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Download or read book Siege XV written by Peter R Leaver and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-09-13 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sovereignty of a small but crucial piece of land is at stake. Besieged and fought over fourteen times throughout its history, Jebel-Tarik, or Tarik’s Hill – named after an eighth-century Muslim invader – came to be known as the Rock of Gibraltar. This strategically located fortress controls the trade routes between Europe and North Africa, linking the Atlantic Ocean with the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Its possession can dictate the flow of commerce and industry in this volatile region. In a bid to expel the British, King Carlos of Spain allies with the French. Meanwhile, two young farm lads from Lancashire embark on separate journeys that lead them to converge on this contested ground, each playing a role in the unfolding drama. This is the story of the last great siege of Gibraltar, detailing the armies and navies involved and the heroic actions of soldiers and sailors on both sides. Who will prevail: Britain or Spain?
Book Synopsis A General and Analytical Index to the American Cyclopaedia by : Thomas Jefferson Conant
Download or read book A General and Analytical Index to the American Cyclopaedia written by Thomas Jefferson Conant and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The American Cyclopaedia by : George Ripley
Download or read book The American Cyclopaedia written by George Ripley and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Europe from the commencement of the French Revolution, etc by : Sir Archibald ALISON
Download or read book History of Europe from the commencement of the French Revolution, etc written by Sir Archibald ALISON and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Works written by Thomas Carlyle and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Humanitarianism Under Siege by : Larry Minear
Download or read book Humanitarianism Under Siege written by Larry Minear and published by The Red Sea Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis International Exhibition 1876. Reports and Awards. Group XV by : Francis Amasa Walker
Download or read book International Exhibition 1876. Reports and Awards. Group XV written by Francis Amasa Walker and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-06-26 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.
Download or read book General Index written by Thomas Carlyle and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Early Kings of Norway by : Thomas Carlyle
Download or read book The Early Kings of Norway written by Thomas Carlyle and published by London Chapman and Hall [1878?]. This book was released on 1875 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Museum of Versailles. Catalogue of the Paintings, Statues and Artistic Decorations of the Palace ... Followed by a Complete Description of the Park of Versailles, Etc by :
Download or read book The Museum of Versailles. Catalogue of the Paintings, Statues and Artistic Decorations of the Palace ... Followed by a Complete Description of the Park of Versailles, Etc written by and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Siege of Vicksburg by : Timothy B. Smith
Download or read book The Siege of Vicksburg written by Timothy B. Smith and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2021-06-18 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Siege of Vicksburg: Climax of the Campaign to Open the Mississippi River, May 23–July 4, 1863, noted Civil War scholar Timothy B. Smith offers the first comprehensive account of the siege that split the Confederacy in two. While the siege is often given a chapter or two in larger campaign studies and portrayed as a foregone conclusion, The Siege of Vicksburg offers a new perspective and thus a fuller understanding of the larger Vicksburg Campaign. Smith takes full advantage of all the resources, both Union and Confederate—from official reports to soldiers’ diaries and letters to newspaper accounts—to offer in vivid detail a compelling narrative of the operations. The siege was unlike anything Grant’s Army of the Tennessee had attempted to this point and Smith helps the reader understand the complexity of the strategy and tactics, the brilliance of the engineers’ work, the grueling nature of the day-by-day participation, and the effect on all involved, from townspeople to the soldiers manning the fortifications. The Siege of Vicksburg portrays a high-stakes moment in the course of the Civil War because both sides understood what was at stake: the fate of the Mississippi River, the trans-Mississippi region, and perhaps the Confederacy itself. Smith’s detailed command-level analysis extends from army to corps, brigades, and regiments and offers fresh insights on where each side held an advantage. One key advantage was that the Federals had vast confidence in their commander while the Confederates showed no such assurance, whether it was Pemberton inside Vicksburg or Johnston outside. Smith offers an equally appealing and richly drawn look at the combat experiences of the soldiers in the trenches. He also tackles the many controversies surrounding the siege, including detailed accounts and analyses of Johnston’s efforts to lift the siege, and answers the questions of why Vicksburg fell and what were the ultimate consequences of Grant’s victory.
