Early modern warfare Books
Brill The Corsairs’ Longest Voyage: The Turkish Raid in Iceland 1627
Book SynopsisDuring the summer of 1627, corsairs from Algiers and Salé, Morocco, undertook the long voyage to Iceland where they raided the eastern and southern regions of the country, resulting in the deaths of around thirty people, and capturing about 400 further individuals who were sold on the slave markets. Around 10% of the captives were ransomed the next twenty years, mostly through the efforts of the Danish monarchy. In this volume, the history of these extraordinary events and their long-lasting memory are traced and analysed from the viewpoints of maritime warfare, cultural encounters and existential options, based on extensive use of various sources from several languages.Table of ContentsContents Preface List of Figures A Note on Names and Letters Introduction Exceptional History Sources Research in the Field International Memory and History 1 The Inception of the Turkish Raid, and Its Central Character The Return of the Moors Compaen the Pirate Iceland Ahoy How Do We Know This? 2 The Course of Events in Iceland Strategy and Resistance in Southwest Iceland Folktales Attack on the Seat of Government 3 Incursion and Salvation in the East Fjords Enter the Corsairs Reign of Terror in Berufjörður South and North of Berufjörður Did the Raiders Go to Eydalir? The Corsairs’ Farewell Heroes and Guardian Spirits Folklore and Fact 4 Razzia and Martyrdom in the Westman Islands Preparedness Like Lambs to the Slaughter The Martyrdom of Jón Þorsteinsson Not Many Placenames and Folktales 5 Piracy and Defences Danish Defences Icelandic Defences in the Shadow of the Turkish Raid Lessons of the Turkish Raid Unarmed Nation Civil Defence Shelter Military Expenditure Special Status What Would Bishop Brynjólfur Have Said? Conclusion 6 Warfare or Robbery The Contemporary Analysis of the Turkish Raid Forms of Maritime Raids Piracy in the Mediterranean Maritime Raids to the Northern Seas Piracy in the Name of the Law Corsair States Piracy as a Sector of the Economy and a Pillar of the State Corsair Licences Slavery Holy War Legitimate Government New Principles of Freedom Emotions and Justice 7 Salvation Redemption from Slavery Fundraising The First Redemption Mission Individual Deals The Second Redemption Mission Danish Emissaries in the Catholic Stronghold Slave Registers The Bottom Line Trials of a Redeemer Comparison and Aftermath Apostates Jón Vestmann Anna Jasparsdóttir Murat Reis 8 Cultural Memory Scribes of Memory A Tool of National Memory: The Turkish Raid in School Textbooks 9 The Visible Turkish Raid Landscape Works of Art I Quatri Mori by Pietro Tacca Adriaen Matham’s Drawings Kross: A Sword Out of the Mouth of Christ Epilogue Context and Connections of the Turkish Raid The Place of the Turkish Raid: Event and Memory Tracing the Course of Events Micro and Macro, Past and Present Bibliography Index
£161.60
Brill Ritterliche Taten der Gewalt: Formen und Funktionen physischer Gewalt im Selbstverständnis des deutschen Rittertums im ausgehenden Mittelalter
Book SynopsisIn Ritterliche Taten der Gewalt befasst sich Florian Dörschel mit der kriegerischen Seite des deutschen Rittertums im Übergang vom Mittelalter zur Frühen Neuzeit. Das Rittertum ist nicht nur von Interesse, um das Selbstverständnis einer mit fortschreitendem Mittelalter zunehmend kleineren Gruppe zum Ritter geschlagener Männer zu untersuchen. Über diese Männer und den Ritterstand hinaus entwickelte es eine ungeheure Strahlkraft: Ritterliche Normen prägten vom Kaiser bis hin zum einfachen Bürger die mittelalterlichen Gesellschaften. Diese ritterliche Kultur drückte sich insbesondere durch das Selbstverständnis aus, Krieger zu sein. Physische Gewalt diente somit nicht am Rand, sondern im Mittelpunkt sozialen, militärischen und politischen Lebens auch der Repräsentation und der Kommunikation. Die Studie stützt sich in erster Linie auf Quellen biographischer und autobiographischer Natur, sogenannte ‚Selbstzeugnisse‘. In Ritterliche Taten der Gewalt (Chivalrous Violence) Florian Dörschel deals with the martial side of German chivalry during the transition from the Middle Ages to the Early Modern period. Chivalry is important not only for the self-image of the social group of knighted men, whose numbers declined over the course of the Middle Ages. An extraordinary power radiated from it: chivalrous norms shaped medieval societies as a whole, from Holy Roman Emperor to burgher. This knightly culture was especially expressed in the knight’s self-understanding as warrior. Consequently, physical violence stood at the centre, not periphery, of representation and communication in social, military, and political life. The study is primarily based on biographical and autobiographical sources.
£124.00
Brill Warriors for a Living: The Experience of the Spanish Infantry during the Italian Wars, 1494-1559
Book SynopsisIn Warriors for a Living, Idan Sherer examines the experience of the Spanish infantry during the formative period of the Italian Wars. Decades of clashes between Spain and France transformed Italy into a crucible of military tactics and technology and brought about the emergence of the Spanish infantry tercios as Europe’s finest military force for more than a century. From their recruitment, through the complexities of everyday life in the army and culminating in the potential brutality of soldiering, the book offers a fresh and much needed exploration, analysis and, at times, reconsideration of what it meant to be a professional soldier in early modern Europe.Trade Review''Sherers Zugang macht die individuelle Erfahrungder Professionalisierung von Söldnerheeren historisierbar und rückt sie damit auch in den Kontext der Phänomenologie gegenwärtiger Tendenzen der Kriegführung [...] Idan Sherer gelingt eine ansprechende Mischung aus Überblicksdarstellungund reflektierter Thesendiskussion'' - Heinrich Lang, in: Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 46 (2019)2Table of ContentsContents List of Maps, Charts, Tables and Figures ix Abbreviations x Acknowledgments xiii Introduction 1 1 The Infantry Soldiers of the Spanish Army 15 Who Were the Soldiers? 15 The Process of Recruitment 26 2 Conditions of Service: Everyday Life in the Spanish Army 38 Warriors for a Living 38 The Burden of Campaigns 48 Exposure to the Elements 49 Nutrition and Basic Supplies 52 Journey by Land 59 Journey by Sea 65 Disease 68 Friction with the Local Population 78 The Comforts of Soldiering 92 3 Mutiny 102 The Professional, Financial, and Disciplinary Context of the Mutinies 105 The General Characteristics of the Spanish Mutinies 112 The Commencing Stages 112 The Extent of the Mutinies 117 The Organization of the Mutiny 121 The Process of Negotiations 124 Violent Actions of the Mutineers 132 Retaliation, Punishment, and status quo 136 4 The Experience of the Sack 144 Preparing for the Sack 145 During and Immediately after the Assault 154 Organizing the Violence 160 Soldiers and Civilians—The Fate of the Prisoners 166 Leaving the City—The Effects of the Sacks 170 5 Combat 175 The Military Revolution and Combat in the Italian Wars 178 The “Military Revolution” of the Sixteenth Century 178 The Experience of the Military Revolution 192 Skirmishes and Special Operations 193 Siege warfare: besiegers and Besieged 201 Siege Warfare: The Assault 210 Battle 218 The Aftermath of Combat 230 A “Military Revolution”? 235 Motivation and Combat Effectiveness of the Spanish Infantry 236 A Warrior Society 239 Esprit de corps 244 On the Battlefield 250 Conclusion 256 Bibliography 263 Index 281
£125.60
Brill Acre and Its Falls: Studies in the History of a Crusader City
Book SynopsisIn the crusader period Acre was in many ways a remarkable place, but the most striking thing about its history is the number of times it fell to enemies. The present volume Acre and Its Falls is unusual in that it analyses a wide range of aspects of the history of Acre across the crusader period, combining political, military and cultural history, with a notable emphasis on the memory of the city in Europe. This may have been a city famous for its falls, but most certainly not for them alone. Contributors are Adrian J. Boas, Charles W. Connell, Paul F. Crawford, Susan B. Edgington, Marie-Luise Favreau-Lilie, John France, Anna Gilmour-Bryson, John D. Hosler, Georg Philipp Melloni, Janus Møller Jensen, J. Rubin, and Iris Shagrir.Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction John France 1 The Capture of Acre, 1104, and the Importance of Sea Power in the Conquest of the Littoral Susan B. Edgington 2 Clausewitz’s Wounded Lion: a Fighting Retreat at the Siege of Acre, November 1190 John D. Hosler 3 Martyrs for the Faith: Denmark, the Third Crusade and the Fall of Acre in 1191 Janus Møller Jensen 4 New Evidence for Identifying the Site of the Teutonic Compound in Acre Adrian J. Boas and Georg Philipp Melloni 5 John of Antioch and the Perceptions of Language and Translation in Thirteenth-Century Acre J. Rubin 6 Did the Templars Lose the Holy Land? The Military Orders and the Defense of Acre, 1291 Paul F. Crawford 7 The Fall of Acre, 1291, and Its Effect on Cyprus Anna Gilmour-Bryson 8 The Fall of Acre in 1291 in the Court of Medieval Public Opinion Charles W. Connell 9 Thadeus of Naples on the Fall of Acre Iris Shagrir 10 The Fall of Acre (1291): Considerations of Annalists in Genoa, Pisa, and Venice (13th/14th–16th Centuries) Marie-Luise Favreau-Lilie Bibliography Index
£88.80
Brill The World of the Siege: Representations of Early Modern Positional Warfare
