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Author : Joseph Jocelyn Anderson
Publisher : London : E. Arnold
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book Recollections of a Peninsular Veteran written by Joseph Jocelyn Anderson and published by London : E. Arnold. This book was released on 1913 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peninsular veteran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The story of a Peninsular veteran written by Peninsular veteran and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)
Download or read book The Story of a Peninsular Veteran written by Anonymous and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-05 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Story of a Peninsular Veteran" by Anonymous. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
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Author : Peninsular Veteran
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book The Story of a Peninsular Veteran: Sergeant in the Forty-Third Light Infantry, During the Peninsular War. [With Illustrations.] written by Peninsular Veteran and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Guy Dempsey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848324992
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (249 download)
Download or read book Albuera 1811 written by Guy Dempsey and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the Battle of Albuera. Supported by detailed maps, battalion-level orders of battle and uniform information of the British, Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472803167
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Spanish Guerrillas in the Peninsular War 1808–14 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constant Spanish guerrilla activity so drained the resources and diverted the attention of the French military that Wellington was able to advance against and overcome a numerically superior enemy. So many French soldiers were being used to counter the guerrillas and the threat that they posed that less than a third of the French army could be tasked with confronting Wellington. This book brings to life, for the first time, the formation, tactics and experiences of the Spanish guerrilla forces that fought Napoleon's army. Using much previously unpublished material, it offers a vivid description of the guerrilla and his lifestyle.
Author : Benjamin Randell Harris
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN 13 : 1474626327
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (746 download)
Download or read book The Recollections of Rifleman Harris written by Benjamin Randell Harris and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. This book was released on 2022-08-18 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris's unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a freshness and an invigorating spikiness' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'A most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon' MAIL ON SUNDAY Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler - 'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural story-teller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his Recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.
Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Nonsuch Publishing, Limited
ISBN 13 : 9781845880347
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (83 download)
Download or read book Memoirs of a Sergeant written by Anonymous and published by Nonsuch Publishing, Limited. This book was released on 2004-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Memoirs of a Sergeant
Author : Adrian Goldsworthy
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0297860372
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (978 download)
Download or read book True Soldier Gentlemen written by Adrian Goldsworthy and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '[A] Jane Austen-meets-Bernard Cornwell novel' Daily Mail Raw recruits march under the summer sun. But on distant shores a terrible event is about to sing its siren's song to the true soldier gentlemen of Britain. For it is 1808, and the Peninsular War is about to erupt . . . Meet the men of the 106th Foot, a new regiment staffed by young gentlemen who know nothing of war. William Hanley is in the army because he has no other livelihood. Hamish Williams, a man without money or influence, is hoping war will make his name. Their friend Billy Pringle believes the rigours of combat will keep him from the drinking and womanising that are his undoing. And for George Wickham, battle is simply another means of social climbing. When the band of four are plunged into a savage war against the veteran armies of Napoleon, they find their illusions shattered and their lives changed for ever as they face the brutality of the battlefield . . . Combining the vivid detail of a master historian with the engaging characters and pulsating action of a natural storyteller, True Soldier Gentlemen is perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Patrick O'Brian, C.S. Forester, Allan Mallinson and Simon Scarrow. ********************* 'It's so well written, flows so well, that the detail does not drag you down . . . a fantastic read, well written, well laid out and absorbing from start to finish' Goodreads reviewer 'Having now read quite a few novels set during the Napoleonic Wars, I was extremely impressed by Adrian Goldsworthy's knowledge of the period and his ability to relate this to the reader without it reading like a history text' Goodreads reviewer
Author : Edward Costello
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 472 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book The adventures of a soldier; or, Memoirs of Edward Costello, narratives of the campaigns in the Peninsular written by Edward Costello and published by . This book was released on 1841 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Barbara Wilcox
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467118915
Total Pages : 1 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book World War I Army Training by San Francisco Bay: The Story of Camp Fremont written by Barbara Wilcox and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1917, Stanford University leased a portion of its land to allow the creation of Camp Fremont, headquartered in present-day Menlo Park. That brought the war into the Bay Area's backyard. Soldiers received a welcome reception, and locals embraced the potential economic opportunities. However, the military presence also revealed the conflict Americans felt over the war. Residents threatened conscientious objectors within their community, while the government mollified fears of the vice that often followed troops in training. Armistice came earlier than expected, and many soldiers trained for combat they never saw. But all contributed to the growth and change that arrived with the modern era. Author Barbara Wilcox tells Camp Fremont's story of adaptability, bravery and extraordinary accomplishment during the Great War.
