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March to the Sound of the Guns

Author : Ray Grover
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781877460012
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book March to the Sound of the Guns written by Ray Grover and published by . This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acclaimed novel about New Zealand at the Western Front in World War One. During World War I New Zealand shipped one hundred thousand young men halfway round the world to fight at Gallipoli and the Western Front. Eighteen thousand were killed - a death rate of nearly one in five. Thousands more were maimed physically and emotionally. The men had gone with the encouragement of their families and the blessings of their churches. In March to the Sound of the Guns five people tell us the story of their war: the oldest is Colonel Malone, one of the very few who knows what war is about and who trains his men hard but, on going into action, is faced with incompetence at the highest levels. The other four are nineteen-year-olds who volunteer for reasons that derive from the raw colonial society in which they have been born and raised: Harry, the Christian sniper; Jim, the leftwing activist; Frank, the intellectual. Each has no alternative but to endure fear, sickness, wounds, and the imminent prospect of death under the foulest of conditions. Then there is Nelle, the nurse, patching up the remnants of men who have 'survived'. Sharing much with Band of Brothers and Pat Barker's Regeneration trilogy, March to the Sound of the Guns has been drawn from over twenty years of research into soldiers' diaries, letters and memoirs, along with close inspection of the battlefields and study of authoritative historians. It is a searing, searching account of a generation of New Zealanders who went to a war and were changed forever.

Run to the Sound of the Guns

Author : Nicholas Moore
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472827074
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Run to the Sound of the Guns written by Nicholas Moore and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of an elite special operations unit at the fighting edge of the Global War on Terrorism, Nicholas Moore spent over a decade with the US Army's 75th Ranger Regiment on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. In this compelling biography, a detailed narrative of gruelling life on the ground combines with accounts of some of the most dramatic search and rescue operations of the period to tell the true story of life on the line in the War on Terror. Charting his rise from private to senior non-commissioned officer, this title follows Moore as he embarks on a series of dangerous deployments, engaging in brutal street combat and traversing inhospitable terrain in pursuit of Taliban fighters and Iraq's Most Wanted. Including revelatory first-hand accounts of high-profile special operations missions including the tense rescue of Private First Class Jessica Lynch and the search and rescue mission for US Navy Seal Marcus Luttrell, Moore recounts, in vivid detail, the realities of life on the front line.

Into the Storm

Author : Tom Clancy
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780425216569
Total Pages : 668 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Into the Storm written by Tom Clancy and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-05-01 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his brilliant, bestselling novels, Tom Clancy has explored the most dramatic military and security issues of our time. Now he takes readers deep into the operational art of war with this insightful look at one of America's most important military engagements in recent years: the Gulf War. Never before has the art of maneuver warfare been explored so incisively and in such rich, provocative detail. Clancy and General Frederick M. Franks, Jr.-commander of the main force that broke the back of the Republican Guard-take us deep inside the war councils and command posts and up to the front lines. They give us a war that few people really knew-and that television never showed.

Napoleon and Grouchy

Author : Paul L. Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526700697
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Napoleon and Grouchy written by Paul L. Dawson and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the enduring controversies of the Waterloo campaign is the conduct of Marshal Grouchy. Given command of a third of Napoleons army and told to keep the Prussians from joining forces with Wellington, he failed to keep Wellington and Blcher apart with the result that Napoleon was overwhelmed at Waterloo. Grouchy, though, was not defeated. He kept his force together and retreated in good order back to France.Many have accused Grouchy of intentionally holding back his men and not marching to join Napoleon when the sound of the gunfire at Waterloo could clearly be heard, and he has been widely blamed for Napoleons defeat.Now, for the first time, Grouchys conduct during the Waterloo campaign is analyzed in fine detail, drawing principally on French sources not previously available in English. The author, for example, answers questions such as whether key orders did actually exist in 1815 or were they later fabrications to make Grouchy the scapegoat for Napoleons failures? Did General Grard really tell Grouchy to march to the sound of the guns? Why did Grouchy appear to move so slowly when speed was essential?This is a subject which is generally overlooked by British historians, who tend to concentrate on the actions of Wellington and Napoleon, and which French historians choose not to look at too closely for fear that it might reflect badly upon their hero Napoleon.Despite the mass of books written on Waterloo, this is a genuinely unique contribution to this most famous campaign. This book is certain to fuel debate and prompt historians to reconsider the events of June 1815.

