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Download or read book Fatal Victories written by William Weir and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-06-15 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A noted historian and master storyteller explores the costly, often calamitous effects of victories gained by brilliant military commanders in fourteen historical battles—from Hannibal at Cannae to Bunker Hill, Sarajevo, Pearl Harbor, and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.
Download or read book Fatal Victories written by William Weir and published by . This book was released on 2006-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A bull's eye performance."- Publishers Weekly "Unique and thought-provoking."- The Historian A noted historian and master storyteller explores the costly, often calamitous effects of victories gained by brilliant military commanders in fourteen historical battles-from Hannibal at Cannae to Bunker Hill, Sarajevo, Pearl Harbor, and the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. William Weir served as an army MP and a combat correspondent during the Korean War. He has written nine books, including Fifty Battles that Changed the World , Soldiers in the Shadows , The Encyclopedia of African American Military History , and Turning Points in Military History . He lives in Guilford, Connecticut.
Download or read book Fatal Victories written by William Weir and published by Avon Books. This book was released on 1995-08 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fatal Decision written by Carlo D'Este and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fatal Decision is a powerful, dramatic, moving, and ultimately definitive narrative of one of the most desperate campaigns of World War II. In the winter of 1943-44, Anzio, a small Mediterranean resort and port some thirty-five miles south of Rome, played a crucial role in the fortunes of World War II as the target of an amphibious Allied landing. The Allies planned to bypass the strong German defenses along the Gustav Line and at Monte Cassino sixty miles to the southeast, which were holding up the American and British armies and preventing the liberation of Rome. By taking advantage of Allied command of the sea and air to effect complete surprise, infantry and armored forces landing at Anzio on January 22 were expected to secure the beachhead and then push inland to cut off the two main highways and railroads supplying the German forces to the south, either trapping and annihilating the German armies or forcing them to withdraw to the north, thus opening the way to Rome. But the reality of one of the most desperate campaigns of World War II was bad management, external meddling, poorly relayed orders, and uncertain leadership. The Anzio beachhead became a death trap, with Allied troops forced to fight for their lives for four dreadful months. The eventual victory in May 1944 was muted, bitter, and overshadowed by the Allied landings in Normandy on June 6. Mixing flawless research, drama, and combat with a brilliant narrative voice, Fatal Decision is one of the best histories ever written of a World War II military campaign.
Book Synopsis 50 Battles that Changed the World (Volume 2 of 2) (Easyread Comfort Edition) by :
Download or read book 50 Battles that Changed the World (Volume 2 of 2) (Easyread Comfort Edition) written by and published by ReadHowYouWant.com. This book was released on with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Press on Trial by : Lloyd E. Chiasson
Download or read book The Press on Trial written by Lloyd E. Chiasson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1997-08-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perhaps no drama catches the interest of the American public more than a spectacular trial. Even though the reporting of a crime may quickly diminish in news value, the trial lingers while drama builds. Although this has become seemingly more pronounced in recent years with the popularity of televised trials, public interest in criminal trials was just as high in 1735 when John Peter Zenger defended his right to free speech, or in 1893 when Lizzie Borden was tried for the murder of her father and stepmother. This book tells the stories of sixteen significant trials in American history and their media coverage, from the Zenger trial in 1735 to the O. J. Simpson trial in 1995. Each chapter relates the history of events leading up to the trial, the people involved, and how the crimes and subsequent trials were reported.
Download or read book Lost Victories written by Bevin Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While studies of the American Civil War generally credit Robert E Lee with military expertise, this account argues that Stonewall Jackson was superior strategist who could have won the war for the South: Had Lee accepted Jackson's plan for an invasion of the North, the South might have surprised and dismayed the Union forces into defeat. Using primary sources, the author reconstructs the battles that demonstrate Jackson's brilliance as a commander.
Book Synopsis Fatal Sunday by : Mark Edward Lender
Download or read book Fatal Sunday written by Mark Edward Lender and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief. Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence. Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington’s role in it. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. In light of long-standing practical and ideological questions about his vision for the Continental Army and his ability to win the war, the outcome at Monmouth—a hard-fought tactical draw—was politically insufficient for Washington. Lender and Stone show how the general’s partisans, determined that the battle for public opinion would be won in his favor, engineered a propaganda victory for their chief that involved the spectacular court-martial of Major General Charles Lee, the second-ranking officer of the Continental Army. Replete with poignant anecdotes, folkloric incidents, and stories of heroism and combat brutality; filled with behind-the-scenes action and intrigue; and teeming with characters from all walks of life, Fatal Sunday gives us the definitive view of the fateful Battle of Monmouth.
Book Synopsis The United Kingdom by : Goldwin Smith
Download or read book The United Kingdom written by Goldwin Smith and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Heroic Women of History by : Henry Clay Watson
Download or read book Heroic Women of History written by Henry Clay Watson and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Waverley Novels by : Walter Scott
Download or read book The Waverley Novels written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis National Sermons. Sermons, speeches and letters on slavery and the war, etc by : Gilbert HAVEN
Download or read book National Sermons. Sermons, speeches and letters on slavery and the war, etc written by Gilbert HAVEN and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waverly Novels written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Anne of Geierstein. Leipzig, Tauchnitz 1871. 419 S. by : Walter Scott
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Download or read book Waverly Novels: Anne of Geierstein written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Waverley Novels written by Walter Scott and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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