Author: Robert V. Remini
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141001791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.
The Battle of New Orleans
Author: Robert V. Remini
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141001791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780141001791
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing to life a landmark battle that helped define the character of the United States.
The Pictorial Field-book of the War of 1812
Author: Benson John Lossing
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812
Author: Lossing, Benjamin J.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455607655
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Originally published in 1868, this history features in-depth research and interviews with veterans, illuminating the events of the war in greater detail than any previous work. It also brings to view soldiers whose deeds have been overlooked by history, but whose sacrifices will forever be remembered.
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
ISBN: 9781455607655
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Originally published in 1868, this history features in-depth research and interviews with veterans, illuminating the events of the war in greater detail than any previous work. It also brings to view soldiers whose deeds have been overlooked by history, but whose sacrifices will forever be remembered.
Harper's Weekly
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Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
Army, Navy, Air Force Journal and Register
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1314
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1314
Book Description
The Staff Ride
Author: William Glenn Robertson
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160925436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Discusses how to plan a staff ride of a battlefield, such as a Civil War battlefield, as part of military training. This brochure demonstrates how a staff ride can be made available to military leaders throughout the Army, not just those in the formal education system.
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780160925436
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Discusses how to plan a staff ride of a battlefield, such as a Civil War battlefield, as part of military training. This brochure demonstrates how a staff ride can be made available to military leaders throughout the Army, not just those in the formal education system.
The United States Army and Navy Journal and Gazette of the Regular and Volunteer Forces
Author:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 994
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 918
Book Description
Army-Navy-Air Force Register and Defense Times
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Diary of the American War
Author: Johann von Ewald
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300021530
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
This book presents a translation of the diary written by Hessian mercenary Captain Johann Ewald during his service in the American Revolutionary war. Written with humanity, sensitivity, and humor, Ewald's diary discloses many previously unknown facts. His opinions of the British generals and his discussions of their operations, tactics and mistakes are both revealing and entertaining.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300021530
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
This book presents a translation of the diary written by Hessian mercenary Captain Johann Ewald during his service in the American Revolutionary war. Written with humanity, sensitivity, and humor, Ewald's diary discloses many previously unknown facts. His opinions of the British generals and his discussions of their operations, tactics and mistakes are both revealing and entertaining.