Book SynopsisThe World of the Siege examines relations between the conduct and representations of early modern sieges. The volume offers case studies from various regions in Europe (England, France, the Low Countries, Germany, the Balkans) and throughout the world (the Chinese, Ottoman and Mughal Empires), from the 15th century into the 18th. The international contributors analyse how siege narratives were created and disseminated, and how early modern actors as well as later historians made sense of these violent events in both textual and visual artefacts. . The volume's chronological and geographical breadth provides insight into similarities and differences of siege warfare and military culture across several cultures, countries and centuries, as well as its impact on both combatants and observers. See inside the book.Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Notes on Contributors 1 Introduction Anke Fischer-Kattner Part 1: Participants and Audiences 2 The World of the Siege in New Perspective: the Populace during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) Sigrun Haude 3 Colchester’s Plight in European Perspective: Printed Representations of Seventeenth-Century Siege Warfare Anke Fischer-Kattner 4 More Honored in the Breach? Representations of Honor in Louisquatorzian Sieges Jamel Ostwald Part 2: Imperial Boundaries 5 Straddling Empires: Revolt and Religion in Early Modern Dalmatia Eric Dursteler 6 The 1689 Siege of Bombay in Global Historical Perspective Philip J. Stern 7 Narratives of Akbar’s Sieges and the Construction of Mughal Universal Sovereignty Pratyay Nath 8 Siege Warfare in Verse and Prose: the Ottoman Conquest of Kamianets-Podilsky (Kamaniçe), 1672 Kahraman Şakul Part 3: Definitions 9 Siegecraft in Ming and Qing China Tonio Andrade 10 “The Enterprises and Surprises That They Would Like to Perform”: Fear, Urban Identities, and Siege Culture during the French Wars of Religion Brian Sandberg 11 Summary: Under Siege? Defining Siege Warfare in World History Peter H. Wilson Index
£110.40
Brill The Battle for Central Europe: The Siege of Szigetvár and the Death of Süleyman the Magnificent and Nicholas Zrínyi (1566)
Book SynopsisIn The Battle for Central Europe specialists in sixteenth-century Ottoman, Habsburg and Hungarian history provide the most comprehensive picture possible of a battle that determined the fate of Central Europe for centuries. Not only the siege and the death of its main protagonists are discussed, but also the wider context of the imperial rivalry and the empire buildings of the competing great powers of that age. Contributors include Gábor Ágoston, János B. Szabó, Zsuzsa Barbarics-Hermanik, Günhan Börekçi, Feridun M. Emecen, Alfredo Alvar Ezquerra, István Fazekas, Pál Fodor, Klára Hegyi, Colin Imber, Damir Karbić, József Kelenik, Zoltán Korpás, Tijana Krstić, Nenad Moačanin, Gülru Neci̇poğlu, Erol Özvar, Géza Pálffy, Norbert Pap, Peter Rauscher, Claudia Römer, Arno Strohmeyer, Zeynep Tarım, James D. Tracy, Gábor Tüskés, Szabolcs Varga, Nicolas Vatin.Trade Review[...] 'The ambitions of this volume far exceed commemoration of the siege or the prominent deaths closely linked with it. The Battle for Central Europe takes up a multilayered, inter-imperial approach to a complex set of historical developments. [...] As a commemoration of 1566, the volume succeeds in offering a detailed, multifaceted approach to the widest range of historical developments attached to Szigetvár. In fact, for such a wide-ranging set of contributions, the volume is remarkably coherent because it is organized around a relatively narrow and self-contained set of historical events. For these reasons, the volume is a welcome addition to existing scholarship. Christopher Markiewicz, University of Birmingham, in Turkish Historical Review, vol.10, nos.2-3, 2019Table of ContentsAbstract Keywords 1 Love Elegy 2 Neo-Catullanism 3 Excursus: Art and Life 4 Petrarchism 5 Mediaeval Presences 6 Virgilian Pastoral and Horatian Lyric 7 Greek Models 8 Women’s Writing and Female Voices 9 Philosophical and Spiritual Currents 10 Conjugal Love and Family 11 Obscenity 12 Homosexuality 13 Love’s Transformations; Metamorphosis and Mannerism 14 Conclusion Index
£116.00
Brill The Treaties of Carlowitz (1699): Antecedents, Course and Consequences
Book SynopsisThe Treaties of Carlowitz (1699) includes recent studies on the Lega Sacra War of 1683-1699 against the Ottoman Empire, the Peace treaties of Carlowitz (1699), and on the general impact of the conflict upon Modern Europe and the Balkans. With its contributions written by well-known international specialists in the field, the volume demonstrates that sometimes important conflicts tend to be forgotten with time, overshadowed by more spectacular wars, peace congresses or diplomatic alliances. The “Long War” of 1683-1699 is a case in point. By re-thinking and re-writing the history of the conflict and the subsequent peacemaking between a Christian alliance and the Ottoman state at the end of the 17th century, new perspectives, stretching into the present era, for the history of Europe, the Balkans and the Near East are brought into discussion. Contributors are: Tatjana Bazarova, Maurits van den Boogert, John Paul Ghobrial, Abdullah Güllüoğlu, Zoltan Györe, Colin Heywood, Lothar Höbelt, Erica Ianiro, Charles Ingrao, Dzheni Ivanova, Kirill Kochegarov, Dariusz Kołodziejzcyk, Hans Georg Majer, Ivan Parvev, Arno Strohmeier.Table of Contents Preface About the Authors Introduction Part 1: The War of 1683–1699 – Political Strategies and Balance of Power in Europe 1On the Road to Carlowitz: Visions of Ottoman Diplomacy in the Letters of Thomas Coke, 1691–1694 Jean-Paul A. Ghobrial 2‘This Great Work’: Lord Paget and the Processes of English Mediating Diplomacy in the Latter Stages of the Sacra Lega War, 1697–1698 Colin Heywood 3The Spoils of Peace: What the Dutch Got Out of Carlowitz Maurits H. van den Boogert 4The War of 1683–1699 and the Beginning of the Eastern Question Ivan Parvev Part 2: The Sacra Lega War Viewed by the Sublime Porte 5Ottoman Diplomacy in the First Years (1683–1685) of the Ottoman “Long War” Abdullah Güllüoğlu 6Ottoman Subjects, Habsburg Allies. The Reaya of the Chiprovtsi Region (Northwestern Bulgaria) on the Front Line, 1688–1690 Dzheni Ivanova 7Ottoman Knowledge of the Imperial Commanders Hans Georg Majer Part 3: Time for War, Time for Peace 8From Slankamen to Zenta: The Austrian War Effort in the East during the 1690s Lothar Höbelt 9The Habsburgs and the Holy League: Religion or Realpolitik? Charles Ingrao 10From the ‘Eternal Peace’ to the Treaty of Carlowitz: Relations between Russia, the Sublime Porte and the Crimean Khanate (1686–1699) Kirill Kochegarov 11The Treaty of Carlowitz in Polish Memory – A Date Better Forgotten? Dariusz Kołodziejczyk 12The Symbolic Making of the Peace of Carlowitz: The Border Crossing of Count Wolfgang IV of Oettingen-Wallerstein during His Mission as Imperial Grand Ambassador to the Sublime Porte (1699–1701) Arno Strohmeyer 13The Treaty of Carlowitz and its Impact on Russian-Ottoman Relations, 1700–1710 Tatiana Bazarova Part 4: Early Modern Demographic and Economic Context 14War and Demography: The Case of Hungary 1521–1718 Zoltán Györe 15Venice after Carlowitz: Change and Challenge in Eighteenth-century Venetian Policy Erica Ianiro Concluding Remarks Index
£110.40
Brill A History of Military Morals: Killing the Innocent
Book SynopsisThe history of noncombatant immunity is well established. What is less understood is how militaries have rationalized violating this immunity. This book traces the development of how militaries have rationalized the killing of the innocent from the thirteenth century onward. In the process, this historiography shows how we have arrived at the ascendant convention that assumes militaries should not intentionally kill the innocent. Furthermore, it shows how moral arguments about the permissibility of killing the innocent are largely adaptations to material changes in how wars are fought, whether through technological innovations or changes in institutional structures.Table of ContentsList of Figures Introduction 1 Introduction 2 Theory of Moral Development 3 Methodology 4 Overview of Chapters PART 1: Killing the Innocent: Three Discursive Traditions from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries 1 The Origins of Double Effect: The Scholastic Tradition 1 Recovering the Primitive Christian Tradition 2 Before Double Effect 3 The Rise of Double Effect 4 Killing the Innocent 5 Killing the Innocent after Aquinas 6 Repurposing Double Effect in the Sixteenth Century 7 Sixteenth- and Seventeenth-Century Scholastics on Siege Warfare 8 English and Scottish Protestants 9 Conclusion 2 Martialists: Soldiers and Tacticians 1 Introduction 2 Early Martialists 3 Seventeenth-Century Martialists 4 Shifts in the Martialist Tradition 5 Conclusion 3 Humanists and Republicans 1 Introduction 2 Machiavelli 3 Erasmus 4 Gentili 5 Grotius 6 Pufendorf 7 Jeremy Taylor 8 George Dawson 9 Christian Wolff 10 Vattel 11 Conclusion PART 2: The Nineteenth Century 4 Killing Noncombatants in the Nineteenth Century 1 Introduction 2 Counting Casualties 3 Noncombatants 4 Sovereignty and Self-Preservation 5 Utilitarianism 6 The Link between Philosophical Utilitarianism and Military Necessity 7 Conclusion 5 Deliberately Targeting Noncombatants 1 Introduction 2 Enduring the Hardships of War: Laying Waste 3 Laying Waste and the Laws of War 4 Starvation and Blockades 5 Sieges 6 Siege and the Laws of War 7 Reprisal, Retaliation, Retorsion 8 Change in Norms 9 The Spatial Dimension of Noncombatant Death 10 Noncombatant Death in the Early Twentieth Century 11 Military Manuals 12 Conclusion PART 3: The Twentieth Century: Aerial Bombing and a Shift in Norms 6 New Possibilities and Problems: Aeronauts, Inventors, and Future-War Fiction on Aerial Bombing 1 Early Experiments 2 Deterrence, Annihilation, or Nonfactor? 3 Future-War Fiction 4 Conclusion 7 Interwar Approaches to Bombing: Two Discursive Traditions 1 Introduction 2 Interwar Period Debates on Aerial Bombing 3 International Liberals: Regulation and Disarmament 4 Bombing Realists 5 Strategic versus Terror Bombing 6 Conclusion 8 The Return to Intention: Post World War I 1 Introduction 2 German Guilt 3 The Laws of Humanity and Intentional Harm 4 The Return of the Scholastics 5 The Rediscovery of Vitoria and Suarez 6 Catholics against Bombing 7 Conclusion 9 Postscript: Intention in the Twenty-First Century 1 Introduction 2 Intention and Folk Psychology 3 Are Intentions Relevant for Twenty-First Century War? Bibliography of Primary Sources 445 Prior to the Sixteenth Century The Sixteenth Century The Seventeenth Century The Eighteenth Century The Nineteenth Century Index
