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Author : James Bennett Nolan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Reading Militia in the Great War written by James Bennett Nolan and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. Bennett Nolan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331038832
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (388 download)
Download or read book The Reading Militia in the Great War (Classic Reprint) written by J. Bennett Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Reading Militia in the Great War The transmission to posterity of the record of honorable achievement at a time of great crisis is a task which should commend itself to every citizen. The great war brought to us, as to all men, privation and woe. It left a path of blasted hopes, of young manhood maimed or sacrificed in a glorious cause. But it was not without its compensations. It showed us that the old time zeal of this martial county could, on the occasion, again burn high. It evoked in us qualities to which we had long been strangers. Our people displayed a spirit of unselfish sacrifice, a self abnegation, a devoted, united and tireless activity for the common weal which surprised ourselves and earned the admiration of our neighbors. High traditions count for much whether in families or in bodies politic. The proud military record of fifteen centuries steeled the arm of a sensitive, high strung people, called upon to defend Verdun. And doubtless the Berks boys who fought in France in the trying summer of 1918 were conscious that they were maintaining the high standard set by their forefathers in the Revolution, in 1812, at Chapultepec and on the Rapidan. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : J. Bennett Nolan
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781021899187
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (991 download)
Download or read book The Reading Militia in the Great War written by J. Bennett Nolan and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed account of the role played by the Reading Militia in the First World War, drawing on first-hand testimonials and archival research. From the trenches of Flanders to the streets of Reading, this book sheds light on the experiences of ordinary men and women caught up in the catastrophic events of the early 20th century. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : James Bennett Nolan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (351 download)
Download or read book The Reading Militia in the Great War written by James Bennett Nolan and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey T. Sammons
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700621385
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War written by Jeffrey T. Sammons and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2015-09-26 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When on May 15, 1918 a French lieutenant warned Henry Johnson of the 369th to move back because of a possible enemy raid, Johnson reportedly replied: "I'm an American, and I never retreat." The story, even if apocryphal, captures the mythic status of the Harlem Rattlers, the African-American combat unit that grew out of the 15th New York National Guard, who were said to have never lost a man to capture or a foot of ground that had been taken. It also, in its insistence on American identity, points to a truth at the heart of this book--more than fighting to make the world safe for democracy, the black men of the 369th fought to convince America to live up to its democratic promise. It is this aspect of the storied regiment's history--its place within the larger movement of African Americans for full citizenship in the face of virulent racism--that Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War brings to the fore. With sweeping vision, historical precision, and unparalleled research, this book will stand as the definitive study of the 369th. Though discussed in numerous histories and featured in popular culture (most famously the film Stormy Weather and the novel Jazz), the 369th has become more a matter of mythology than grounded, factually accurate history--a situation that authors Jeffrey T. Sammons and John H. Morrow, Jr. set out to right. Their book--which eschews the regiment's famous nickname, the "Harlem Hellfighters," a name never embraced by the unit itself--tells the full story of the self-proclaimed Harlem Rattlers. Combining the "fighting focus" of military history with the insights of social commentary, Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War reveals the centrality of military service and war to the quest for equality as it details the origins, evolution, combat exploits, and postwar struggles of the 369th. The authors take up the internal dynamics of the regiment as well as external pressures, paying particular attention to the environment created by the presence of both black and white officers in the unit. They also explore the role of women--in particular, the Women's Auxiliary of the 369th--as partners in the struggle for full citizenship. From its beginnings in the 15th New York National Guard through its training in the explosive atmosphere in the South, its singular performance in the French army during World War I, and the pathos of postwar adjustment--this book reveals as never before the details of the Harlem Rattlers' experience, the poignant history of some of its heroes, its place in the story of both World War I and the African American campaign for equality--and its full i
Author : David R. Stone
Publisher : University Press of Kansas
ISBN 13 : 0700633081
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The Russian Army in the Great War written by David R. Stone and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full century later, our picture of World War I remains one of wholesale, pointless slaughter in the trenches of the Western front. Expanding our focus to the Eastern front, as David R. Stone does in this masterly work, fundamentally alters—and clarifies—that picture. A thorough, and thoroughly readable, history of the Russian front during the First World War, this book corrects widespread misperceptions of the Russian Army and the war in the east even as it deepens and extends our understanding of the broader conflict. Of the four empires at war by the end of 1914—the Austro-Hungarian, Ottoman, German, and Russian—none survived. But specific political, social, and economic weaknesses shaped the way Russia collapsed and returned as a radically new Soviet regime. It is this context that Stone's work provides, that gives readers a more judicious view of Russia's war on the home front as well as on the front lines. One key and fateful difference in the Russian experience emerges here: its failure to systematically and comprehensively reorganize its society for war, while the three westernmost powers embarked on programs of total mobilization. Context is also vital to understanding the particular rhythm of the war in the east. Drawing on recent and newly available scholarship in Russian and in English, Stone offers a nuanced account of Russia's military operations, concentrating on the uninterrupted sequence of campaigns in the first 18 months of war. The eastern empires' race to collapse underlines the critical importance of contingency in the complete story of World War I. Precisely when and how Russia lost the war was influenced by the structural strengths and weaknesses of its social and economic system, but also by the outcome of events on the battlefield. By bringing these events into focus, and putting them into context, this book corrects and enriches our picture of World War I, and of the true strengths and weaknesses, triumphs and successes of the Russian Army in the Great War.