The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations

Author : Peter G Tsouras
Publisher : Greenhill Books
ISBN 13 : 1784384801
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (843 download)

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Download or read book The Greenhill Dictionary of Military Quotations written by Peter G Tsouras and published by Greenhill Books. This book was released on 2020-05-18 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative compilation of military history quotes from 2000 BC to the present day. 'A massive compilation casting light not only upon the pain, suffering and sheer insanity of war, but also upon the unique comradeship and exhilaration of battle... this is a valuable addition to the literature of reference.' - The Spectator Peter Tsouras brings 4,000 years of military history to life through the words of more than 800 soldiers, commanders, military theorists and commentators on war. Quotes by diverse personalities – Napoleon, Machiavelli, Atatürk, 'Che' Guevara, Rommel, Julius Caesar, Wellington, Xenophon, Crazy Horse, Wallenstein, T.E. Lawrence, Saladin, Zhukov, Eisenhower and many more – sit side by side to build a comprehensive picture of war across the ages. Broken down into more then 480 categories, covering courage, danger, failure, leadership, luck, military intelligence, tactics, training, guerrilla warfare and victory, this definitive guide draws on the collected wisdom of those who have experienced war at every level. From the brutality and suffering of war, to the courage and camaraderie of soldiers, to the glory and exhilaration of battle, these quotes offer an insight into the turbulent history of warfare and the lives and deeds of great warriors.

Gun, With Occasional Music

Author : Jonathan Lethem
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312858780
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (587 download)

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Download or read book Gun, With Occasional Music written by Jonathan Lethem and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1995-01-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-first-century private detective Conrad Metcalf has a dead doctor on his hands, a monkey on his back, and a kangaroo in his waiting room in a first novel with a sharp-edged, funny vision of the future.

Selections from the Speeches of Hon. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama

Author : Joseph Wheeler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Selections from the Speeches of Hon. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama written by Joseph Wheeler and published by . This book was released on 1883 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Congressional Record

Author : United States. Congress
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1436 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by United States. Congress and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 1436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fitz-John Porter

Author : Joseph Wheeler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3385315395
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book Fitz-John Porter written by Joseph Wheeler and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

The Long Shadow of Waterloo

Author : Timothy Fitzpatrick
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1612007627
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book The Long Shadow of Waterloo written by Timothy Fitzpatrick and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] concise but authoritative narrative of the last action of the Napoleonic Wars” and its influence on French, British, German, and U.S. cultures (Military History Matters). The Battle of Waterloo ended a century of war between France and Great Britain and became a key part of their national identity, serving their political needs as the battle was refought throughout the 19th century in politics, books and art to create the myth of Waterloo. For Great Britain, Waterloo became a symbol of British hegemony while the multinational contribution to the battle was downplayed and for France it was remembered as a military disaster. Through looking at the battle’s significance in history, an insight is gained into how cultural myths and legends about a battle are made. Wellington and Napoleon both tried to shape the memory of the battle to their advantage. Wellington propagated the myth that the British won despite being outnumbered by a huge French army, while Napoleon chose to blame his subordinates for the loss, in particular Emmanuel de Grouchy. This book covers the battle’s influence on figures such as Jomini and Clausewitz, military theorists who wanted to find the objective truth of Waterloo and use it as a guide for future wars, as well as Victor Hugo (and Les Miserables) who challenged the myths of battle to transform it into a win for France from which the Republic would emerge. The way Waterloo was used for entertainment is also explored, as battlefield tourists came from all over the world to vicariously experience the legendary battle through visualizations such as the traveling panoramas in England and poetry of Sir Walter Scott.

Do Guns Make Us Free?