Author : Maria Hohn
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822348276
Total Pages : 477 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)
Download or read book Over There written by Maria Hohn and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-30 with total page 477 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays explore the social impact of Americas global network of military bases by examining interactions between U.S. soldiers and members of host communities in South Korea, Japan/Okinawa, and West Germany.
Author : C. Wright
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230306039
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Wellington's Men in Australia written by C. Wright and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-04-28 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the little-known yet historically important emigration of British army officers to the Australian colonies in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars. The book looks at the significant impact they made at a time of great colonial expansion, particularly in new south Wales with its transition from a convict colony to a free society.
Author : Charles Oman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the Peninsular War written by Charles Oman and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matilda Greig
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0192649337
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (926 download)
Download or read book Dead Men Telling Tales written by Matilda Greig and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-06-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dead Men Telling Tales is an original account of the lasting cultural impact made by the autobiographies of Napoleonic soldiers over the course of the nineteenth century. Focusing on the nearly three hundred military memoirs published by British, French, Spanish, and Portuguese veterans of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), Matilda Greig charts the histories of these books over the course of a hundred years, around Europe and the Atlantic, and from writing to publication to afterlife. Drawing on extensive archival research in multiple languages, she challenges assumptions made by historians about the reliability of these soldiers' direct eyewitness accounts, revealing the personal and political motives of the authors and uncovering the large cast of characters, from family members to publishers, editors, and translators, involved in production behind the scenes. By including literature from Spain and Portugal, Greig also provides a missing link in current studies of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, showing how the genre of military memoirs developed differently in south-western Europe and led to starkly opposing national narratives of the same war. Her findings tell the history of a publishing phenomenon which gripped readers of all ages across the world in the nineteenth century, made significant profits for those involved, and was fundamental in defining the modern 'soldier's tale'.
Author : Judkin Browning
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 146965539X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (696 download)
Download or read book An Environmental History of the Civil War written by Judkin Browning and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2020-02-20 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This sweeping new history recognizes that the Civil War was not just a military conflict but also a moment of profound transformation in Americans' relationship to the natural world. To be sure, environmental factors such as topography and weather powerfully shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns, and the war could not have been fought without the horses, cattle, and other animals that were essential to both armies. But here Judkin Browning and Timothy Silver weave a far richer story, combining military and environmental history to forge a comprehensive new narrative of the war's significance and impact. As they reveal, the conflict created a new disease environment by fostering the spread of microbes among vulnerable soldiers, civilians, and animals; led to large-scale modifications of the landscape across several states; sparked new thinking about the human relationship to the natural world; and demanded a reckoning with disability and death on an ecological scale. And as the guns fell silent, the change continued; Browning and Silver show how the war influenced the future of weather forecasting, veterinary medicine, the birth of the conservation movement, and the establishment of the first national parks. In considering human efforts to find military and political advantage by reshaping the natural world, Browning and Silver show not only that the environment influenced the Civil War's outcome but also that the war was a watershed event in the history of the environment itself.
Author : Bollich, James
Publisher : Pelican Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781455600601
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Bataan Death March written by Bollich, James and published by Pelican Publishing. This book was released on 2003-10-31 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From a brave American veteran comes an eyewitness account of a gruesome chapter in World War II history. Captured when America surrendered the PhilippinesBataan Peninsula, James Bollich experienced first-hand the march that cost more than 8,000 American and Filipino lives. Now, he shares the unforgettable experience of his three and a half years of Japanese imprisonment.This journal relates his personal experience, first focusing on the sixty-five-mile march that deprived prisoners of food, water, and rest. Prisoners received harsh punishments for any infraction, one of the most brutal of these being the policy of beheading them for taking a sip of water. Rather than force him to give up, these things made Bollich fight for life even more. Witnessing his comrades falling beside him and watching his own body waste away to ninety pounds, he never yielded his will to survive. After completing the march, he remained a prisoner of war, first at an old Philippine army base, then in another camp at Mukden, Manchuria. He relates his imprisonment in detail, from starvation and torture to digging their own comrades graves in the hot sun, without hats or water. Through it all, he remained courageous and hopeful that he would one day make it back home. His story reminds both past and present generations of the horror and brutality of the Pacific war, all the while providing an inspiring testament to the will ofthe human spirit.
