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Book Synopsis 62 Division 186 Infantry Brigade 213 Machine Gun Company by :
Download or read book 62 Division 186 Infantry Brigade 213 Machine Gun Company written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-12 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The War Diaries for the Great War, held under WO95, represent one of the most popular record collections held at the National Archives, Kew, London. For researchers and family historians, the War Diaries contain a wealth of information of far greater interest than the army could ever have predicted. They provide unrivalled insight into daily events on the front line and are packed with fascinating detail. They contain no modern editing, opinions or poorly judged comments, just the war day by day, written by the men who fought this 'War to end all Wars. They are without question, the most important source of information available on the war on the Western Front. Full colour facsimile of each page with specially created chronological index. What is a War Diary? The headquarters of each unit and formation of the British Army in the field was ordered to maintain a record of its location, movements and activities. For the most part, these details were recorded on a standard army form headed 'War diary or intelligence summary'. What details are given? Details given vary greatly, depending on the nature of the unit, what it was doing and, to some extent, the style of the man writing it. The entries vary from very simple and repetitive statements like 'Training' up to many pages of description when a unit was in battle. Production of the diary was the responsibility of the Adjutant of the headquarters concerned. Is there any other information or documents with the diaries? Some diaries have other documentation attached, such as maps, operational orders and after-action reports.
Book Synopsis The First Marine Captured in Vietnam by : Donald L. Price
Download or read book The First Marine Captured in Vietnam written by Donald L. Price and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colonel Donald Gilbert Cook was the first U.S. Marine captured in Vietnam, the first and only Marine in history to earn the Medal of Honor while in captivity; and the first Marine POW to have a U.S. Navy ship named in his honor, the USS Donald Cook (DDG-75). On December 31, 1964, while serving as an observer with a South Vietnamese Marine Corps battalion on a combat operation against Viet Cong forces, he was captured near the village of Binh Gia in South Vietnam. Until his death in captivity in December 1967, Cook led ten POWs in a series of primitive jungle camps. This first book-length biography concentrates especially on Cook's three years in captivity, and is the first book exclusively about a Marine POW held in South Vietnam. Throughout, Cook's adherence to the Corps' traditional leadership principles and knowledge of the Code of Conduct are highlighted. His biography provides a unique case study of exemplary leadership under extremely difficult conditions. Includes 68 photographs.
Book Synopsis George W. Hamilton, USMC by : Mark Mortensen
Download or read book George W. Hamilton, USMC written by Mark Mortensen and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2011-08-10 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its list of the "Top 10 Badass Marines," Leatherneck magazine declared that Major George W. Hamilton "never asked anyone to do anything he wasn't prepared to do himself...and do better." Indeed, the author of A History of the United States Marine Corps once called Hamilton "the most outstanding Marine Corps hero in World War I." A leader of the first major American assault on June 6, 1918, and the last ranking officer in the American Expeditionary Forces to learn that the war was over, Hamilton remained in the thick of the fighting from start to finish. Although he earned the Distinguished Service Cross, the Navy Cross, the Croix de Guerre, and two Medal of Honor recommendations for his service, Hamilton's fame stalled when he died prematurely in 1922. With this first complete biography, Hamilton takes his rightful place among the first rank of American military heroes.
Book Synopsis The History of the 62nd (West Riding) Division, 1914-1919 by : Everard Wyrall
Download or read book The History of the 62nd (West Riding) Division, 1914-1919 written by Everard Wyrall and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The United States Army Second Division Northwest of Chateau Thierry in World War I by : John W. Thomason, Jr.
Download or read book The United States Army Second Division Northwest of Chateau Thierry in World War I written by John W. Thomason, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1927, at the request of his superiors, John W. Thomason, Jr., set out to chronicle the history of the U.S. Army 2nd Division, particularly during the bloody action of 1918. A proven writer with a solid military background through his service in the Marine Corps and at thta time two successful books under his belt, Thomason was a natural choice to write this important document. The project ran into trouble, however, when Thomason made unflattering discoveries regarding command decisions of both Army and Marine officers. His subsequent removal from the project (at his own request) left the document permanently incomplete. Here is Thomason's manuscript, faithfully reproduced. The work of editor George Clark is deliberately limited to matters of spelling and consistency, with Clark's comments (clearly set apart from Thomason's work) present only when necessary for clarification. Clark also includes a short biography of Thomason and a brief historical sketch of the 2nd Division to place the action within the framework of the war as a whole. Illustrations include Thomason's own maps and drawings originally intended to accompany the work.
Book Synopsis The Americans on D-Day by : Martin Morgan
Download or read book The Americans on D-Day written by Martin Morgan and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WWI historian Martin K.A. Morgan presents 450 of the most compelling and dramatic photographs captured in northern France during the first day and week of its liberation. Together, these photographs reveal minute details about weapons, uniforms, and equipment, while simultaneously narrating an intimate human story of triumph, tragedy, and sacrifice. From Omaha Beach to Utah, from Sainte-Mère-Église to Pointe du Hoc, The Americans on D-Day is a striking visual record of the epic air, sea, and land battle that was the Normandy invasion.
