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Author : John Watts
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780950457307
Total Pages : 503 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (573 download)
Download or read book The Bayonet Book written by John Watts and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ted Russ
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781734392500
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (925 download)
Download or read book Spirit of the Bayonet written by Ted Russ and published by . This book was released on 2020-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How far must a man go to outrun the sins of war? The year is 2062. Somewhere between Earth and Mars, the deep-space freighter Odysseus travels toward the asteroid belt on a routine cargo haul. Paul Owens-formerly one of the military's most elite augmented soldiers, and now a convicted prisoner- works off his sentence as a member of the small crew. As they journey deeper into space, the captain begins to doubt the intentions of their ship's powerful integrated artificial intelligence, which monitors and controls every aspect of the Odysseus's operation. When misfortune befalls the isolated crew, Paul must somehow find a way to continue the captain's secret investigation. Paul forms an unlikely bond with a crewmate. As they fight to stay alive on the Odysseus, Paul recounts the terrible events that forced him to leave Earth, where AI has changed everything about warfare. As soldiers, Paul and his comrades had to face enemies determined to kill them, and a military-industrial complex desperate to profit, while they struggled to survive and live up to their code of duty, honor, and loyalty. Will Paul survive the journey to the asteroid belt? And can he ever escape his past?
Author : Paul Laurence Dunbar
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1644913550
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (449 download)
Download or read book The Boy and the Bayonet written by Paul Laurence Dunbar and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1895, Bud is excited for his Cadet Corps team to compete in the end-of-the-year drills competition at his school. His company is the favorite to win, but can they pull it off? This historical fiction book is based on a story by the African-American poet and playwright, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Especially appealing to reluctant readers, this 32-page historical fiction book features hi-lo text, full-color illustrations and a short chapter format.
Author : John F. Mullins
Publisher : Gallery Books
ISBN 13 : 9781451646375
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (463 download)
Download or read book Bayonet Skies written by John F. Mullins and published by Gallery Books. This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special Forces veteran John F. Mullins delivers heart-pounding action under fire in his third Men of Valor novel. 1975: With the Vietnam War drawing to a close, Captain James Carmichael begins a new life far from the front lines, in Bad Tölz, Germany. Married to a beautiful Russian émigré and awaiting his first child, Carmichael should be content training the 10th Special Forces for a European conflict that will likely never come. But the peacetime army is unmanageable, plagued by drugs and misbehavior, and Carmichael hungers for something more. That appetite gets fed when he is asked to rescue a P.O.W. being held by the North Vietnamese. It's a deadly proposition with dangerous odds, to which his wife bitterly objects. But Carmichael must answer the call of loyalty and risk everything he has -- on one last mission to bring his men back alive.
Author : Martin J. Brayley
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785829300
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (293 download)
Download or read book Bayonets written by Martin J. Brayley and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2012-06-20 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bayonets: An Illustrated History covers the subject from the 17th century to date—providing a full-color introduction to a fascinating military weapon. A short, general introduction examines the history of the bayonet—named after the French town of Bayonne, where it is thought to have been devised around 1650. The book details the technological advancements over the years in the size, shape, manufacture and style of the bayonet. Most of the book is divided into alphabetical coverage on the bayonets of 37 countries, from Argentina to Yugoslavia. This latest book from long time researcher and militaria expert Martin J. Brayley provides an extensive and in depth examination of bayonets from 37 countries from around the world – over 300 bayonets in all. The history of the bayonet is indeed an interesting one, and this comprehensive reference does a splendid job of covering its origin and evolution, as well as the physical description, manufacturing data, service history and effectiveness of each model. Contains nearly 500 supporting color photographs. Bayonets: An Illustrated History is an excellent starting point for the military enthusiast or collector, providing over 500 color images and contemporary illustrations.
Author : Bill Harriman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284534X
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 : Robert Griffith
Publisher : Reason to Revolution
ISBN 13 : 9781913336523
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (365 download)
Download or read book At the Point of the Bayonet written by Robert Griffith and published by Reason to Revolution. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arroyomolinos and Almaraz showed that Rowland Hill was a general of considerable skill and daring. This is the first detailed study of two small but important actions of the Peninsular War.
Author : John Anthony Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780853683001
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Bayonet written by John Anthony Carter and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bajonettens Historie; Våbenhistorie; Knivbajonetter; Sabelbajonetter; Stikvåben; Stødvåben; Scabbard; Kårdebajonet; Blankvåben. Bagest i bogen, våbenstempler for bajonetter fremstillet i Storbritannien og Commonwealthlandene samt våbenstempler for bajonetter fremstillet i USA og Tyskland.