Download or read book Byzantine Warfare written by John Haldon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-02 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Warfare was an integral part of the operations of the medieval eastern Roman, or Byzantine, Empire, both in its organization, as well as in social thinking and political ideology. This volume presents a selection of articles dealing with key aspects of Byzantine attitudes to war and violence, with military administration and organization at tactical and strategic levels, weapons and armaments and war-making itself; discussions which make an important contribution to answering the questions of how and why the empire survived as long as it did.
Book Synopsis A Chronological and Geographical Introduction to the Life of Christ ... Translated, with Additional Notes, by Maurice J. Evans ... With Map ... and Plan of Jerusalem by : Christian Eduard CASPARI
Download or read book A Chronological and Geographical Introduction to the Life of Christ ... Translated, with Additional Notes, by Maurice J. Evans ... With Map ... and Plan of Jerusalem written by Christian Eduard CASPARI and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 by : Marios Philippides
Download or read book The Siege and the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 written by Marios Philippides and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 919 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This major study is a comprehensive scholarly work on a key moment in the history of Europe, the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks in 1453. The result of years of research, it presents all available sources along with critical evaluations of these narratives. The authors have consulted texts in all relevant languages, both those that remain only in manuscript and others that have been printed, often in careless and inferior editions. Attention is also given to 'folk history' as it evolved over centuries, producing prominent myths and folktales in Greek, medieval Russian, Italian, and Turkish folklore. Part I, The Pen, addresses the complex questions introduced by this myriad of original literature and secondary sources.
Book Synopsis Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis by : John Clifford Holt
Download or read book Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis written by John Clifford Holt and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2019-09-30 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myanmar’s Buddhist-Muslim Crisis is a probing search into the reasons and rationalizations behind the violence occurring in Myanmar, especially the oppressive military campaigns waged against Rohingya Muslims by the army in 2016 and 2017. Over more than three years John Holt traveled around Myanmar engaging in sustained conversations with prominent and articulate participants and observers. What emerges from his peregrinations is a series of compelling portraits revealing both deep insights and entrenched misunderstandings. To understand the conflict, Holt must first accurately capture the viewpoints of his different conversation partners, who include Buddhists and Muslims, men and women, monks and laypeople, activists and scholars. Conversations range widely over issues such as the rise of Buddhist nationalism; the sometimes enigmatic and unexpected positions taken by Aung San Suu Kyii; use of the controversial term “Rohingya”; the impact of state-sponsored propaganda on the Burmese public; resistance to narratives emanating from international media, the United Nations, and the international diplomatic community; the frustrations of local political leaders who have felt left out of the policy-making process in the Rakhine State; and the constructive hopes and efforts still being made by forward-looking activists in Yangon. Three main perspectives emerge from the voices he listens to, those of Arakanese Buddhists who are native to Rakhine (once called Arakan), where much of the conflict has taken place; Burmese Buddhists (or Bamars), who make up the vast majority of Myanmar’s population; and the Rohingya Muslims, whose tragic story has been widely disseminated by the international media. What surfaces in conversation after conversation among all three groups is a narrative of siege: all see themselves as the aggrieved party, and all recount a history of being under siege. John Holt gives voice to these different perspectives as an engaged and concerned participant, offering both a critical and empathetic account of Myanmar’s tragic predicament. Readers follow the hopes and dismay of this seasoned scholar of Theravada Buddhism as he seeks his own understanding of the variously impassioned forces in play in this still unfolding drama.
Download or read book Tamerlane written by Ahmad ibn Arabshah and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He was a ruthless conqueror, feared throughout Asia, Europe and Africa, and a superb military tactician. Yet he was also a patron of the arts and learning and he turned his capital - Samarkand - into a great city. Arabshah's biography of Tamerlane is that of a contemporary, and was written soon after the events it describes. It is highly detailed and, in contrast to most biographies of Tamerlane, is also highly critical, which makes it especially interesting. It is the major historical source on one of history's great conquerors. This edition carries a new introduction by a leading scholar.
Book Synopsis The Catholic Encyclopedia by : Charles George Herbermann
Download or read book The Catholic Encyclopedia written by Charles George Herbermann and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 974 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