Book Synopsis No Ordinary Determination by : Jeff Hatwell
Download or read book No Ordinary Determination written by Jeff Hatwell and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Jeff Hatwell's tale is shaped by the lives of two ordinary individuals thrown into the extraordinary and surreal world of the Gallipoli campaign as soldiers of the First AIF in WWI. Percy Black and Harry Murray were plain hard-working Australians of their era whose paths crossed in Western Australia when they enlisted in support of country and empire." "This is a story of those brave individuals certainly, but the powerful narrative is moulded around them and paints a complex and thorough picture of the heroism, loyalty, inventiveness, mateship, stoicism and strength of the many individuals, on all sides, caught up in the horror of the 'war to end all wars'."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Infantry written by John K. Mahon and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hiram Iddings Bearss, U.S. Marine Corps by : George B. Clark
Download or read book Hiram Iddings Bearss, U.S. Marine Corps written by George B. Clark and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-12-24 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hiram Iddings Bearss was a legendary U.S. Marine whose 20-year career showed outstanding service to the United States in a variety of historically significant locations and periods. His comrades included Smedley Butler, Frederick "Fritz" Wise, and David Porter, and he was admired by many others, including General Pershing. He was awarded every American medal of consequence (including the Medal of Honor for actions at the Sohoton Cliffs in 1901 and a Distinguished Service Cross for his command of the 102nd Infantry at Marcheville in 1918), as well as a host of important foreign decorations. This biography recounts his life and career, providing intimate details of crucial historical events. It also explores the psychology of a man whose uncompromising and sometimes destructive personality helped his many enemies block his advancement. Highly respected by others, he was known for believing a commander should never send his men where he himself would not go; he was a brave man dedicated to his beloved Corps with few reservations. An opening chapter covers Bearss' ancestry, birth in 1875, and youth in Indiana. The main text covers his actions in various Marine campaigns, from early service in the Philippines and the Caribbean to World War I action in France, where he served as part of the 4th Marine Brigade and commanded the 102nd Infantry and the 51st Brigade. The concluding chapters cover his retirement and 1938 death in an automobile collision. Appendices include lists of those who served under him, his awards, and relevant military reports.
Book Synopsis The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F. by : Frederic Louis Huidekoper
Download or read book The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F. written by Frederic Louis Huidekoper and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Arakan Operations, 1942-1945 by : N. N. Madan
Download or read book The Arakan Operations, 1942-1945 written by N. N. Madan and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis ... The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F., by Frederick Louis Huidekoper ... by : Frederic Louis Huidekoper
Download or read book ... The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F., by Frederick Louis Huidekoper ... written by Frederic Louis Huidekoper and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Illinois in the World War: Huidekoper, F. L. The history of the 33rd division. 1921 by : Theodore Calvin Pease
Download or read book Illinois in the World War: Huidekoper, F. L. The history of the 33rd division. 1921 written by Theodore Calvin Pease and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Second World War Illustrated by : Jack Holroyd
Download or read book The Second World War Illustrated written by Jack Holroyd and published by Pen and Sword Military. This book was released on 2024-07-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With over 1,000 original photographs, this is a true labor of love and an ideal purchase for anyone interested in the history of the Second World War in a more accessible form. The Second World War Illustrated: The Final Year follows the author's visual tour of the war by means of painstakingly researched and digitally restored pictures from the period of the key battlefields and events of the period from September 1944 until the end of the war. The book begins with Montgomery's Market Garden failure, devoting 60 pages to the planning, key individuals and forces involved in the operation and its outcome on both sides. Attention then turns to the Warsaw Uprising, where the Polish underground resistance attempted to liberate Warsaw from German occupation at the cost of thousands of resistance and civilian casualties. We then explore the importance of Walcheren and the port of Antwerp, culminating in the Battle of Scheldt. A chapter is devoted to the fighting along the Siegfried Line at Aachen, the Battle for Hürtgen Forest and the liberation of Alsace, before switching to the Battle of the Bulge: Hitler's final major offensive campaign of the war. From here the author documents the decline of the Nazi war machine and the Allies' push to victory with Operation Varsity – the largest airborne operation in history, leading the way to the battles for Berlin. Faced with impending defeat, Hitler's suicide marks the beginning of the end and the fate of the Führer's party leaders is addressed. The book concludes with VE celebrations, before turning attention to the Burmese Campaign, the invasions of Iwo Jima and Okinawa and the dropping of the atomic bomb. With over 1,000 original photographs, this is a true labour of love and an ideal purchase for anyone interested in the history of the Second World War in a more accessible form.
Book Synopsis Raising Churchill's Army by : David French
Download or read book Raising Churchill's Army written by David French and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2001-07-05 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first serious analysis of the combat capability of the British army in the Second World War. It sweeps away the myth that the army suffered from poor morale, and that it only won its battles thorugh the use of 'brute force' and by reverting to the techniques of the First World War. David French analyses the place of the army in British strategy in the interwar period and during the Second World War. He shows that after 1918 the General Staff tried hard to learn the lessons of the First World War, enthusiastically embracing technology as the best way of minimizing future casualties. In the first half of the Second World War the army did suffer from manifold weaknesses, not just in the form of shortages of equipment, but also in the way in which it applied its doctrine. Few soldiers were actively eager to close with the enemy, but the morale of the army never collapsed and its combat capability steadily improved from 1942 onwards. Professor French assesses Montgomery's contributions to the war effort and concludes that most important were his willingness to impose a uniform understanding of doctrine on his subordinates, and to use mechanized firepower in ways quite different from Haig in the First World War.
Book Synopsis American Armies and Battlefields in Europe by : Center of Military History
Download or read book American Armies and Battlefields in Europe written by Center of Military History and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Illinois in the World War: This history of the 33rd division, A.E.F., by Frederic Louis Huidekoper by : Theodore Calvin Pease
Download or read book Illinois in the World War: This history of the 33rd division, A.E.F., by Frederic Louis Huidekoper written by Theodore Calvin Pease and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
