Author: B. R. WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The School Of Military Engineering, 1812-1909
Author: B. R. WardThe School of Military Engineering, 1812-1909
Author: Bernard Roland WardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Wellington's Engineers
Author: Mark S. ThompsonPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473858429
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
The role of the Royal Engineers in the Peninsular War has long been neglected and often misunderstood, and Mark Thompson's history is the first full account of their work and of the contribution they made throughout the conflict. He draws on his unrivalled collection of the engineers' letters and diaries in order to tell, in vivid detail, the story of the war as they experienced it. His narrative describes their role in all the major operations between 1808 and 1814, and it demonstrates the extraordinary range of tasks they undertook, from surveys and reconnaissance to the building of roads and bridges, siege works and field fortifications. His deeply researched study will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the history of military engineering and a vital text for readers who are keen to broaden their understanding of the Peninsular War.
Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
A Genealogy of Tropical Architecture
Author: Jiat-Hwee ChangPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317495683
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A Genealogy of Tropical Architecture traces the origins of tropical architecture to nineteenth century British colonial architectural knowledge and practices. It uncovers how systematic knowledge and practices on building and environmental technologies in the tropics were linked to military technologies, medical theories and sanitary practices, and were manifested in colonial building types such as military barracks, hospitals and housing. It also explores the various ways these colonial knowledge and practices shaped post-war techno scientific research and education in climatic design and modern tropical architecture. Drawing on the interdisciplinary scholarships on postcolonial studies, science studies, and environmental history, Jiat-Hwee Chang argues that tropical architecture was inextricably entangled with the socio-cultural constructions of tropical nature, and the politics of colonial governance and postcolonial development in the British colonial and post-colonial networks. By bringing to light new historical materials through formidable research and tracing the history of tropical architecture beyond what is widely considered today as its "founding moment" in the mid-twentieth century, this important and original book revises our understanding of colonial built environment. It also provides a new historical framework that significantly bears upon contemporary concerns with climatic design and sustainable architecture. This book is an essential resource for understanding tropical architecture and its various contemporary manifestations. Its in-depth discussion and path breaking insights will be invaluable to specialists, academics, students and practitioners.
Military Education and the British Empire, 1815–1949
Author: Douglas E. DelaneyPublisher: UBC Press
ISBN: 077483756X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
Military education was the lifeblood of the armies, navies, and air forces of the British Empire and an essential ingredient for success in both war and peace. Military Education and the British Empire is the first major scholarly work to address the role of military education in maintaining the empire throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Bringing together the world’s top scholars on the subject, this book places distinct national narratives – Canadian, Australian, South African, British, and Indian – within a comparative context. Ultimately, this book allows readers to consider the connections between education and empire from a transnational perspective.
Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps
Author: Great Britain. Army. Royal Army Medical CorpsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Medicine, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 980
Book Description
The British Army Reference for Ulysses Scholars
Author: Peter L. FishbackPublisher: F.F. Simulations, Inc.
ISBN: 1735352519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 391
Book Description
This is the first volume of a two volume work entitled The British Army on Bloomsday. It contains a history of the British Army through 1904 with an emphasis on Ireland and Irish history. Includes extensive, detailed material on commissioned and enlisted life during the Late-Victorian Era (especially for Irish soldiers), the Irish Militia, the armies of the British East India Company, and a description of the British Army of 1904. The book's subject matter is viewed through the lens of James Joyce's Ulysses with multiple references to material in the novel. The book gives the serious Ulysses reader full background information on the military events and characters that appear throughout Joyce's groundbreaking and most popular novel. While this volume focuses on the British Army, the second volume, The British Army in Ulysses, narrows in on the novel. The chapters on Molly Bloom and her father, Major Tweedy, present new findings that will likely provoke controversy among Joyceans.
Wellington's Legacy
Author: Hew StrachanPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 9780719009945
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
From Waterloo to Balaclava
Author: Hew StrachanPublisher: CUP Archive
ISBN: 9780521304399
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
This book explores the reasons behind the UK army's successes and hardships from 1815-1854.
