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Author : Donald B. Webster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (148 download)
Download or read book American Socket Bayonets, 1717-1873 written by Donald B. Webster and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald Blake Webster
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ISBN 13 : 9780919316034
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (16 download)
Download or read book American Socket Bayonets, 1717-1873 written by Donald Blake Webster and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Donald B. Webster
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 47 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (84 download)
Download or read book American Socket Bayonets, 1717-1873 written by Donald B. Webster and published by . This book was released on 1964 with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ivor Noël Hume
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 9780812217711
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (177 download)
Download or read book A Guide to the Artifacts of Colonial America written by Ivor Noël Hume and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2001-06-15 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Back in print, this is the most accurate and useful reference for identifying Anglo-American colonial artifacts.
Author : Bill Harriman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472845374
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The Bayonet written by Bill Harriman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for close-quarter fighting. Consequently, European infantry regiments of the 17th century were composed of both musketeers and pikemen, who protected the musketeers while loading but also formed the shock component for close-quarter combat. The development of the flintlock musket produced a much less cumbersome and faster-firing firearm. When a short knife was stuck into its muzzle, every soldier could be armed with a missile weapon as well as one that could be used for close combat. The only disadvantage was that the musket could not be loaded or fired while the plug bayonet was in place. The socket bayonet solved this problem and the musket/bayonet combination became the universal infantry weapon from c.1700 to c.1870. The advent of shorter rifled firearms saw the attachment of short swords to rifle barrels. Their longer blades still gave the infantryman the 'reach' that contemporaries believed he needed to fend off cavalry attacks. The perfection of the small-bore magazine rifle in the 1890s saw the bayonet lose its tactical importance, becoming smaller and more knife-like, a trend that continued in the world wars. When assault rifles predominated from the 1950s onwards, the bayonet became a weapon of last resort. Its potential usefulness continued to be recognized, but its blade was often combined with an item with some additional function, most notably a wire-cutter. Ultimately, for all its fearsome reputation as a visceral, close-quarter fighting weapon, the bayonet's greatest impact was actually as a psychological weapon. Featuring full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up photographs, this is the absorbing story of the complementary weapon to every soldier's firearm from the army of Louis XIV to modern-day forces in all global theatres of conflict.
Author : Duane A. Johnson
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Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Arms and Armaments written by Duane A. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jerold E. Brown
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1567507239
Total Pages : 682 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (675 download)
Download or read book Historical Dictionary of the U.S. Army written by Jerold E. Brown and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-12-30 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Having evolved over the past two and a quarter centuries to become the premier military force in the world, the U.S. Army has a heritage rich in history and tradition. This historical dictionary provides short, clear, authoritative entries on a broad cross section of military terms, concepts, arms and equipment, units and organizations, campaigns and battles, and people who have had a significant impact on Army. It includes over 900 entries written by some 100 scholars, providing a valuable resource for the interested reader, student, and researcher. For those interested in pursuing specific subjects further, the book provides sources at the end of each entry as well as a general bibliography. Appendixes provide a useful list of abbreviations and acronyms and a listing of ranks and grades in the U.S. Army.
Author : Charles M. Haecker
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book A Thunder of Cannon written by Charles M. Haecker and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : US Army Military History Research Collection
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book Colonial America and the War for Independence written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Louise A. Arnold-Friend
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Total Pages : 716 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Era of the Civil War--1820-1876 written by Louise A. Arnold-Friend and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 716 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C. Keith Wilbur
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 9780762774623
Total Pages : 102 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (746 download)
Download or read book Revolutionary Soldier: 1775-1783 written by C. Keith Wilbur and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has 85 full-page plates of hand-lettered text and meticulously detailed drawings that bring to life the day-to-day pleasures and privations of the Revolutionary soldier.
Author : US Army Military History Research Collection
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Mexican War written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Judith L. Van Buskirk
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806158891
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Standing in Their Own Light written by Judith L. Van Buskirk and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Revolutionary War encompassed at least two struggles: one for freedom from British rule, and another, quieter but no less significant fight for the liberty of African Americans, thousands of whom fought in the Continental Army. Because these veterans left few letters or diaries, their story has remained largely untold, and the significance of their service largely unappreciated. Standing in Their Own Light restores these African American patriots to their rightful place in the historical struggle for independence and the end of racial oppression. Revolutionary era African Americans began their lives in a world that hardly questioned slavery; they finished their days in a world that increasingly contested the existence of the institution. Judith L. Van Buskirk traces this shift to the wartime experiences of African Americans. Mining firsthand sources that include black veterans’ pension files, Van Buskirk examines how the struggle for independence moved from the battlefield to the courthouse—and how personal conflicts contributed to the larger struggle against slavery and legal inequality. Black veterans claimed an American identity based on their willing sacrifice on behalf of American independence. And abolitionists, citing the contributions of black soldiers, adopted the tactics and rhetoric of revolution, personal autonomy, and freedom. Van Buskirk deftly places her findings in the changing context of the time. She notes the varied conditions of slavery before the war, the different degrees of racial integration across the Continental Army, and the war’s divergent effects on both northern and southern states. Her efforts retrieve black patriots’ experiences from historical obscurity and reveal their importance in the fight for equal rights—even though it would take another war to end slavery in the United States.
Author : US Army Military History Research Collection
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 794 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)
Download or read book Special Bibliography - US Army Military History Research Collection written by US Army Military History Research Collection and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 794 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elizabeth R. Snoke
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Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Mexican War written by Elizabeth R. Snoke and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Special Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book The Mexican War: A Military History Research Collection Bibliography written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This bibliography differs from the previous publications in this series since it concerns a specific time in American history, the Mexican War period from 1835 to 1850. From a military standpoint, the victorious efforts of American military forces can be considered as the proving ground for the Army and the Navy that emerged during the Civil War. The annexation of Texas and the acquisition of lands from Mexico predestined both the expansion of the United States to the Pacific and the conflict which divided brother from brother. This bibliography lists pertinent materials to be found in the Military History Research Collection related to this part of American history and is not intended to be a definite listing of bibliographic references on the period.
