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Author : William Glyn Lloyd
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ISBN 13 : 9780952054320
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (543 download)
Download or read book John Williams V.C. written by William Glyn Lloyd and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1520 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Custom House Guide written by and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States. Dept. of State
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Biographic Register written by United States. Dept. of State and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Katie Stossel
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473864119
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book A Handful of Heroes, Rorke's Drift written by Katie Stossel and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling account of the courageous standoff between 150 British troops and more than 3,000 Zulu warriors during the Anglo-Zulu War. Thanks to newly discovered letters and documents, A Handful of Heroes, Rorke’s Drift updates the history of the Defense of Rorke’s Drift, which will forever be one of the most celebrated British feats of arms. Remarkably after such prolonged historical scrutiny, the author’s research proves that there is yet more to discover about this famous incident of the Zulu War in 1879, and her superbly researched book reveals a number of myths that have distorted what happened during the gallant defense of the small Mission Station. This fascinating and highly readable account goes on to examine in detail the famous Chard Report, which has long been relied on by historians and authors. Doubts emerge as to its accuracy, and evidence is provided which suggests the report’s author was coerced by a senior officer in order to protect the latter’s reputation. Likewise the letters of August Hammar, a young Swedish visitor to the Mission, put Reverend Otto Witt’s false account into perspective. These and other revelations make A Handful of Heroes, Rorke’s Drift a fresh and important addition to the bibliography of this legendary Zulu War engagement. “Though the book reviewed here should not be your first dip into the history of the Zulu War, it is an essential one. It provides readers with a wider understanding of the events and their aftermath . . . The author does the job here with style and grace.” —War History Online
Author : Lee Stevenson
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 1784388432
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)
Download or read book Rorke's Drift By Those Who Were There written by Lee Stevenson and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Yes you have beaten us; you had the best guns, but we have the best men...But we’ll fight again in two or three years’ time." – Prince Dabulamanzi kaMpande (who led the Zulu at Rorke’s Drift) On 22 January 1879, during the final hour of the Battle of Isandlwana – one of the greatest disasters ever to befall British troops during the Victorian era – a very different story was about to unfold a few miles away at the mission station of Rorke’s Drift. A Zulu force of more than 3,000 warriors had turned their attention to the small outpost, defended by around 150 British and Imperial troops. The odds of the British surviving were staggeringly low. The British victory that ensued, therefore, would go down as one of the most heroic actions of all time, and has fascinated military history enthusiasts for decades. In this classic work, Anglo-Zulu War experts Lee Stevenson, Alan Baynham-Jones and Ian Knight examine a wide range of personal testimonies from those present at Rorke’s Drift, while also presenting a clear overview of the battle in its entirety. By reading this account, readers will gain an impressive, unique breadth of knowledge about one of the most epic battles in British history. This updated edition includes even more first-person accounts from the combatants on both the British and Zulu sides. Providing personal, microscopic accounts of events, while at the same time presenting a clear overview of the battle in its entirety, this second volume completes the collection of accounts of the defenders of Rorke’s Drift and also includes contemporary accounts of those who saw the immediate aftermath of the battle.
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Total Pages : 2886 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Martindale's American Law Directory written by and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 2886 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James W. Bancroft
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1526722658
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)
Download or read book Zulu War VCs written by James W. Bancroft and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Zulu War lasted only six months in 1879, but in that relatively short time twenty-three men were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry under most trying and dangerous circumstances. Zulu warriors gave no mercy and expected none in return, yet half of the awards were given to men who went back into the midst of fierce fighting to rescue stranded comrades, well-aware that they risked suffering a particularly brutal death.Two men received posthumous awards for their efforts to save the Queens color of their regiment after the disastrous engagement against overwhelming numbers of warriors at Isandlwana, and perhaps the most famous of all awards of the Victoria Cross were the eleven gained for the immortal defence of Rorkes Drift, the battle brought back to the public consciousness by the motion picture _Zulu!_The conflict has never left the publics imagination, and continues to stir hot debate among military historians and enthusiasts.With information compiled over four decades by James W. Bancroft, a well-known and respected historian and author of several publications on the subject, this book brings together more information about the men than has ever before been collected together in one publication.
Author : United States. Department of State
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Total Pages : 1228 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)
Download or read book List of Officers of the Department of State, Including the List of Ministers, Consuls, and Other Diplomatic and Commercial Agents of the United States in Foreign Countries written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1949 with total page 1228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: List for March 7, 1844, is the list for September 10, 1842, amended in manuscript.
