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History Press Wisconsin at Antietam The Badger States Sacrifice
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Little, Brown Book Group On Courage
Book SynopsisOn Courage is a collection of twenty-eight moving and inspirational stories of valour displayed by recipients of the Victoria Cross and George Cross. *2.70 of the publisher''s RRP of all copies of this book sold in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland will be donated to Combat Stress.*WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM:Alexander Armstrong, Baroness Hale, Bear Grylls, Bill Beaumont, Bobby Charlton, Katherine Grainger, Kelly Holmes, Derek Jacobi, Eddie Redmayne, Frank Bruno, Geoffrey Palmer, Jeremy Irons, Joanna Kavenna, Joanna Lumley, John Simpson, Joseph Calleja, Julian Fellowes, Kate Adie, Ken Dodd, Margaret MacMillan, Mark Pougatch, Mary Berry, Michael Whitehall and Jack Whitehall, Miranda Hart, Richard Chartres, Tom Ward, Will Greenwood, and Willie Carson.From RAF flight engineer Norman Jackson, who climbed out onto the wing of a Lancaster bomber in flight to put out a fire, using a twisted parachute as a rope, on the night his firsTrade ReviewInspirational * Best of British *
£11.04
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC French Foreign Legion 183171 MenatArms
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction – France and Algeria in 1831/ Chronology of organization/ The first campaigns, Algeria 1832-35/ Spain, 1835-38/ Algeria, 1836-57/ The Crimean War, 1854-56/ Italy, 1859/ The Mexican Adventure, 1863-67/ The Franco-Prussian War, 1870-71; the Paris Commune, 1871/ Plate commentaries – uniform history
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Polish Legions 191419
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsOverview of Polish forces during World War I/Organization, order of battle, combat record, uniforms and insignia of Polish Legions in the Austro-Hungarian Army, 1914–18/Organization, order of battle, combat record, uniforms and insignia of Polish Corps in Russian Army, 1914–18/Organization, order of battle, combat record, uniforms and insignia of Polish Army in France, 1914–18/Organization, order of battle, combat record, uniforms and insignia of the Greater Poland Army, 1919, formed from Polish corps in the German Army 1917–18/Plate Commentaries.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC French Naval Colonial Troops 18721914
Book SynopsisFrance''s colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defense Metropolitan Army and the Armée d''Afrique in Algeria. The Naval Troops (Troupes de la Marine) were volunteers, and earned a reputation for greater toughness and hardiness than the conscripted Metropolitan Army. Spread throughout the French Empire, Naval Troops in this period were characterized by very large infantry and artillery regiments based in France, mixed race regiments (Régiments Mixtes), and entire native regiments raised in West Africa, Madagascar, and Indochina. The latter, the so-called Tirailleurs, were organized and led by officers and cadres from the Naval Troops, and wore very varied and colorful uniforms based on formalized versions of traditional local costumes.French Naval & Colonial Troops 18721914 uses rich and detailed full color plates as well as thorough Table of ContentsIntroduction – organization of French forces for overseas service/ Chronology/ Campaigns: Indochina, from 1883 – West Africa, from 1886 – Dahomey, from 1890 – Madagascar, from 1885 – China, 1900/ Locally raised units: Tirailleurs & Spahis Sénégalais – Tirailleurs Haoussas – Tirailleurs & Spahis Soudanais – Tirailleurs Sakalaves & Malgaches – Tirailleurs Annamites, Tonkinois & Cambodgiens/ Minor island garrisons/ Plate Commentaries
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Latin American Wars 19001941
Book SynopsisFrom the Mexican Revolution to the Zarumilla War, in the first 40 years of the 20th century the nations of Central and South America were frequently disturbed by border clashes, civil wars, and revolution. Many of these conflicts became known as Banana Wars. Some involved only lightly armed guerrillas, but others saw armies operating artillery and armored vehicles supported by aircraft and river navies. The conflicts in Honduras and Nicaragua saw the intervention of US Marines, and later wars involved armor and aircraft acquired from Europe.Using detailed color plates and a wealth of contemporary photographs, this book shows the uniforms, equipment, and strategies of the armies involved in these conflicts little known in the West. Covering wars crossing the length and breadth of the continent, this is the fascinating account of the wars that helped shape modern Latin America.Table of ContentsIntroduction: overview of military affairs in Latin America in the period covered /Chronology /Central American conflicts, 1900–1940: Panama, Honduras, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Nicaragua (Sandino Rebellion and 'Banana Wars'), plus Cuba/ Mexican Civil Wars: De Huerta rebellion 1924, Cristero War 1927, rebellion of 1929/ South American Wars 1910–1930: Brazil's Contestado War 1914, and 1920s civil wars/ South American Wars 1930–41: Paulista War, Brazil, 1932; Leticia War, Peru and Colombia, 1932–34; Zarumilla conflict, Peru and Ecuador, 1941/ Plate Commentaries
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC World War II Vichy French Security Troops
