Author: Roland Bond
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467003077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
The Balaclava Brigade Victorious is the sequel to The Balaclava Brigade. Britain is at war with Germany and it is now the autumn of 1940. Ten year old Tommy Dennis has been evacuated from his Birmingham home to a small Midland coal-mining village. Although the long summer holidays have ended and Tommy and his friends in the Balaclava Brigade are back at school, their adventures are far from over. Their lives, both in and out of school, continue to be a catalogue of hare-brained schemes, hair-raising exploits and hilarious incidents.
The Balaclava Brigade Victorious
Author: Roland Bond
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467003077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
The Balaclava Brigade Victorious is the sequel to The Balaclava Brigade. Britain is at war with Germany and it is now the autumn of 1940. Ten year old Tommy Dennis has been evacuated from his Birmingham home to a small Midland coal-mining village. Although the long summer holidays have ended and Tommy and his friends in the Balaclava Brigade are back at school, their adventures are far from over. Their lives, both in and out of school, continue to be a catalogue of hare-brained schemes, hair-raising exploits and hilarious incidents.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467003077
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
The Balaclava Brigade Victorious is the sequel to The Balaclava Brigade. Britain is at war with Germany and it is now the autumn of 1940. Ten year old Tommy Dennis has been evacuated from his Birmingham home to a small Midland coal-mining village. Although the long summer holidays have ended and Tommy and his friends in the Balaclava Brigade are back at school, their adventures are far from over. Their lives, both in and out of school, continue to be a catalogue of hare-brained schemes, hair-raising exploits and hilarious incidents.
Balaclava 1854
Author: John Sweetman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782005064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Balaclava 1854 examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War. The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book includes: the attack on the redoubts; the action of 'the thin red line' in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1782005064
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Balaclava 1854 examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War. The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book includes: the attack on the redoubts; the action of 'the thin red line' in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.
Into the Valley of Death
Author: John Mollo
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Charge of the Light Brigade has passed into history as one of the most glorious - and costly - exploits in the annals of the horse soldier. The almost simultaneous victory of the Heavy Brigade has, therefore, been overshadowed by this event. This book describes the organization, tactical doctrine and exact strength of the British Cavalry in the Crimea, and the events of 25th October 1854.
Publisher: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
The Charge of the Light Brigade has passed into history as one of the most glorious - and costly - exploits in the annals of the horse soldier. The almost simultaneous victory of the Heavy Brigade has, therefore, been overshadowed by this event. This book describes the organization, tactical doctrine and exact strength of the British Cavalry in the Crimea, and the events of 25th October 1854.
Winning the Battle for Sales: Lessons on Closing Every Deal from the World’s Greatest Military Victories
Author: John Golden
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 007179199X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Golden, CEO of Huthwaite, pairs lessons drawn from history's greatest military campaigns with modern business insights. The strategies, tactics, and terminology of war offer today's professionals an unbeatable perspective on the struggle to win every sale.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 007179199X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 273
Book Description
Golden, CEO of Huthwaite, pairs lessons drawn from history's greatest military campaigns with modern business insights. The strategies, tactics, and terminology of war offer today's professionals an unbeatable perspective on the struggle to win every sale.
The Balaclava Brigade
Author: Roland Bond
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467017256
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
10 year old Tommy Dennis is evacuated during the early part of WWII from his home in the city to a small, rural coal-mining village. There he joins a gang of adventurous friends who call themselves the Balaclava Brigade. This group of young boys get into all sorts of humorous and suspenseful situations, and there is a mystery that runs throughout the story.
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1467017256
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
10 year old Tommy Dennis is evacuated during the early part of WWII from his home in the city to a small, rural coal-mining village. There he joins a gang of adventurous friends who call themselves the Balaclava Brigade. This group of young boys get into all sorts of humorous and suspenseful situations, and there is a mystery that runs throughout the story.
The Charge of the Light Brigade and Other Poems
Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113604
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Treasury of verse by the great Victorian poet, including the long narrative poem, Enoch Arden, plus "The Lady of Shalott," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," selections from The Princess, "Maud" and "The Brook," more.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486113604
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Treasury of verse by the great Victorian poet, including the long narrative poem, Enoch Arden, plus "The Lady of Shalott," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," selections from The Princess, "Maud" and "The Brook," more.
The Crimean War and its Afterlife
Author: Lara Kriegel
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108842224
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Rescuing the Crimean War from the shadows, Lara Kriegel demonstrates the centrality of a Victorian war to the making of modern Britain.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108842224
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 365
Book Description
Rescuing the Crimean War from the shadows, Lara Kriegel demonstrates the centrality of a Victorian war to the making of modern Britain.
Forgotten Heroes
Author: Roy Dutton
Publisher: Infodial Ltd
ISBN: 0955655404
Category : Balaklava, Battle of, Balaklava, Ukraine, 1854
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
First hand accounts of the men who took part in the heroic and tragic Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava on the 25th October 1854. Previously unpublished biographies of the men and photographs bring their stories to life. What became of our heroes? Some died penniless while others found fame and fortune. Set within an unrelenting and cruel military campaign, where many would perish, unravelling the myths to find many of the missing Chargers was a massive undertaking.
Publisher: Infodial Ltd
ISBN: 0955655404
Category : Balaklava, Battle of, Balaklava, Ukraine, 1854
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
First hand accounts of the men who took part in the heroic and tragic Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava on the 25th October 1854. Previously unpublished biographies of the men and photographs bring their stories to life. What became of our heroes? Some died penniless while others found fame and fortune. Set within an unrelenting and cruel military campaign, where many would perish, unravelling the myths to find many of the missing Chargers was a massive undertaking.
To the Lighthouse
Author: Virginia Woolf
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199536619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A captivating fusion of elegy, autobiography, socio-political critique and visionary thrust, To the Lighthouse is the most accomplished of all Woolf's novels. This new edition includes a full contextualizing introduction and notes by David Bradshaw.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199536619
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A captivating fusion of elegy, autobiography, socio-political critique and visionary thrust, To the Lighthouse is the most accomplished of all Woolf's novels. This new edition includes a full contextualizing introduction and notes by David Bradshaw.
Winged Victory [Illustrated Edition]
Author: V. M. Yeates
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786255634
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
Includes Aerial Warfare During World War I Illustrations Pack with 115 maps, plans, and photos. “There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author’s experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement — all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. REVIEWS ‘The greatest novel of war in the air.’—Daily Mail ‘Beautifully written with a poet’s eye as well as a pilot’s eye.’— Southern Evening Echo ‘The only book about flying that isn’t flannel.’—Anonymous Fighter Pilot ‘Not only one of the best war books...but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author’s purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique.’—Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter.”-Print ed.
Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1786255634
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 891
Book Description
Includes Aerial Warfare During World War I Illustrations Pack with 115 maps, plans, and photos. “There is no bitter snarl nor self-pity in this classic novel about the air war of 1914-1918, based very largely on the author’s experiences. Combat, loneliness, fatigue, fear, comradeship, women, excitement — all are built into a vigorous and authentic structure by one of the most valiant pilots of the then Royal Flying Corps. REVIEWS ‘The greatest novel of war in the air.’—Daily Mail ‘Beautifully written with a poet’s eye as well as a pilot’s eye.’— Southern Evening Echo ‘The only book about flying that isn’t flannel.’—Anonymous Fighter Pilot ‘Not only one of the best war books...but as a transcription of reality, faithful and sustained in its author’s purpose of re-creating the past life he knew, it is unique.’—Henry Williamson, author of Tarka the Otter.”-Print ed.