Author : John William Thomason (Jr.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Fix Bayonets! written by John William Thomason (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Norris
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473883784
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Fix Bayonets! written by John Norris and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-01-03 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bayonet is an essential item of a soldier's kit even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the 'cult of the bayonet' as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who asserted that The bullet misses, the bayonet does not. The first bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundamental changes being made in battlefield tactics. Over 300 years later, in the age of hi-tech warfare and weapons of mass destruction, the bayonet is still in service with armies around the world. British and US forces in Afghanistan regularly have their bayonets fixed. Fix Bayonets illustrates how tactics changed and the design of the weapon, although fundamentally the same, has evolved over the centuries.Much myth and legend surrounds the subject of bayonet charges and the weapon has become an icon of defiance and the determination to do whatever it takes to win. The author examines evidence for the reality of such actions. How did the ordinary soldier feel to be told 'fix bayonets'? John Norris draws on personal accounts of soldiers using bayonets in combat from the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, various Colonial campaigns, through the World Wars, Falklands War and into the 21st century in Afghanistan. In so doing he explains the seemingly anachronistic survival of this simple weapon on the modern battlefield.
Author : G.A. Henty
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752313471
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)
Download or read book At the Point of the Bayonet written by G.A. Henty and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-17 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: At the Point of the Bayonet by G.A. Henty
Author : Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Bayonet! Forward written by Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given in memory of Lt. Charles Britton Hudson, CSA & Sgt. William Henry Harrison Edge, CSA by Eugene Edge III.
Author : Charles John Ffoulkes
Publisher : CUP Archive
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)
Download or read book Sword, Lance & Bayonet written by Charles John Ffoulkes and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1968 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matthew H. Spring
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806184221
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book With Zeal and With Bayonets Only written by Matthew H. Spring and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image is indelible: densely packed lines of slow-moving Redcoats picked off by American sharpshooters. Now Matthew H. Spring reveals how British infantry in the American Revolutionary War really fought. This groundbreaking book offers a new analysis of the British Army during the “American rebellion” at both operational and tactical levels. Presenting fresh insights into the speed of British tactical movements, Spring discloses how the system for training the army prior to 1775 was overhauled and adapted to the peculiar conditions confronting it in North America. First scrutinizing such operational problems as logistics, manpower shortages, and poor intelligence, Spring then focuses on battlefield tactics to examine how troops marched to the battlefield, deployed, advanced, and fought. In particular, he documents the use of turning movements, the loosening of formations, and a reliance on bayonet-oriented shock tactics, and he also highlights the army’s ability to tailor its tactical methods to local conditions. Written with flair and a wealth of details that will engage scholars and history enthusiasts alike, With Zeal and with Bayonets Only offers a thorough reinterpretation of how the British Army’s North American campaign progressed and invites serious reassessment of most of its battles.
Author : Claude Bera
Publisher : Schiffer Military History
ISBN 13 : 9780764344596
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (445 download)
Download or read book Bayonets of the First World War written by Claude Bera and published by Schiffer Military History. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A presentation of over 270 images of bayonets and an explanation of their development and use throughout World War I.
Author : J. M. Waite
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.I/5 (14 download)
Download or read book Lessons in Sabre, Singlestick, Sabre and Bayonet, and Sword Feats ; Or, How to Use a Cut-and-thrust Sword written by J. M. Waite and published by . This book was released on 1880* with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Mark W. Shearwood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781913118877
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (188 download)
Download or read book From Pike to Shot written by Mark W. Shearwood and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book re-evaluates both the plug bayonet as a weapon and its implementation which fundamentally changed how it impacted both the formation and tactics of all armies of the long seventeen century. The plug bayonets reputation was marred by General Hugh Mackay following his defeat at the Battle of Killiekrankie on the 27th July 1689 when he supposedly stated: 'his men were defeated by an unforeseen technical flaw in their weaponry [plug bayonet]'. This view of the plug bayonet has been re-iterated constantly over the following 300 years, with military historian's sideling the plug bayonet as a dead-end technology with little to commend it.While the introduction of the bayonet was a monumental step in the development of infantry in infantry tactics from pike to shot, one chapter will look at some of the other important developments with military technology. It will look at the arguments of matchlock vs flintlock and how they developed, and the introduction of Chevaux de frise, etc. It will prove that unlike some previous assertions, advancements within this sphere were not linier in nature. I will show that the adoption of the bayonet or the re-adoption of the pike were down to individual regimental colonel's perception of these weapons, and in some cases the overall general in charge of specific operations.The following chapter investigates the changes within infantry battalion drill's and organisation. How foot battalions went from up to one third of all soldiers armed only with defensive weapons (the pike) to battalions fully armed with both offensive and defensive weapons, the musket with bayonet. This development increased the firepower of any one battalion by up to one third, a step which was as a direct consequence of the introduction of the plug bayonet.The book will show that the plug bayonet was not only in use with English forces during the Dunkirk campaign in the early 1660's, but the English establishment bought into the idea of the plug bayonet earlier than previously thought and placed large orders from the 1670's, with the Board of Ordnance ordering 10,000 plug bayonets in 1678. Additionally, it will show that contemporary privately printed drill manuals are a valuable and accurate tool for identifying changes in military drill. It will identify how issues of supply and demand affected both English and continental armies.This is the first book whose primary focus is on the plug bayonet and its lasting impact on military tactics and equipment. The book will highlight that a piece of technology, which was derived from a civilian hunting weapon developed to hunt boar's during the 16th century, that was still in use as such in Spain and Germany in the 19th century, transferred to an important piece of military equipment. As such, the plug bayonet was in use with the English army from c1660 until after 1700, being in use for over 40 years of service and as such does not deserve its reputation as a failure.