Author : Virginia. Dept. of Prohibiton
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book Report written by Virginia. Dept. of Prohibiton and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Neil Thornton
Publisher : Fonthill Media
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Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Rorke's Drift: A New Perspective written by Neil Thornton and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2017-01-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Elegant
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504042255
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)
Download or read book Dynasty written by Robert Elegant and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2017-01-17 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times Bestseller: An epic of love and adultery, money and power, set amid the revolutionary turbulence of twentieth-century China, from the author of Manchu and Mandarin. Founder of the Sekloong dynasty of Hong Kong, Sir Jonathan, the illegitimate offspring of an Irish adventurer and his Chinese mistress, overcame colonial prejudice to build a vast and influential trading empire spanning half a century. The marriage of Sir Jonathan’s profligate son Charles to the ambitious and beautiful Mary Osgood comes to embody, on both personal and political levels, the tensions between Orient and Occident, and between Nationalists and Communists fighting for control of postimperial China. Dynasty follows the Sekloongs’ triumphs, tragedies, betrayals, and bloodshed through the decades as they expand and protect their own empire, even as their homeland is torn apart from within by war and ideological upheaval, from the fall of the last emperor to the triumph of Mao Tse-tung. As China turbulently enters the modern world, the Sekloongs also grow in stature and strength—as do their desires and wayward passions. Fluent in Mandarin, author Robert Elegant spent many years in Hong Kong as a journalist and commentator, and has authored many acclaimed books on China. His stirring drama combines vivid writing with a deep understanding of Chinese culture, creating “an action-packed novel . . . conjured up with perception and vigor” (TheNew York Times Book Review).
Author : Trevor Royle
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781314535
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (813 download)
Download or read book Britain's Lost Regiments written by Trevor Royle and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2014-10-02 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the British Army is really the story of its regiments and the men who served in them. From the very beginning they formed the backbone of a singular institution that is itself a reflection of the way the people of Britain view themselves and their collective past. Beginning with the Glorious "revolution" of 1660 and the return to the throne of King Charles II, it was a time when Cromwell's Commonwealth and his military institutions were not popular. But the new king had to be protected and the country had to be defended. Through a process of slow growth and frequent tardiness an army eventually came into being and from the outset it was based solidly on a regimental system which needed steady supplies of recruits to keep it in being. Since then, men have joined up for many valid reasons such as adventure, patriotism or a sense of duty; but not all motives were commendable. For every young man attracted by the chance to wear a uniform there would be many more who had fallen foul of the law, been poverty-stricken or fallen into debt, or had committed a sexual indiscretion. Others were simply coerced. With the exception of the two great world wars of the twentieth century the Army rarely numbered more than 250,000 and in 2020 its numbers will have fallen to 82,000, a poor reward, one would have thought, for all past endeavours. Over the years periods of warfare have always been followed by times of peace when expenditure on the armed forces dropped, soldiers were made redundant and regiments, mainly infantry, were either disbanded or amalgamated, often with painful consequences. However, there is a case for saying that no regiment is ever entirely lost and that it will always live on in men?s minds as a mystical entity. The British Army certainly makes a great deal of the ?golden thread? which still links, say, the Middlesex ?Die-Hards? to the modern Princess of Wales?s Royal Regiment, but the harsh reality is that those ties are only as strong as the men who made them. Like it or not, the old and bold soldiers are a dwindling band and once they have fallen out for the last time the regiments will be truly lost. For this reason Trevor Royle now explores the histories of the many regiments that have disappeared; to celebrate their existence as well as the men and officers who served with distinction within them.
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Total Pages : 1062 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)
Download or read book The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1062 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Total Pages : 1058 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Solicitors' Journal written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 1058 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Adrian Greaves
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1781597294
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Who's Who in the Zulu War, 1879: The British written by Adrian Greaves and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2007-03-28 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 has a character that inspires and fascinates readers and increasing numbers of visitors to South Africa. The two volume biographical dictionary of the participants is a unique venture and this second volume reveals much about the formidable Zulu nation which so nearly humbled the mighty British Empire which had provoked the conflict.Thanks to the deep knowledge and research abilities of the two authors this fascinating book provides detail on both the leaders of the Zulu armies, which totaled some 40,000 warriors. We learn of the terrible price paid by this proud nation not just from the defeat by the British but in the civil war of 1883 brought about as a result of the internal tensions unleashed by the Zulu War.The role of the Colonials, be they British settlers, Boer or non-Zulu Africans is also examined through highly informative entries on the main personalities.
Author : James W Bancroft
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750980605
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Rorke's Drift Men written by James W Bancroft and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the night of 22/23 January 1879, a small garrison of British soldiers behind a makeshift barricade of bags and boxes successfully defended the storehouse and field hospital at Rorke’s Drift, against an army of Zulu warriors who outnumbered them by about twenty to one. This heroic stand became on of the most famous actions in the history of the British Army, and inspired the epic film Zulu! But who were these men who made such a stubborn resistance when all seemed lost, and what legacy have they left us? For the first time, details of the lives of all these men have been collected into one reference work, categorised in the counties to which they were associated, in the form of biographical tributes. The Rorke’s Drift Men is a valuable addition to any military library.
Author : United States. Department of State
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Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Register of the Department of State written by United States. Department of State and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
