Academy. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Waterloo 1815: The British Army's Day of Destiny
Author: Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described ‘a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel’. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised – even in its immediate wake – as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict, this single day’s encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington’s recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over 50,000 men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one of history’s greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focusing on the tactical roles played by individual British units – all meticulously examined with the benefit of an extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts, by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day, to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750957859
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
Writing to his mother the day after the fighting, Captain Thomas Wildman of the 7th Hussars described ‘a victory so splendid & important that you may search the annals of history in vain for its parallel’. Little wonder, for Waterloo was widely recognised – even in its immediate wake – as one of the most decisive battles in history: after more than twenty years of uninterrupted conflict, this single day’s encounter finally put paid to French aspirations for European hegemony. The culminating point of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, Waterloo also witnessed levels of determination and bravery by both sides which far exceeded anything experienced by the veterans of Wellington’s recent campaigns in Spain and Portugal. Indeed, it was that unconquerable spirit which left over 50,000 men dead on the field of battle and tens of thousands of others wounded. This thoroughly researched and highly detailed account of one of history’s greatest human dramas looks first at the wider strategic picture before focusing on the tactical roles played by individual British units – all meticulously examined with the benefit of an extensive array of hitherto unexploited primary sources which reveal the battlefield experience of officers and soldiers as never before. Refusing simply to repeat the same unchallenged accounts and to commit the same errors of previous historians, this work relies exclusively on hundreds of first-hand accounts, by men of all ranks and from practically every British regiment and corps present on that fateful day, to provide a fresh and revised perspective on one of the most pivotal events of modern times.
The British Army, 1783–1815
Author: Kevin Linch
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526738023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from contemporaries and historians alike, and a balanced and perceptive reassessment of it as an institution and a fighting force is overdue. That is why this carefully considered new study by Kevin Linch is of such value. He brings together fresh perspectives on the army in one of its most tumultuous – and famous – eras, exploring the global range of its deployment, the varieties of soldiering it had to undertake, its close ties to the political and social situation of the time, and its complex relationship with British society and culture. In the face of huge demands on its manpower and direct military threats to the British Isles and territories across the globe, the army had to adapt. As Kevin Linch demonstrates, some changes were significant while others were, in the end, minor or temporary. In the process he challenges the ‘Road to Waterloo’ narrative of the army’s steady progress from the nadir of the 1780s and early 1790s, to its strong performances throughout the Peninsular War and its triumph at the Battle of Waterloo. His reassessment shows an army that was just good enough to cope with the demanding campaigns it undertook.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526738023
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
The British army between 1783 and 1815 – the army that fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars – has received severe criticism and sometimes exaggerated praise from contemporaries and historians alike, and a balanced and perceptive reassessment of it as an institution and a fighting force is overdue. That is why this carefully considered new study by Kevin Linch is of such value. He brings together fresh perspectives on the army in one of its most tumultuous – and famous – eras, exploring the global range of its deployment, the varieties of soldiering it had to undertake, its close ties to the political and social situation of the time, and its complex relationship with British society and culture. In the face of huge demands on its manpower and direct military threats to the British Isles and territories across the globe, the army had to adapt. As Kevin Linch demonstrates, some changes were significant while others were, in the end, minor or temporary. In the process he challenges the ‘Road to Waterloo’ narrative of the army’s steady progress from the nadir of the 1780s and early 1790s, to its strong performances throughout the Peninsular War and its triumph at the Battle of Waterloo. His reassessment shows an army that was just good enough to cope with the demanding campaigns it undertook.
A Guide to the Sources of British Military History
Author: Robin HIgham
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317390202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially during peacetime, with the development of science and technology.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317390202
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
Designed to fill an overlooked gap, this book, originally published in 1972, provides a single unified introduction to bibliographical sources of British military history. Moreover it includes guidance in a number of fields in which no similar source is available at all, giving information on how to obtain acess to special collections and private archives, and links military history, especially during peacetime, with the development of science and technology.
Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Firepower
Author: Basil Perronet Hughes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
The United Service Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description