Author : Peter C. Stewart
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476681058
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)
Download or read book American Sports and the Great War written by Peter C. Stewart and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on newspaper accounts, college yearbooks and the recollections of veterans, this book examines the impact of World War I on sports in the U.S. As young men entered the military in large numbers, many colleges initially considered suspending athletics but soon turned to the idea of using sports to build morale and physical readiness. Recruits, mostly in their twenties, ended up playing more baseball and football than they would have in peacetime. Though most college athletes volunteered for military duty, others replaced them so that the reduction of competition was not severe. Pugilism gained participants as several million men learned how to box.
Author : Jonathan D. Bratten
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Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (122 download)
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Author : James H. Hallas
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781555878559
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (785 download)
Download or read book Doughboy War written by James H. Hallas and published by Lynne Rienner Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on journals, diaries, personal narratives, and unit histories, Hallas relates the story of WWI's "doughboys" -- the men behind the American rifles. He weaves from first experiences to the bloody battle at Belleau Wood to Marne and Argonne battlefields, crafting a uniquely personal and startingly real conception of how boys from America became soldiers in Europe.
Author : Geoffrey Regan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Snafu written by Geoffrey Regan and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Josephus Nelson Larned
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 990 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research written by Josephus Nelson Larned and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Tim Cook
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 073523311X
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book At the Sharp End Volume One written by Tim Cook and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-08-16 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive history of Canadians in WWI in forty years, and already hailed as the definitive work on Canadians in the Great War, At the Sharp End covers the harrowing early battles of 1914—16. Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands, died before the generals and soldiers found a way to break the terrible stalemate of the front. Based on eyewitness accounts detailed in the letters of ordinary soldiers, Cook describes the horrible struggle, first to survive in battle, and then to drive the Germans back. At the Sharp End provides both an intimate look at the Canadian men in the trenches and an authoritative account of the slow evolution in tactics, weapons, and advancement. Featuring never-before-published photographs, letters, diaries, and maps, this recounting of the Great War through the soldiers' eyes is moving, engaging, and thoroughly engrossing.
Author : Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin Commandery
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book War Papers Read Before the Commandery of the State of Wisconsin, Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States written by Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. Wisconsin Commandery and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Le Queux
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 420 pages
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Download or read book The Great War in England in 1897 written by William Le Queux and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : United States Military Academy. Library
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Subject Catalog of the Military Art and Science Collection in the Library of the United States Military Academy written by United States Military Academy. Library and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ian Slater
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
ISBN 13 : 1645403017
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Knockout written by Ian Slater and published by Speaking Volumes. This book was released on 2020-08-21 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NO WARNING. NO RULES. NOWHERE LEFT TO RUN. Freeman and McBride. On opposite sides of the most bitter divide since the Civil War, two warriors found in each other the perfect enemy: implacable, unforgiving, unwilling to leave anything to chance. And in the war between the USA and the Militia, Gen. Douglas Freeman and master guerrilla strategist "Lucky" McBride are each fighting for the only thing they believe in: complete victory at any cost. While Freeman won round one, putting McBride's top soldiers behind barbed-wire prison fences, McBride and the Militia are most dangerous when cornered—and they're about to strike back. McBride has his eye on the big prize: the most magnificent American weapon anywhere in the world. Killing when he has to, striking out of thin air, and moving his shock troops like chess pieces, McBride is taking aim. And if he hits his target, the cost in lives will be staggering. As for Freeman, he'll use guerrilla tactics to find the Militia at a secret fortress already running with blood—and then take aim himself....
Author : James A. Wood
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774817658
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)
Download or read book Militia Myths written by James A. Wood and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The image of farmers and workers called to the colours endures in Canada’s social memory of the First World War. But is the ideal of being a citizen first and a soldier only by necessity as recent as our histories and memories suggest? Militia Myths brings to light a military culture that consistently employed the citizen soldier as its foremost symbol, but was otherwise in a state of profound transition. At the time of Confederation, the defence of Canada itself represented the country’s only real obligation to the British Empire, but by the early twentieth century Canadians were already fighting an imperial war in South Africa. In 1914, they began raising an army to fight on the Western Front. By the end of the First World War, the ideological transition was complete: for better or for worse, the untrained civilian who had answered the call-to-arms in 1914 replaced the long-serving volunteer militiaman of the past as the archetypical Canadian citizen soldier. Militia Myths traces the evolution of a uniquely Canadian amateur military tradition -- one that has had an enormous impact on the country’s experience of the First and Second World Wars. Published in association with the Canadian War Museum.