£152.00
Brill Concepts of War, 1650-1900: From Free-Rider Strategies to Survival of the Fittest
Book SynopsisWhy do people wage war? How can wars be won? How has warfare been an engine of change for human civilization—for better and for worse? In this book Paul Schuurman shows how some of the best Western minds between 1650 and 1900 tried to answer these questions in an epoch when European developments became a matter of global concern. In eight wide-ranging chapters he discusses the key concepts that philosophers and generals of this era developed to grasp and influence the dramatic phenomenon of war. Their concepts remain fresh and relevant down to the present day.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures and Tables Introduction 1 The Cat’s Grand Strategy Pieter de la Court on Holland and the Challenges and Prospects of Free-Riding Behaviour during the General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century 1 Introduction 2 Commerce and Compromise 3 Historical Context: Change and Crisis 4 Game Theory 5 Holland and Europe: the Opportunities of Free-Riding 6 Holland and the Other United Provinces: the Challenges of Free-Riding 7 Philosophical Context: Hobbes and Spinoza 8 Conclusion 2 François Fénelon on Luxury, War, and Trade in the Telemachus 1 Introduction 2 Telemachus 3 Boetica 4 Salentum: Luxury and War 5 Salentum: Commerce 6 Mercantilism 7 Quietism 8 Self-interest 9 Evaluation 3 ‘The Effect in Turn Became the Cause’ Determinism and Causal Feedback Loops in Montesquieu’s Explanations for the Military Rise and Fall of Rome 1 Introduction 2 Determinism and Contingency at the Meso-Level 3 Process Explanations 4 Military and Political Context 5 Philosophical and Historiographical Context 4 Carl von Clausewitz on Limited War: a Three-Stage Interpretation 1 Introduction 2 Interaction and Holism 3 Friction 4 Suspension 5 Politics 6 Discussion 5 What-If at Waterloo: Clausewitz’s Use of Historical Counterfactuals in his History of the Campaign of 1815 1 Introduction 2 Description: the Waterloo Campaign in 25 Counterfactuals 3 Analysis of the Function of Counterfactuals in the ‘Campaign of 1815’ 4 Context: On War 5 Context: Military History in General 6 Models of War 1770–1830: the Birth of Wargames and the Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity 1 Introduction 2 Wargames 1770–1830: Types and Functions 3 Historical Background: Peace and War and Peace 4 Trade-Off between Realism and Simplicity 5 The Realism-Simplicity Trade-Off and Chance 6 Discussion: Empire of Chance? 7 Conclusion 7 Preparing for War: Prussian–German Professional Wargames and the Leadership Concept of Mission Tactics 1870–1880 1 Introduction 2 Prussian–German Wargames 1870–1880 3 Wargames and Mission Tactics 4 Wargames and Mission Tactics: Incubation, Rifles, and Railways 5 Conclusion 8 Herbert Spencer and the Paradox of War 1 Introduction 2 The Function of War: before Spencer 3 Spencer on the Function of War 4 Biological Evolution: Two Mechanisms 5 Evolution of the Militant and the Industrial Type: the Same Two Mechanisms 6 The Function of the Militant/Industrial Typology 7 Evaluation Bibliography Index
£143.20
Helsinki University Press Military Revolution and the Thirty Years War 1618-1648: Aspects of Institutional Change and Decline
£28.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Continental vs Redcoat
Book SynopsisThe American Revolutionary War pitched the newly formed Continental Army against the professional British Redcoats - a highly trained organization manned by long-serving and experienced infantrymen with a formidable reputation forged on European battlefields during the Seven Years' War. This book deals with this war.Table of ContentsIntroduction /The opposing sides /Brandywine: September 11, 1777 /Monmouth Courthouse: June 28, 1778 /Cowpens: January 17, 1781 /Analysis /Aftermath /Works Cited /Index
£14.39
Oneworld Publications The English Civil Wars: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisA king beheaded. A monarchy abolished. And a commoner leading a republic by military rule set in their place. The wars that tore through the country in the mid-seventeenth century – splitting government, communities and families alike – were a true watershed in English history. But how, with Queen Elizabeth I’s Golden Age still in living memory, did such a situation arise? Exploring the period’s political disputes, religious conflicts and military battles, Patrick Little scrutinizes the nature and practicalities of conducting a civil war on English soil, as well as the experiences and motivations of key factions and combatants. By assessing how the realities of life in England shaped the conflict –and were torn apart by it – this wonderfully readable Beginner’s Guide gets to the very heart of how a people came to kill their king.Trade Review‘Accessible and expertly written…featuring a skilful use of original documents and images to illustrate key topics.’ * Jackie Eales – President of the Historical Association and Professor of Early Modern History, Canter *‘A wonderful introduction…tells an intricate story with amazing clarity.’ * Jason Peacey – Senior Lecturer in British History, University College London *'This very clear, readable and informative account is now the best starting-point for those coming new to the subject.' * David L. Smith, Lecturer in History, the University of Cambridge *
£9.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Nelson’s Officers and Midshipmen
Book SynopsisFilled with the promise of adventure and glory, the Royal Navy of the Napoleonic era enticed hundreds of young men to enlist as officers in its bitter struggle against the French fleet. With some as young as nine, these boys were confronted with the harsh realities of warfare at sea: cramped conditions, ruthless storms and fierce combat. In spite of their youth, these sailors showed enormous courage and valour in the face of battle, their bravery immortalised in the literary works of Patrick O'Brian, C. S. Forester and Alexander Kent. Drawing from letters, poems and personal accounts, this book uncovers the remarkable story of those boys who fought aboard His Majesty's mighty ships-of-the-line to defend their kingdom against the French.Table of ContentsIntroduction /Chronology /Training, promotion and appearance /Conditions of service /On campaign /Experience of battle and aftermath /Museums and places of interest /Bibliography and further reading /Index
£999.99
Quercus Publishing The Glorious First of June: Fleet Battle in the
Book SynopsisFrance, early summer 1794. The French Revolution has been hijacked by the extreme Jacobins and is in the grip of The Terror. While the guillotine relentlessly takes the heads of innocents, two vast French and British fleets meet in the mid-Atlantic following a week of skirmishing. After fierce fighting, both sides claim victory. In The Glorious First of June Sam Willis not only tells, with thrilling immediacy and masterly clarity, the story of an epic and complex battle, he also places it within the context of The Terror, the survival of the French Revolution and the growth of British sea-power.Trade Review'One of the things that makes Willis such a joy to read is the blazing clarity of his explanations. By the time you've finished his book you'll appreciate every nuance of naval tactics' Mail on Sunday. * Mail on Sunday *'His portrayal [...] serves as a model for future studies' International Journal of Maritime History. * International Journal of Maritime History *'With his great gift for making complex events exceptionally clear, and an authentically salty understanding of the workings of wind, sea, sail and rig, this is a brilliant and subtly nuanced account' Sunday Times. * Sunday Times *'Those who would attempt to explain a great battle at sea in the age of sail need salt water in the veins and a skilled pen. In this marvellous book Dr Sam Willis proves that he has both' BBC History Magazine. * BBC History Magazine *'Willis brings a welcome pace and energy to what might otherwise have been a dry account of a rarely remembered sea battle' Glasgow Sunday Herald. * Glasgow Sunday Herald *'Willis's matchless grasp of historical detail brings it vividly to life' Mail on Sunday. * Mail on Sunday *Table of ContentsList of illustrations. Maps. Prologue: The First Regicide. Introduction. The First Terror. The First Surrender. The First and Greatest Sea Officer. The First War Artist. The First Convoy. The First Contact. The First Blood. The First of June. The First Reaction: Honour and Glory. The Second Reaction: Acrimony and Disgrace. The Second Terror. Epilogue. Appendix I: The Chronology. Appendix II: The Fleets. Appendix III: The Pocock Sketches. Appendix IV: The Biographies. Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
£16.14
Zeughausverlag GmbH French, Neapolitan and Polish Cavalry Uniforms
