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Category : Infantry drill and tactics
Languages : en
Pages : 58

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Author: United States. Army war college, Washington, D.C.
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Languages : en
Pages : 86

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Author: Dennis Hart Mahan
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Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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Author: Sir John Thomas Jones (bart.)
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 442

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Author: Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1908902337
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 772

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In this first volume the text focuses on the letters and journal entries of his experiences during the Peninsular War. As one of the few engineers with the Duke’s army, he was given important assignments during the sieges that dominated the movements of the Allied forces; his notes are all the more important for their commentary of the siege operations such as Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo that were undertaken from his expert knowledge. Notwithstanding the high casualty rates amongst the Engineers, Sir John survived the War to be employed on the disastrous expedition to New Orleans in 1814. His post-Napoleonic career was stunted by lack of potential advancement, so much so that he became involved in civil engineering and work on fortifications. He was posted to Ireland where he endeavoured to improve the conditions of the poor, particularly straining all his influence during the disastrous potato famine. Whilst doing this he was also a frequent correspondent with the military establishment over improvements and clashed with the indifference of politicians and their budgets. The first volume ends with the beginnings of the tension with Russia and his coming employment in the Crimea.

Author: Gareth Glover
Publisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1399099116
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 250

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Some of the most famous memoirs of Britain’s long war against Napoleon have come from the pens of members of Wellington’s Light Division, but many wonderful accounts were never published and have sat in archives, libraries, museums, and private collections, forgotten for 200 years. The regiments of the Light Division, and its predecessor, the Light Brigade, were involved in almost every major battle and skirmish fought by Wellington and Sir John Moore in the Peninsular War. Unlike the line infantry, these men were encouraged to think and fight independently and were, often, of a higher educational standard, resulting in vivid descriptions of warfare and campaign life. However, these memoirs do not simply cover old ground. Many of these accounts were produced within hours, or at most days, after the incidents they describe, and they often portray a very different view of many famous events and cause us to question numerous claims made in those later published memoirs. Never intended to be published, the memoirs in this book were written only for the men themselves and their families, being penned without the dreaded influence of ‘hindsight’ to alter and temper their views. Consequently, they provide brutally honest assessments of their senior officers, how operations were handled and who made mistakes that have subsequently been quietly covered over. The Men of Wellington’s Light Division is certain to be welcomed by historians and enthusiasts alike, providing a glimpse into the past that has not been seen before.

Author: Warren Grabau
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781572330689
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 728

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In his study of the Vicksburg campaign, the author begins on March 29, 1863, when Ulysses S. Grant made his fateful decision to find an undefended landing spot on the Mississipi shore somewhere to the south of the city. In supporting the idea that the campaign grew out of a maze of interacting political, social, economic, geographic, military, and emotional considerations, he maintains that geography does not define who wins or loses, but only influences the ways in which campaigns and battles are waged. He illuminates the factors which participants weighed in making their decisions, thus providing insight on the decision-making process itself. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Author: William Henry Smith
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 568

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Author: William Henry Smith
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Category : Indiana
Languages : en
Pages : 566

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Author: Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher: London : Routledge
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Category : Black Sea Region
Languages : en
Pages : 678

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