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Author : J. F. MAURICE
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033428511
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (285 download)
Download or read book DIARY OF SIR JOHN MOORE,. written by J. F. MAURICE and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Janet Macdonald
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473885124
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Sir John Moore written by Janet Macdonald and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-14 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Moore is perhaps the second most famous British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars after the Duke of Wellington, yet his remarkable career has been neglected in comparison to his celebrated contemporary. His death in battle at Corunna overshadows the wide range of his earlier campaigns and his achievements as an innovative soldier. Janet Macdonalds fluently written and insightful biography focuses on the development of his character as well as his career as a commander. From it emerges a many-sided portrait of a fascinating man and an outstanding soldier, a key figure in the history of the British army. Admired by his peers but distrusted by his political masters, Moore was a controversial figure. He is best known for saving the British army in Spain by leading the retreat to Corunna, but he is also credited with developing the training system that enabled Wellingtons army to beat the French in Spain and at Waterloo. Janet Macdonalds account will rekindle interest in a leading actor in the struggle against the French revolutionary and Napoleonic armies.
Author : Sir John Moore
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Download or read book The Diary of Sir John Moore written by Sir John Moore and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Roger Day
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783379820
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (833 download)
Download or read book The Life of Sir John Moore written by Roger Day and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Moore organized and trained the British light infantry during the Napoleonic wars, and thus is regarded as the father of all subseqent British special warfare units. This biography is the first to draw on papers in the archives of the Dukes of Hamilton and Argyll which shed new light on Moore's upbringing and the shaping of his revolutionary approach to the art and science of warfare.
Author : David Barry Gaspar
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253210869
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (18 download)
Download or read book A Turbulent Time written by David Barry Gaspar and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To help understand the cultural history (and implicitly, the context of current events) of the former European colonial Caribbean nations such as Cuba and Haiti (nee the French colony of Saint Domingue), and that of the "Plantation America" Caribbean-oriented states of Louisiana and Florida, Gaspar (Duke U.), Geggus (U. of Florida), and six other contributors analyze the institution of slavery in this tropical zone and its late 18th-early 19th century vanquishing. Indigenous military and legislative self-liberation and striving toward racial equality, fomented by the liberating attitudes of the French Revolution, in turn, further impacted regional integration. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Martin Robson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0857718843
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (577 download)
Download or read book Britain, Portugal and South America in the Napoleonic Wars written by Martin Robson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-12-14 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the maelstrom of Napoleonic Europe, Britain remained defiant, resisting French imperial ambitions. This Anglo-French rivalry was, essentially, a politico-economic conflict for pre-eminence fought on a global scale and it reached a zenith in 1806-1808 with France's apparent dominance of Continental Europe. Britain reacted swiftly and decisively to implement maritime-based strategies to limit French military and commercial gains in Europe, while protecting British overseas interests. The policy is particularly evident in relations with Britain's 'Ancient Ally': Portugal. That country and, by association her South American empire, became the front line in the battle between Napoleon's ambitions and British maritime security. Shedding new light on British war aims and maritime strategy, this is an essential work for scholars of the Napoleonic Wars and British political, diplomatic, economic and maritime/military history.
Author : Sir John Moore
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Diary of Sir John Moore written by Sir John Moore and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Martin Howard
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1781593418
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)
Download or read book Death Before Glory written by Martin Howard and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death Before Glory! is a highly readable, thoroughly researched and comprehensive study of the British army's campaigns in the West Indies during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic period and of the extraordinary experiences of the soldiers who served there. Rich in sugar, cotton, coffee and slaves, the region was a key to British prosperity and it was perhaps even more important to her greatest enemy Ð France. Yet, until now, the history of this vital theatre of the Napoleonic Wars has been seriously neglected. Not only does Martin Howard describe, in graphic detail, the entirety of the British campaigns in the region between 1793 and 1815, he also focuses on the human experience of the men Ð the climate and living conditions, the rations and diet, military discipline and training, the treatment of the wounded and the impact of disease. Martin Howard's thoroughgoing and original work is the essential account of this fascinating but often overlooked aspect of the history of the British army and the Napoleonic Wars.
Author : Philip Ball
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473885205
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book A Waste of Blood & Treasure written by Philip Ball and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Netherlands overrun by French Republican forces, the British and Russian governments sent an allied army of 48,000 men under the Duke of York to liberate the country and restore the House of Orange.The largest operation mounted by Pitt's ministry during the French Revolutionary Wars, the amphibious expedition involved the first ever direct cooperation between British and Russian forces, embroiled the armies in five full-scale battles, and secured the capture of the Dutch fleet. As Britain's first major continental involvement since 1795, it played a part in shaping the early careers of many famous military commanders of the Napoleonic Wars. In the end, however, the campaign failed spectacularly. Its inglorious end provoked parliamentary outrage and led to diplomatic rupture between Britain and Russia. The Duke of York never commanded an army in the field again.This book examines British, French, Dutch and Russian sources to reveal a fascinating tale of intrigue, diplomatic skullduggery and daring action. Spies, politicians, sailors and soldiers all play a part in the exciting story of an expedition that made (and broke) reputations and tested alliances. It recounts in lavish detail the series of battles fought to liberate a people who showed little interest in being saved and explores the story behind the triumphs and failures of this forgotten campaign.
Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1473854946
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Nelson's Victory written by Brian Lavery and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2015-04-30 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1765. It contains many surprises that she was almost wrecked on her launch; that diplomacy conducted onboard her played a crucial role in provoking Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812; and that in 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm set the First World War in motion at a desk made from her timbers. The book also tells the story of Horatio Nelson, who was born a few weeks before his most famous ship was ordered, and whose career paralleled hers in many ways. It does not ignore the battle of Trafalgar, and indeed it offers new insights into the campaign which led up to it. But it says much more about the other lives of the ship, which at different times was a flagship, a fighting ship, a prison hospital ship, a training ship for officers and boys, a floating courtroom, a signal school in the early days of radio, tourist attraction and national icon. It looks at her through many eyes, including Queen Victoria, admirals, midshipmen and ordinary seamen, and Beatrix Potter who visited as a girl. It is simply a 'must-have' work for historians and enthusiasts, and a compelling new narrative for the general reader.
Author : Arthur Hassall
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Viscount Castlereagh written by Arthur Hassall and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 802 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry T Dickinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000748200
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Ireland in the Age of Revolution, 1760–1805, Part II, Volume 5 written by Harry T Dickinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-03-25 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latter half of the eighteenth-century saw Irish opposition movements being greatly influenced by the American and French revolutions. This two-part, six-volume edition illustrates the depth and reach of this influence by publishing pamphlets dealing with the major political issues of these decades.
Author : John McCavitt
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806155310
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book The Man Who Captured Washington written by John McCavitt and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Irish officer in the British Army, Major General Robert Ross (1766–1814) was a charismatic leader widely admired for his bravery in battle. Despite a military career that included distinguished service in Europe and North Africa, Ross is better known for his actions than his name: his 1814 campaign in the Chesapeake Bay resulted in the burning of the White House and Capitol and the unsuccessful assault on Baltimore, immortalized in “The Star Spangled Banner.” The Man Who Captured Washington is the first in-depth biography of this important but largely forgotten historical figure. Drawing from a broad range of sources, both British and American, military historians John McCavitt and Christopher T. George provide new insight into Ross’s career prior to his famous exploits at Washington, D.C. Educated in Dublin, Ross joined the British Army in 1789, earning steady promotion as he gained combat experience. The authors portray him as an ambitious but humane commanding officer who fought bravely against Napoleon’s forces on battlefields in Holland, southern Italy, Egypt, and the Iberian Peninsula. Following the end of the war in Europe, while still recovering from a near-fatal wound, Ross was designated to lead an “enterprise” to America, and in August 1814 he led a small army to victory in the Battle of Bladensburg. From there his forces moved to the city of Washington, where they burned public buildings. In detailing this campaign, McCavitt and George clear up a number of misconceptions, including the claim that the British burned the entire city of Washington. Finally, the authors shed new light on the long-debated circumstances surrounding Ross’s death on the eve of the Battle of North Point at Baltimore. Ross’s campaign on the shores of the Chesapeake lasted less than a month, but its military and political impact was enormous. Considered an officer and a gentleman by many on both sides of the Atlantic, the general who captured Washington would in time fade in public memory. Yet, as McCavitt and George show, Ross’s strategies and achievements during the final days of his career would shape American defense policy for decades to come.
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 822 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Journal of the Royal United Service Institution, Whitehall Yard written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 822 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jonathan North
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1473897866
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Napoleon Options written by Jonathan North and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2017-05-31 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling alternate history, brilliantly written by fourteen leading international authors, presents the great maybes of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars The Napoleon Options focuses on some of the pivotal episodes of these catastrophic wars, giving them a resounding twist, and explores in detail an alternative sequence of historical events. Rooted firmly in reality, and projected from entirely factual events, these dramatic and plausible possibilities are played out as though they actually happened in vivid and dramatic narratives.The Napoleonic Options presents ten scenarios spanning the years between 1796 and 1815. These include a full-blown French invasion of Ireland, a very real danger in the 1790s; Napoleons successful conquest of Egypt and the Middle East; Junots victory at Vimerio; the Austrian invasion of Bavaria in 1809; the Russian success at Borodino, and what might have happened at Waterloo. Amongst the addition contributions in this new extended edition are alternative outcomes to the battles of Essling, Austerlitz, Fuentes d Ooro, and New Orleans.These captivating scenarios colourfully illustrate how alternate results might have radically re-shaped events and demonstrate the far-reaching consequences minor changes could have had upon the future course of history.
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Total Pages : 1204 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)
Download or read book The Bookseller written by and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 1204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