Book SynopsisA proverbial cellar find brought to light a remarkable source for Napoleonic uniformology, which due to its artistic design but also high level of detail offers valuable support in the research of the military dress of Napoleonic mounted troops. A total of 56 large-format hand-coloured watercolours depict cavalry, artillery and train troops of the French Imperial period from 1804 to 1812, the Neapolitan army of 1812, and the Polish uprising of 1831. The work itself is introduced with a foreword by art historian Dr. Hans D. Baumann, commenting on the artistic representation and especially the provenance of the portfolio. It turned out that the watercolours by unknown artists were originally part of the library of the Royal Theatre in Berlin and finally reached Kassel via the salt mines of Thuringia in the course of the Second World War. From there they went to a private collector and then disappeared in the afore-mentioned cellar. The reference to the Royal Theatres in Berlin as well as the posture and presentation of some of the depicted cavalrymen quickly led to Richard Knötel‘s famous Große Uniformenkunde. This is because this doyen of German uniformology cited "coloured hand drawings from the library of the Royal Theatre of Berlin" as the source of some of his plates on the French army. His plates on the Neapolitan army are also partly based on the original source presented here for the first time. Even though the artist (or artists) probably did not produce the 56 watercolours until the late 1830s or 1840s, they are captivatingly accurate and have been assessed by Markus Gärtner and Markus Stein for their historical accuracy. Each plate is accompanied by a brief commentary, which usually classifies the depiction as correct - especially the rarer depictions, such as French carabiniers around 1812 in the sky-blue uniforms, underline the artist’s sound knowledge of Napoleonic military costume. As evidence of the painting’s contemporary origins, some plates are accompanied by illustrations by early 19th century military artists such as Martinet or Weiland, which obviously served as sources. Some illustrations are also supplemented by Knötel‘s plates, enabling readers to verify for themselves the impact these watercolours had on the creation of a work of such fundamental nature as the "Große Uniformenkunde". Thus this book spans 19th century uniformology from the early years to its perfection around 1890. In addition to the commentaries, the plates are also accompanied by historic details outlining the development and wartime deployment of the unit depicted, as well as the standards carried. These additions were made on the basis of rarer works of French military history, while modern works by military historians Markus Gärtner and Markus Stein were also consulted. Since the paintings depict mounted units throughout (both of the Guard and the Line), the reader is able to obtain a comprehensive picture of the splendour of Napoleonic cavalry turned out in their colourful uniforms. The artistic charm of a previously unpublished source and the wide range of units represented will surely make this book a highlight of any library.
£42.70
McGill-Queen's University Press Ordinary People Extraordinary Times
Book SynopsisA collection of around 350 letters bound for London from Jamaica reveals much about colonial life in 1756. Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times paints a picture of the daily life of poor and middling whites, free people of colour, and enslaved people against the backdrop of transatlantic slavery in Jamaica and the eighteenth-century British Empire.Trade Review“Sheryllynne Haggerty introduces us to a terrific archive of letters, making brand new insights into colonial Jamaican history and wrangling an incredibly disparate set of sources into a lively examination of the desires, political interests, consumption patterns, family organizations, and restricted options of both free and enslaved people in the Caribbean. While previous scholarship tends to focus on the elite classes, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times extends our understanding of colonial Jamaican society through an exploration of the everyday.” Daniel Livesay, Claremont McKenna College and author of Children of Uncertain Fortune: Mixed-Race Jamaicans in Britain and the Atlantic Family, 1733–1833
£91.80
Yale University Press Warrior Generals Winning the British Civil Wars
Book SynopsisPresenting the history of the men who directed and determined the outcome of the mid-seventeenth-century British wars such as Cromwell, Fairfax, and Essex, this title examines how the generals prepared for, fought in, and followed up a battle, and provides an appraisal of the performance of individual commanders set against their peers.
£26.12
WW Norton & Co REVOLUTION MAPPING THE ROAD TO
Book SynopsisThe American Revolution's progress shown in 60 spectacular contemporary maps.Trade Review"This glorious collection-ravishingly beautiful, exquisitely curated, brilliantly annotated-is one of the most graphic and illuminating treatments of the American Revolution ever brought to press. Here is the road to revolution and the war itself, from the opening of the French and Indian War in 1755 to the surrender at Yorktown in 1781 and the Treaty of Paris two years later. Combining the virtues of an historical atlas, a luscious exhibition, and a detailed but concise history of the wars, it is a GPS to the American Revolution." -- Ric Burns, documentary filmmaker, Steeplechase Films "Revolution is a dazzling achievement that casts new light on the imperial wars of the late eighteenth century. These maps-many of them rare manuscripts, reproduced here for the first time-remind us that the battle for (and against) American independence unfolded in space as well as in time. Here the long road to revolution becomes visible as a hard-fought contest over territory as well as clash of ideals. A feast for the eye, Revolution also invites fresh thinking about the founding of the United States and Britain's American War." -- Jane Kamensky, Mary Ann Lippitt Professor of American History, Brown University "This beautiful book, with its superbly reproduced images, brings to life the decades leading to the birth of the U.S.A. The authors have given a highly skilled analysis of the background, contents and significance of the images. The readable style and brilliant use of little-known cartographical works has created a book that anyone with an interest in the interplay between maps and history should buy-and read." -- Peter Barber, head of Map Collections, the British Library
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The English Civil War
Book Synopsis* Provides students with an affordable collection of key articles on the English Civil War. * Includes a substantial introduction which contextualises the articles and the issues they raise> * Examines and provides a guide to major recent and current areas of debate on the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War.Trade Review"Peter Gaunt's The English Civil War: The Essential Readings is indeed essential reading for any clear understanding of the causes and consequences of the violent birth of modernity in England. The essays he presents are carefully chosen and represent a generation of the best historical work in an area which has sparked controversy for over 300 years." Professor Victor Stater, Louisiana State University "Gaunt's volume, devoted to the civil war, brings out the complexities, cross-currents and different interpretations of that crisis ... a helpful and reliable guide to the shifting centres of interest in this field." Times Higher Education Supplement "A diverse and thought-provoking read, introduced clearly and effectively by Peter Gaunt." History "A good, structured introduction to the topic ... Gaunt's introductory essays to the book's four sections helpfully guide the unfamiliar reader through the minefield of Civil War historiography." History "An expert selection of articles dating from 1972 to 1994, with a running commentary, the whole intended to convey a clear living picture of the problems of the period and the diversity of the historiography ... a formidable task, triumphantly accomplished." Cromwelliana "Gaunt's introductions are impressively clear and concise. His grasp on the subject is never less than firm, and he successfully locates contributions within their historical and historiographical contexts, providing a valuable guide to a vast body of literature." Jason Peacey, History of Parliament Trust - Canadian Journal of History "The editor of this commendable work is Peter Gaunt, who has judiciously chosen what he considers to be the most revealing and insightful articles that have been published over the last 30 years. Both his selection of articles and authors are keenly rewarding for anyone who wishes to understand in some depth what unfolded in the British Isles during this era. Above all, Gaunt possesses the talent to summarize divergent opinions deftly." Journal of Church and StateTable of ContentsEditor's Introduction. 1. What Was The English Revolution: John Morrill, Brian Manning and David Underdown. 2. The English Revolution and Revisionist Revolt: Mary Fulbrook. 3. The British Problem and The English Civil War: Conrad Russell. 4. Opposition to the Personal Rule of Charles I: The Diary of Robert Woodford, 1637-1641: John Fielding. 5. Why Did Charles I Call The Long Parliament?: Conrad Russell. 6. Why Did Charles I Fight The Civil War?: Conrad Russell. 7. The Defection of Sir Edward Dering, 1640-41: Derek Hirst. 8. Sir William Brereton and England's Wars of Religion: John Morrill. 9. Between Scylla and Charybdis: The Creation of Rival Administrations at the Beginning of the English Civil War: Martyn Bennett. 10. The War, the People and the Absence of the Clubmen in the Midlands, 1642-46: Simon Osborne. 11. England Turned Germany? The Aftermath of the Civil War in its European Context: Ian Roy. 12. The Levellers and Christianity: J. Colin Davis. 13. Charles Stuart, That Man of Blood: Patricia Crawford. 14. A Bougeois Revolution?: Christopher Hill. Index.