Author : Firmin DeBrabander
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300208936
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Do Guns Make Us Free? written by Firmin DeBrabander and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Possibly the most emotionally charged debate taking place in the United States today centers on the Second Amendment of the Constitution and the rights of citizens to bear arms. In the wake of the Sandy Hook school massacre in Connecticut, the gun rights movement headed by the National Rifle Association appears more intractable than ever in its fight against gun control laws. The core argument of Second Amendment advocates is that the proliferation of firearms is essential to maintaining freedom in America, providing private citizens with a defense against possible government tyranny, and safeguarding all our other rights. But is this argument valid? Do guns indeed make us free? Firmin DeBrabrander examines claims offered in favor of unchecked gun ownership in this insightful and eye-opening analysis, the first philosophical examination of every aspect of a contentious, uniquely American debate. By exposing the contradictions and misinterpretations prevalent in the case presented by gun rights supporters, this provocative volume concludes that an armed society is not a free society but one that ultimately discourages and, in fact, actively hinders democratic participation.

Infantry in Battle

Author : Infantry School (U.S.)
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1428916911
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Infantry in Battle written by Infantry School (U.S.) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1934 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Guns at Last Light

Author : Rick Atkinson
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 13 : 142994367X
Total Pages : 897 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book The Guns at Last Light written by Rick Atkinson and published by Henry Holt and Company. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 897 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The magnificent conclusion to Rick Atkinson's acclaimed Liberation Trilogy about the Allied triumph in Europe during World War II It is the twentieth century's unrivaled epic: at a staggering price, the United States and its allies liberated Europe and vanquished Hitler. In the first two volumes of his bestselling Liberation Trilogy, Rick Atkinson recounted how the American-led coalition fought through North Africa and Italy to the threshold of victory. Now, in The Guns at Last Light, he tells the most dramatic story of all—the titanic battle for Western Europe. D-Day marked the commencement of the final campaign of the European war, and Atkinson's riveting account of that bold gamble sets the pace for the masterly narrative that follows. The brutal fight in Normandy, the liberation of Paris, the disaster that was Operation Market Garden, the horrific Battle of the Bulge, and finally the thrust to the heart of the Third Reich—all these historic events and more come alive with a wealth of new material and a mesmerizing cast of characters. Atkinson tells the tale from the perspective of participants at every level, from presidents and generals to war-weary lieutenants and terrified teenage riflemen. When Germany at last surrenders, we understand anew both the devastating cost of this global conflagration and the enormous effort required to win the Allied victory. With the stirring final volume of this monumental trilogy, Atkinson's accomplishment is manifest. He has produced the definitive chronicle of the war that unshackled a continent and preserved freedom in the West. One of The Washington Post's Top 10 Books of the Year A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013

Congressional Record

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1156 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 1156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Journal of the United Service Institution of India

Author : United Service Institution of India
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1014 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Journal of the United Service Institution of India written by United Service Institution of India and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Arming America

Author : Michael A. Bellesiles
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Arming America written by Michael A. Bellesiles and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

"Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People"

Author : Dennis A. Henigan
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807088846
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book "Guns Don't Kill People, People Kill People" written by Dennis A. Henigan and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A must-read for every American who longs to bring sanity to our nation’s gun laws,” this book debunks the lethal logic behind the myths that have framed the gun control debate (Ariana Huffington, co-founder of HuffingtonPost) The gun lobby’s remarkable success in using engaging slogans to frame the gun control debate has allowed it to block lifesaving gun legislation for decades. But is there any truth to this bumper-sticker logic? Dennis Henigan exposes the mythology and misguided thinking at the core of these pro-gun catchphrases, which continue to have an outsized influence on public attitudes toward guns and gun control. He counters the gun lobby’s messages by weaving together the most compelling current research and insights drawn from the grim reality of deadly gunfire in our homes and communities. Henigan charts a new path toward ending the American nightmare of gun violence. Pro-Gun Myths Include: “When guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have guns.” “An armed society is a polite society.” “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun.” “Gun control doesn’t work because criminals don’t follow the law.” “Gun manufacturers shouldn’t be responsible for gun crime, any more than Budweiser is responsible for drunk driving.” “We don’t need new gun laws. We just need to enforce the ones we have.” “Gun control is a slippery slope to complete gun bans.”