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Harvard University Press The Iron Princess
Book SynopsisIn the bloodiest conflict Europe had ever experienced, Amalia Elisabeth fought to save her tiny German state, her Calvinist church, and her children’s inheritance. Tryntje Helfferich reveals how this embattled ruler used diplomacy to play the European powers against one another, while raising one of the continent’s most effective fighting forces.Trade ReviewImpressive...Helfferich tracks Amalia Elisabeth's bold, often duplicitous, but ultimately successful diplomatic manoeuvrings in meticulous, indeed exhaustive, detail...In an age when so much of what passes for 'history' in the bookshops is merely the competent journalistic synthesis of earlier (and often better) books, it is refreshing to come across a work that is grounded in original, multilingual archival scholarship and has something genuinely new to say...The Iron Princess is far more than merely the biography of a singularly forceful, if despotic, woman. Its narrative provides an exceptionally sure-footed guide through the mazes of European princely politics at their most labyrinthine, and offers an entirely new insight into the role of the smaller states in shaping the great Westphalian treaties that settled the European state system for the best part of the next two centuries. If the Iron Princess was more fortunate in life than she deserved, she has undoubtedly continued her lucky run in this fine biography. -- John Adamson * Literary Review *Like Elizabeth I of England, Amalia Elisabeth was a mistress of delay, and The Iron Princess shows how she successfully navigated the maze of legal, military, and diplomatic obstacles that awaited her when she assumed power. Helfferich deftly reconstructs the dynamics of power, religious division, and social opposition that Amalia Elisabeth confronted. A superb book. -- Orest Ranum, The Johns Hopkins UniversityThis deeply researched book will make a major contribution to what we know about the Thirty Years War. Helfferich's work will place Amalia Elisabeth of Hesse-Cassel squarely onto the mental map of anyone who takes a serious interest in the most protracted and important European conflict of the seventeenth century. -- Christopher R. Friedrichs, University of British ColumbiaIn this detailed and impressively researched study of Amalia Elisabeth, Helfferich offers a shrewd and sophisticated analysis of the problems of female rule in an age of crisis, combined with an equally penetrating interpretation of princely politics within the Holy Roman Empire during the closing stages of the Thirty Years War. It is an extraordinary story of an extraordinary ruler, deftly told. -- Mary Lindemann, University of MiamiHelfferich's exploration of the intricate political maneuverings of Amalia Elisabeth offers not only a fascinating vignette of the Thirty Years' War, but also a most valuable scholarly contribution and corrective to the political and religious history of the first European war. It was largely due to the landgravine's tenacity and shrewd insight into politics that Calvinism was legalized in the Peace of Westphalia. -- Sigrun Haude, University of Cincinnati
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Harvard University Press Citizen Sailors
Book SynopsisAfter 1776, Americans struggled to gain recognition of their new republic and their rights as citizens. None had to fight harder than the nation’s seamen, whose labor took them deep into the Atlantic world. Nathan Perl-Rosenthal tells the story of how their efforts created the first national, racially inclusive model of U.S. citizenship.Trade ReviewCitizen Sailors is a useful reminder that Revolutionary America was more inclusive than the republic would become in the 19th century and than some might wish to make it today. By skillfully coaxing narratives out of previously unorganized troves of documents, Perl-Rosenthal lets us see that the Custom House certificates ‘offered a glimmer of a far more inclusive model of the American nation than existed in any other official quarter.’ He also ably describes the complicated national identities of sailors and the human suffering of Americans wrongfully impressed. -- Mark Spencer * Wall Street Journal *Citizen Sailors is the first book to explore how sailors were crucial to definitions of U.S. citizenship during and after the War for Independence because of their central role in national politics and because of the peculiar problems in ascertaining their nationality. Engagingly written and marshaling terrific new evidence, this important book will alter our understanding of the American Revolution, the Atlantic world, and the dynamics of national identity. -- Joyce E. Chaplin, author of Round about the Earth: Circumnavigation from Magellan to OrbitWith erudition and eloquence, Citizen Sailors tells the remarkable story of the federal government’s efforts to protect the welfare of seafaring Americans, doing so without regard to region, class or, surprisingly, race. Showcasing maritime history at its best, the result is a tour de force that will appeal to general readers and specialists alike. -- Eliga Gould, author of Among the Powers of the Earth: The American Revolution and the Making of a New World Empire
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University Press of Kansas Shiloh Conquer or Perish
Book SynopsisA critical moment in the Civil War, the Battle of Shiloh has been the subject of many books. However, none has told the story of Shiloh as Timothy Smith does in this volume, the first comprehensive history of the two-day battle in April 1862 - a battle so fluid and confusing that its true nature has eluded a clear narrative telling until now.
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Napoleon Absent Coalition Ascendant The 1799
Book SynopsisMoving from strategy to battle scene to analysis, this first English translation of volume five of Clausewitz's collected works nimbly conveys the character of Clausewitz's writing in all its registers: the brisk, often powerful description of events as they unfolded and the critical reflections on strategic theory and its implications.Trade ReviewCarl von Clausewitz's The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland deserves attention not only because it is one of the last texts he wrote. Careful readers would not fail to recognize why this largely overlooked campaign preoccupied Clausewitz's mind in the late 1820s. None of the adversaries could claim a commander of Napoleon's caliber, thus providing a more balanced view about the changes the French Revolution had ushered in in the military realm. The campaign revealed the difficulties of coalition warfare, a subject Clausewitz mulled over in the late 1820s. Fought within a fraught domestic and international context, the campaign's leadership and direction frequently changed. For many of the participants, this remained mainly a war with limited objectives. In other words, throughout The 1799 Campaign, Clausewitz explored issues he had encountered while writing On War but was yet to capture on its pages comprehensively. Murray and Pringle's translation is exceptional; it remains faithful to the original while offering its readers elegant and accessible prose." —Vanya Eftimova Bellinger, author of Marie von Clausewitz: The Woman behind the Making of On War "Carl von Clausewitz--the name evokes the masterpiece of military theory, but much of the great Prussian theorist's voluminous legacy remains unknown to the wider public. This includes Clausewitz's insightful analysis of crucial campaigns of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle have done a masterful job in rectifying this problem. They have already translated Clausewitz's book on Napoleon's 1796 Italian Campaign, and now regale us with a new and exciting edition of the eminent military thinker's analysis of the 1799 campaigns in Italy and Switzerland. This is a highly welcome and thought-provoking addition to Clausewitzian studies. The translation is brilliantly executed, with copious footnotes and annotations by the erudite editors. This book should be on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the French Revolutionary Wars or who wants to understand how history, strategy, and politics interact under wartime conditions. Highly recommended!" —Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Punish Treason Reward Loyalty
Book SynopsisIn this first of three planned volumes for the University Press of Kansas’s Constitutional Thinking series, Mark Graber aims to restore to contemporary memory the Fourteenth Amendment drafted by those Republican and Unionist members of Congress who supported congressional reconstruction.Trade ReviewIn meticulous detail Mark Graber shows how in the run-up to the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment congressional Republicans shaped the provisions eventually written into that provision with an eye to ensuring control of the government by unionists, which is to say Republicans. He reorients our understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment away from the rights it undoubtedly guarantees to the political effects its framers sought to achieve, among which were unionist control of state governments so that rights could be protected. Though today we do not pay much attention to the sections of the Fourteenth Amendment its framers cared most about, Graber’s arguments tell us a great deal about how we should understand what constitutions actually do." - Mark Tushnet, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law emeritus, Harvard Law School, and author of The Constitution of the United States of America: A Contextual Analysis"Mark Graber has opened our eyes not only to a lost history of the Fourteenth Amendment, but also to its Framers’ central purpose. They sought to create the conditions for a democratic politics that would protect and empower people, both Black and white, who had remained loyal to the Union during the Civil War. This brilliant book, part of a projected multi-volume series, teaches that the way we shape our political institutions is every bit as important as abstract guarantees of constitutional rights." - Jack M. Balkin, Knight Professor of Constitutional Law and the First Amendment, Yale Law SchoolTable of Contents Text of Amendment XIV (1868) Series Foreword Acknowledgments A Preface to the Forgotten Fourteenth Amendment Series Introduction: Three Republican Soloists and the Republican Chorus 1. The Exclusion Debate 2. The Problem of Rebel Rule 3. Protecting and Empowering the Loyal 4. Guarantees 5. To Colorado and Beyond Conclusion: Rebels, Loyalists, and Racial Equality Appendixes Table A.1: House Votes on the Fourteenth Amendment, the Exclusion Resolution, and Statehood for Colorado and Nebraska Table A.2: Senate Votes on the Fourteenth Amendment, the Exclusion Resolution, and Statehood for Colorado and Nebraska Table A.3: References to “:Rebel” and “Loyal” in the House of Representatives Table A.4: References to “Rebel” and “Loyal” in the Senate Table A.5: References Paired with “Rebel” in the Thirty-Ninth Congress, First Session: All Table A.6: References Paired with “Rebel” in the Thirty-Ninth Congress, First Session: Opponents of the Fourteenth Amendment Table A.7: Conditions for Readmission of Former Confederate States: Members of Congress Table A.8: Conditions of Readmission of Former Confederate States: Petitions Calendar of the Thirty-Ninth Congress, First Session Notes Index
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MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas Like Men of War Black Troops in the Civil War
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1998, Like Men of War was a groundbreaking study of Black troops in the Civil War that is still considered a major contribution to the literature on the United States Colored Troops. In this chronological operational history, Trudeau covers every major engagement - and a few minor ones - that the USCT participated in.Trade ReviewNoah Andre Trudeau’s Like Men of War became an instant classic when it was first published in 1998. No other book offered the scope and depth of the Black military experience during the Civil War era and even with all the research that we’ve seen over the past twenty-five years, the book remains essential reading. Historians and general readers will no doubt enjoy and profit from this updated and revised edition." - Kevin M. Levin, author of Searching for Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth"Like Men of War is important and relevant because it remains the only extant narrative history of Black troops in the Union Army aimed at both general readers and scholars and students. Not a logistical or institutional study, Trudeau’s book breathes life into the men and battles of the U.S. Colored Troops." - John David Smith, coauthor of Soldiering for Freedom: How the Union Army Recruited, Trained, and Deployed the U.S. Colored Troops"Two distinguishing features of this book make it the most valuable compendium of the important role of Black soldiers in the Civil War. Every combat operation in which these units participated, including major battles as well as minor skirmishes, is described. And much of the evidence for consists of enlisted men’s letters, diaries, reports, and memoirs. Readers will find here the most complete account of these events." - James M. McPherson, author of Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era"Like Men of War remains the best traditional military history of the service of African Americans in the Union Army during the Civil War. It is wonderful that Noah Andre Trudeau and the University Press of Kansas are publishing a new edition of this classic work. No doubt the second edition will help acquaint a new generation of readers with the battlefield story of Black Union soldiers." - Donald R. Shaffer, author of After the Glory: The Struggles of Black Civil War VeteransTable of Contents List of Maps List of Illustrations Preface to the Revised Edition Preface to the 1998 Edition Acknowledgments—Revised Edition Acknowledgments—1998 Edition Author’s Note Part One: 1861–1862 Prologue 1. “A Liberating Army” Part Two: 1863 2. “Will They Fight?” Interlude: “The Power of Fear” Interlude: “A School of . . . Self-Reliance as Well as an Engine of War” 3. “The Old Flag Never Touched the Ground” Interlude: “The Question of Pay” 4. “The Question That Negroes Will Fight Is Settled” Interlude: “A Rebel Master and a Union Master” Part Three: 1864 5. “Amid a Storm of Bullets” 6. “You Are Fighting Against Your Master” 7. “With Wild, Exultant Cheers” 8. “On to Richmond!” Interlude: “This Disgraceful Distinction” 9. “I Am Ready to Die for Liberty” 10. “Saved the Colors” Interlude: “A Practice Justified by No Rule of War” 11. “Into the Very Mouth of Death” 12. “Captain, I Am Wounded; What Shall I do?” Part Four: 1865 “Ye’s Long Been A-coming” Interlude: “We Want Black Commissioned Officers” 14. “Our Errand Through the State” 15. “The Negro Will Fight & Fight Bravely” Interlude: “Their Enthusiasm Was Said to Be . . . Remarkable” 16. “Babylon Is Fallen” Interlude: Nothing Has Shocked Us So Much” 17. “That Winds Up the War” Part Five: Legacies, 18652022 18. “This Good Work Is Only Begun” 19. Final Word(s) 20. Taps Notes Bibliography Index
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John Wiley & Sons Spying for Wellington British Military
Book SynopsisIntelligence is often the critical factor in a successful military campaign. This was certainly the case for Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington, in the Peninsular War. In this book, author Huw Davies offers the first full account of the scope, complexity, and importance of Wellington's intelligence department.Trade Review“Spying for Wellington is a triumph of research, analysis, and writing and will be the standard work on the subject for decades. Of all the literature that has been devoted to the Napoleonic wars, nothing comes close to this monumental contribution to the field.”—Michael V. Leggiere, author of BlÜcher: Scourge of Napoleon "Spying for Wellington is a keystone reinterpretation of the British army of the Napoleonic Wars. It shines new light on a crucial and yet largely overlooked aspect of warfare: intelligence collection and application."—Alexander Mikaberidze, author of The Burning of Moscow: Napoleon's Trial by Fire 1812 "Enthusiasts of the Napoleonic wars will find this brilliant book extremely useful toward understanding how Wellington achieved his legendary record of success." - HistoryNet
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John Wiley & Sons Surviving the Winters
Book SynopsisExploring the inner workings of the Continental Army through the prism of its encampments, this book is the first to show how camp construction and administration played a crucial role in Patriot strategy during the American Revolution.
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University of Oklahoma Press Building a House Divided Slavery Westward
Book SynopsisThe origins and evolution of the conflict between North and South can be traced back to the early years of the American Republic, as Stephen Hyslop demonstrates in this volume, an exploration of how the incipient fissure between the Union’s initial slave states and free states lengthened and deepened as the nation advanced westward.Trade Review“Building a House Divided is a beautifully written study of the scheming, calculations, and missteps of presidents, politicians, and everyday people that led to one of the most defining wars in American history.”— Andrew Torget, author of Seeds of Empire: Cotton, Slavery, and the Transformation of the Texas Borderlands, 1800–1850“Most people look at the history of the early United States backwards from Fort Sumter and ask how it all could have happened. Stephen J. Hyslop looks forward from the very earliest moments of the republic and clearly explains how slavery became entwined with westward expansion—deliberately or inadvertently—and how it led to disunion and civil war.”—Christopher Childers, author of The Failure of Popular Sovereignty: Slavery, Manifest Destiny, and the Radicalization of Southern Politics“This engrossing book provides a meticulous account—engaging, clear, polished, and sure-handed throughout—of the politics, diplomacy, and geography that simultaneously allowed the United States to become a continental nation by 1850 and triggered the South’s secession from the Union in 1860–1861 and the bloody Civil War that followed.”—Robert E. May, author of Slavery, Race, and Conquest in the Tropics: Lincoln, Douglas, and the Future of Latin America
£26.06
LSU Press P G T Beauregard Napoleon in Gray Southern Biography Series
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LSU Press The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 712 1864
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Louisiana State University Press To the North Anna River
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Louisiana State University Press The Battle of the Wilderness May 56 1864
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Louisiana State University Press The Battles for Spotsylvania Court House and the Road to Yellow Tavern May 712 1864
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Louisiana State University Press To the North Anna River Grant and Lee May 1325 1864 Jules And Frances Landry Award Series
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Louisiana State University Press Conflict of Command
Book SynopsisThe fraught relationship between Abraham Lincoln and George McClellan is well known, so much so that many scholars rarely question the standard narrative casting the two as foils. George Rable rethinks that stance, providing a new understanding of the interaction between the president and his leading wartime general.Trade ReviewGeorge C. Rable has tackled one of the most controversial stories of the Civil War as only a master historian can. Sifting through generations of partisan bickering, he offers a crisp, candid view of the Lincoln-McClellan saga that accomplishes something truly remarkable. It proves fair to both men." - Zachery A. Fry, author of A Republic in the Ranks: Loyalty and Dissent in the Army of the Potomac
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Louisiana State University Press Confederate Privateer
Book SynopsisProvides a comprehensive account of the brief life and exploits of John Yates Beall, a Confederate soldier, naval officer, and guerrilla in the Chesapeake Bay and Great Lakes region. Though little remembered today, Beall was a legendary figure in the Civil War South.Trade ReviewThe events recounted here provide the makings of a good spy novel: conspirators hoping to free rebel prisoners of war near the Canadian border, terrorists burning New York hotels, bandits robbing banks in Vermont, and pirates raiding a U.S. warship on Lake Erie by drugging the crew with tainted wine. Yet, this is not the stuff of racy fiction: these incidents happened. Through the story of John Yates Beall—one of the men behind Confederate terrorist plots in the upper North—William C. Harris acquaints us with one of the lesser-known areas of irregular warfare during America's Civil War." - William A. Blair, author of With Malice toward Some: Treason and Loyalty in the Civil War Era"John Yates Beall's story is a fascinating Civil War tale, and no one tells it better than Harris, who enlightens us about just how significant a character Beall was for the Confederate war effort. With a deft pen and using colorful detail, Harris creates a luminous portrait that brings to life one of the war's most daring crusaders who ranks with Morgan and Mosby but who died on the gallows for his exploits." - Stephen D. Engle, author of Gathering to Save a Nation: Lincoln and the Union's War Governors"Few southern rebels earned the wartime infamy of privateer John Yates Beall, whose clandestine attempts to liberate Confederate prisoners from Johnson's Island resulted in his late-war execution. In this gripping account, one of the Civil War's most careful and prolific historians pulls back the veil on the 'terror of the Chesapeake and Lake Erie.'" - Brian Matthew Jordan, Pulitzer Prize finalist for Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War and coeditor of The War Went On: Reconsidering the Lives of Civil War Veterans"John Yates Beall—planter, naval officer, privateer, and commando—finally gets his due in this thoughtfully written biography by acclaimed historian William C. Harris. As the Civil War proved, the South was full of determined people, and Beall, who died on the gallows for spreading the war to the North, was not (as friends said) 'one of the giving up kind.'" - Terry Alford, author of Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth
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Louisiana State University Press The Howling Storm
Book SynopsisTraditional histories of the Civil War describe the conflict as a war between North and South. Kenneth Noe suggests it should instead be understood as a war between the North, the South, and the weather. He retells the history of the conflagration with a focus on the ways in which weather and climate shaped the outcomes of battles and campaigns.Trade ReviewKenneth W. Noe adds a third combatant to the familiar story of the Blue and the Gray in his innovative survey of Civil War military history: the weather. In lucid prose and deep detail he shows us that regional and national weather patterns repeatedly benefited the Union and hurt the Confederacy. Noe reminds us that the war did not just affect the environment; the environment changed the war." - Anne Sarah Rubin, author of A Shattered Nation: The Rise and Fall of the Confederacy, 1861-1868"A compelling and comprehensive study of the American Civil War's military history, The Howling Storm gives us a new way to understand how the war turned out the way it did. In vivid prose, Kenneth Noe shows how rain, snow, drought, excessive heat and cold, and other natural forces determined tactics and challenged logistics, becoming a decisive element in the war's campaigns. The Howling Storm is an important addition to the field of Civil War environmental history and a must-read for students and scholars of the conflict." - Megan Kate Nelson, author of The Three-Cornered War: The Union, the Confederacy, and Native Peoples in the Fight for the West"In this lyrical and expansive book, Kenneth W. Noe demonstrates that unusual weather patterns influenced the Civil War, decisively aiding Union victory. The narrative spans the war, encompasses multiple theaters, and provides the first comprehensive look at how weather dramatically shaped military operations, from the private soldier to the general officer." - Kathryn Shively, author of Nature's Civil War: Common Soldiers and the Environment in 1862 Virginia"Although The Howling Storm is not meant to be 'encyclopedic,' it is hard to imagine anyone replacing this invaluable tome any time soon. It will no doubt stand as the seminal work on this topic." - The Alabama Review"'The American Civil War was fought outdoors.' Until recently few scholars grasped the full significance of this deceptively simple opening statement by Kenneth Noe. Here, he acutely assesses climate's effects on strategy, combat tactics, troop movements, and logistics. There's enough narrative to serve as core text in advanced Civil War courses, and copious detail illustrates recurring difficulties of waging war outdoors . . . . Noe situates his research well in both Civil War and environmental historiography; his findings temper criticism of soldiers, civilians, and animals, all struggling within nature's constraints . . . . This is a necessary volume for Civil War collections." - Choice"After 670 pages of unrelenting heat and rain and mud and ice, The Howling Storm begins to feel like a forced march. But that is the point; Noe's exhaustive account drives home his point that understanding the experience of Civil War combat means understanding the ecological contexts in which it occurred. . . . The Howling Storm is a great reminder that the winds of war are often more than a metaphor." - Brian Allen Drake, Journal of Southern History
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Louisiana State University Press The Last Battle of the Civil War
Book SynopsisSeventeen years after Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, one final, dramatic confrontation occurred between the Lee family and the United States government. In The Last Battle of the Civil War, Anthony Gaughan recounts the fascinating saga of United States v. Lee, known to history as the ‘Arlington Case’.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant Volume 10
Book SynopsisIn the winter of 1864 while Grant prepared for the inevitable spring campaign in Georgia, Congress revived the rank of lieutenant general for the purpose of giving it to its most victorious general. When the bill passed, President Lincoln called Grant to Washington to receive his commission and to assume command of all the armies.Table of Contentsv. 1. 1837-1861 -- v. 2. April-September 1861 -- v. 3. October 1, 1861-January 7, 1862 -- v. 4. January 8-March 31, 1862 -- v. 5. April 1-August 31, 1862 -- v. 6. September 1-December 8, 1862 -- v. 7. December 9, 1862-March 31, 1863 -- v. 8. April 1-July6, 1863 -- v. 9. July 7-December 31, 1863 -- v. 10. January 1-May 31, 1864 -- v. 11. June 1-August 15, 1864 -- v. 12. August 16-November 15, 1864 -- v. 13. November 16, 1864-February 20, 1865 -- v. 14. February 21-April 30, 1865 -- v. 15. May 1-December 31, 1865 -- v. 16. 1866 -- v. 17. January 1-September 30, 1867 -- v. 18. October 1, 1867-June 30, 1868 -- v. 19. July 1, 1868-October 31, 1869 -- v. 20. November 1, 1869-October 31, 1870 -- v. 21. November 1, 1870-May 31, 1871 -- v. 22. June 1, 1871-January 31, 1872 -- v. 23. February 1-December 31, 1872 -- v. 24. 1873.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Chicagos Irish Legion The 90th Illinois
Book SynopsisDescribes the regimental history of Chicago's Irish Volunteers. This book tells the story of Chicago's 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry, the only Irish regiment in Major General William Tecumseh Sherman's XV Army Corps. It exposes the racial issues that affected the soldiers of the 90th Illinois.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Shiloh Campaign
Book SynopsisSome 100,000 soldiers fought in the April 1862 battle of Shiloh, and nearly 20,000 men were killed or wounded. In the first book in his new series, Steven E. Woodworth has brought together a group of superb historians to reassess this significant battle and provide in-depth analyses of key aspects of the campaign and its aftermath. The eight contributors dissect the campaign's fundamental events.
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Abraham Lincoln Philosopher Statesman
Book SynopsisProviding an accessible framework for understanding Lincoln’s statesmanship, this thoughtful study examines the sixteenth president’s political leadership in terms of the traditional moral vision of statecraft as understood by epic political philosophers such as Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.Trade Review“Viewing Lincoln through the lens of political philosophy, Fornieri convincingly shows how the sixteenth president piloted the ship of state prudently between the Scylla of utopian perfectionism and the Charybdis of mere cynical shrewdness.” - Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, University of Illinois Springfield"Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman is a judicious and clear-thinking book that makes thoughtful sense of Lincoln’s greatness."—John Burt, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Grant at Vicksburg The General and the Siege
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni The Vicksburg Campaign March 29May 18 1863
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni A Just and Righteous Cause Benjamin H. Griersons
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Ben Grierson wrote as well as he fought. No one has told the story of his famous raid through Mississippi in 1863 as well as Grierson himself. These memoirs offer an unmatched account of cavalry operations in the Tennessee/Mississippi theater of the Civil War.”—James M. McPherson, author of Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief “A welcome addition to edited and annotated memoirs of the genre.”—Journal of Illinois History“The memoirs have a conversational tone, and it is easy to imagine sitting by Grierson and listening to his story. There is much of interest and value in this account of a civilian who became a successful military leader during the war and then went on to serve in the postwar army.”—Journal of Southern History “Grierson's memoir is a solid contribution to Civil War literature and adds to the knowledge of cavalry operations in the Western Theater.”—Register of the Kentucky Historical Society“Historians seeking a military analysis of the western theater will greatly benefit from Grierson's thorough retelling of each campaign. At the same time, Grierson tackles issues of race, southern culture and exceptionality, and military strategy in frank and honest language.”—History: Reviews of New Books
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincolns Sense of Humor
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MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Lincoln and Emancipation
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTo revisit the proclamation after reading Edna Greene Medford's Lincoln and Emancipation is also a remarkable experience—a revelation of how deliberate, even strategic, its lawyerly ineloquence really was. . . . To understand it better you might want to read Medford's little dynamite stick of a book." —Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed"Edna Green Medford brings to the task a balanced and well-informed perspective...She thus resolves the longstanding and flawed question of whether Lincoln freed the slaves or the slaves freed themselves; the correct answer is both."—Brian R. Dirck, The Annals of Iowa"Medford marshals an impressive array of voices and vignettes to succinctly demonstrate the codependence of Lincoln and African Americans in the emancipation process." —Glenn David Brasher, Civil War Monitor"Medford provides a nuanced view that both demonstrates Lincoln’s evolution from gradual, compensated emancipation to immediate, universal abolition and incorporates the active role played by African Americans in winning their own freedom." —Mark A. Smith, Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association"Part of the succinct yet illuminating Concise Lincoln Library series, Lincoln and Emancipation is a scholarly examination of the evolution of President Lincoln's perspective on slavery, from the beginning of the Civil War (when he was open to a noninterference compromise if it would save the Union) to championing the cause of abolition before the conflict ended. Lincoln and Emancipation explores not only President Lincoln's words and ideology as they evolved over time, but also the voices of those who clamored for slavery's end: abolitionists and Radical Republicans, War Democrats, and both enslaved and free black people. Thought-provoking and expertly researched, Lincoln and Emancipation is a welcome addition to American History collections." —Midwest Book Review"Edna Greene Medford's new volume achieves a nearly impossible feat: a graceful and elegant synthesis of some of the best new scholarship on Lincoln’s road to emancipation, a compact chronological outline of the political and policy shift highlights during the Civil War, and a narrative enriched with contemporary black voices and African American agency. Her solid and engaging study will prove invaluable to scholars and students alike, as this accessible and authoritative volume fills an important gap." —Catherine Clinton, Denman Chair of American History, University of Texas at San Antonio"Medford presents in this brief volume an understanding of the complexity of emancipation during the Civil War by approaching it from the bottom up rather than the top down, giving African Americans their proper place in the struggle. Neither strident nor patronizing but with judiciousness, Medford brings all the players and factors into this controversial, yet essential, act in an illuminating way. This is a must read for all who are interested in freedom." —Frank J. Williams, founding chair of the Lincoln Forum"Medford’s riveting account of emancipation does justice to the role of President Abraham Lincoln in the freeing of the slaves and to the role of African Americans in their self-emancipation. Her research is thorough, her prose flowing, and her insights cogent. Medford has created a masterpiece in brief that students of Civil War and African American history must read." —John F. Marszalek, executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State University"Today’s reassessment of ‘the central act’ of Lincoln’s administration requires sound, thoughtful analysis, and Medford delivers. Prudently she separates myth from reality. Medford broadens emancipation history to embrace many active participants, including the impatient and fervent African Americans who agitated for freedom even before the United States of America was born. Comprehensively researched and wonderfully readable, this book strikes a fine balance between the traditional narrative of Abraham Lincoln's emancipation proclamation and the essential role of others. Just as emancipation ushered in an expectation of equality and fairness, today’s general and diverse audience will appreciate that this work has something important to say about the construction of America’s new birth of freedom." —Orville Vernon Burton, author of The Age of Lincoln
£15.26
MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni Union Heartland The Midwestern Home Front during
Book SynopsisIn this welcome collection, seven Civil War scholars offer a unique regional perspective on the Civil War by examining how a specific group of Northerners - Midwesterners, known as Westerners and Middle Westerners during the 1860s - experienced the war on the home front.Trade Review“[This collection] stands squarely on the cutting edge of putting the Civil War in the context of regional history."—A. James Fuller, Ohio Valley History “[B]ooks like this one are helping to close the gap between our knowledge of the lives of Northern and Southern civilians."—James Marten, Indiana Magazine of History “These articles, as well as an introduction by the editors and a foreword by William C. Davis, make a strong argument that the events on the home front were as significant as those on the battlefield, even though they have not commanded the same scholarly attention."—B.M.S. Campney, CHOICE “From the conditions of Civil War prisons in the Midwest, to the Midwest’s critical agricultural role to keep the soldiers and the Union fed, to the trials and travails of midwestern Union soldiers’ wives, Union Heartland is fascinating, heavily researched, and thoughtfully presented."—James A. Cox, Midwest Book Review “This compilation is recommended both as an example of the value of regional studies in their own right and how they can enhance our understanding of the Civil War, the central event in American history, by providing new contexts and perspectives."—James E. Potter, Nebraska History “Undoubtedly, the Midwest deserves attention for its contributions during the [Civil War], which included crops, soldiers, supplies, and political upheaval. By treating the Midwest as its own entity as opposed to studying the North and Midwest as one monolithic region, these essays provide new insight into the wartime experiences of midwesterners."—Megan Birk, Kansas History “Union Heartland deserves our attention, not only for the many lessons it teaches on its particular subjects but even more so for its demonstration that all the North was not New England or the mid-Atlantic, as so much literature has it. It is time to find the war where it was lived day-to-day in specific places. This book points the way."—Randall M. Miller, Register of the Kentucky Historical Society “[Aley and Anderson] have advanced our understanding of the significant role the Old Northwest (what became known as the Midwest) played in the Civil War. Their introduction is a model of scholarship, reviewing the historiography and providing guideposts for the essays included in this collection."—Kenneth J. Heineman, Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society “These well-written essays appropriately emphasize regional features of this sectional period and deepen understanding of the midwestern home front during the Civil War. A step forward in explaining the distinctiveness of the midwestern experience, this welcome and valuable collection augurs further scholarship that will enhance thinking about and knowledge of the historical Midwest."—Kenneth H. Wheeler, Journal of American History “This collection will be of interest to scholars of the Civil War, as well as to those interested in the Northern home front or nineteenth-century rural history. The authors have demonstrated the vitality of this region and its variety of experiences."—Jeff Bremer, Civil War Book Review “Aley and Anderson present a compelling collection of essays that introduces the Midwest as the ‘heartland’ of the Union and further expands the historiographic discussion of the Northern home front during the war. Union Heartland’s emphasis on place signifies a shift in the way historians examine the Civil War, and more attention should be paid to the rich history of this region in the future."—Lindsey Peterson, Humanities and Social Science Online “[Union Heartland] provides nuanced views of life on the midwestern home front and offers new frameworks for scholars to examine the Northern people and their wartime experiences."—John Michael Foster Jr., The Historian “[R]eaders will enjoy the glimpses offered here of a Civil War home front about which we still have a lot to learn."—Judith Giesberg, Journal of Illinois History “Taken together, the essays reflect the interrelatedness between struggles on the battlefields and the home front."—Gordon Berg, Civil War Times “In recent years, some of the most interesting scholarship on the Civil War home front has considered how civilians in the midwestern states responded to the sectional conflict and how that distinctive region helped shape national events. This welcome collection speaks to many of the biggest issues confronted by any society in wartime: how does war affect family roles, gender identities, economic practices, and political discourse? The essays also contemplate the intertwined worlds of soldiers and civilians: how did young students decide to go to war, what did volunteers leave behind, what happened when prisoners of war entered the home front environment? Aley and Anderson have assembled an excellent lineup of established experts in the field and rising young scholars. The result is both a fascinating portrait of the midwestern home front and a valuable window into how historians are rethinking the nature of war and society."—J. Matthew Gallman, author of Northerners at War: Reflections on the Civil War Home Front “This collection presents major recent scholarship on the Midwest during the Civil War. Each essay contributes significantly to the growing field of studies on midwestern history; together they provide an original and compelling analysis of the American heartland during war. With this well-contextualized collection of essays, varied in subject matter and approach, Aley and Anderson present sweeping themes of diverse political and personal dynamics. This is an important contribution to our understanding of the enormous range of wartime experience."—Orville Vernon Burton, author of The Age of Lincoln “This is a valuable collection of well-researched case studies that pays long overdue attention to the practical and emotional impact of the Civil War on families in the rural Midwest."—Andrew Cayton, Miami University
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