Book SynopsisAfter the Fall of France in 1940, a new puppet state was set up in the south. Officially known as the French State, it is better known as Vichy France. This collaborationist Vichy regime''s armed forces were more active and usually more numerous than German troops in the task of hunting down and crushing the maquis--the French Resistance guerrilla forces .This book covers the organization and operations of Vichy French Security Forces, including: the new Vichy Police Nationale, particularly their Groupes Mobiles de Reserve, the Service d''Ordre Légionnaire, and the Milice Francaise, a ruthless anti-Resistance militia armed partly with British weapons captured from SOE airdrops. Fully illustrated throughout with contemporary photographs and commissioned artwork, it tells the story of Occupied France from the perspective of those who sought to keep it in German hands.Table of ContentsThe fall of France, 1940, and the emergence of the collaborationist Vichy regime / The Vichy National Police and its Mobile Reserve Groups / Joseph Darnand and the Service d'Ordre Légionnaire, January 1942 – transformation into Milice Francaise, January 1943 / Civil war against the Resistance, 1943-44 / The end, 1944-45 / Milice organization – weapons – uniforms / Select Bibliography / Plate Commentaries
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The British Home Guard Pocketbook
Book Synopsis''The Home Guards are an attacking force lying in wait for, and ready to destroy, any enemy who dares to set foot on out shores.'' The Home Guard has been immortalised in British culture in the TV series Dad''s Army. Formed by men not eligible for active service too old, too young, in reserved occupations vital to the war effort who were expected to resist a German invasion with any resources they had to hand, the Home Guard is the embodiment of plucky British resolve against the odds.The British Home Guard Pocketbook evokes this spirit. Written by Brig-Gen Green, commanding 4th battalion, Sussex Home Guard and Training Adviser for the Sussex Zone, this book is based on his experience and, in his own words, ''is the result of my ransacking the dusty pigeon-holes of memory and the condensation of many books, official instructions and writings''. Its tone is informal and colloquial: ''March discipline. Troops will always march off the parade ground at
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Royal Dragoon Guards
Book SynopsisThe Royal Dragoon Guards have a long and distinguished history dating from 1685. Originally raised as regiments of horse and dragoons, they were subsequently designated as the 4th, 5th and 7th Dragoon Guards and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons. They fought in all of Britain's major wars from the late 17th century onwards, charging at Blenheim with Marlborough's cavalry, at Waterloo with the Union Brigade, and at Balaklava with the Heavy Brigade. In the 19th century, they also saw service in India and Africa. All four regiments served in France and Flanders during the First World War and one regiment fired the first British shot on the Western Front. They were then amalgamated into two regiments the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Both regiments were mechanised shortly before the Second World War, in which they played a leading role in the D-Day landings. In 1992, the two regiments amalgamated again to form the Royal Dragoon Guards. Re
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Those Must Be The Guards
Book SynopsisThe story of the British Army''s Household Division from 1969 to 2023. It is the biography of a family of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant social and geostrategic change.The story of the British Army's Household Division from 1969 to 2023 is one of three generations of soldiers who have served Crown and Country during a period of significant social and geostrategic change. It is the story of a family of seven regiments that symbolise the Union of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Septem juncta in uno: The Life Guards, The Blues and Royals, Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards. The Guards established an ascendancy in the Peninsular War and at the Battle of Waterloo, and have never truly faltered since. They have managed this by changing when change was needed. Over the last 50 years, the Household Division has been at the centre of almost every major operation conducted by thTrade ReviewThis absorbing book celebrating a unique military asset commands close attention. * Country Life *This book is the perfect present for the Guardsman in your life. * Jonathan Boff, The Spectator *Table of ContentsForeword by HRH The Princess Royal Preface by the Major General Commanding The Household Division List of Illustrations and Maps Prologue 1. Setting the Scene: The Guards, 1969–2023 2. Commendable Restraint: The Troubles, 1969–2007 3. National Renewal: The Falklands Campaign, April–June 1982 4. The Household Division in Germany: The British Army’s Latter Day ‘Raj’, 1969–2008 5. Disengaging from Britain’s Far-flung Battle Line 6. Pomp and Circumstance: Ceremony and Drill 7. Cold War, Hot War and Options for Change, 1990–92 8. The Guards Depot: Septem juncta in uno 9. The Household Division in the Balkans, 1993–2007 10. Iraq and Afghanistan, 2003–21: A Strategic and Political Failure? 11. Afghanistan: Operation Herrick, 2006–14 Epilogue: Op Shader in Iraq and the Beat of the Drum Acknowledgements Index
£25.50
Hodder & Stoughton Not Forgotten
Book SynopsisThe hidden and often moving story of Britain's coming of age in the First World War.Trade Review'An important and poignant Christmas success.' * Bookseller *'Oliver has written a deeply moving book about a war that is rapidly receding in our national consciousness . . . This book tells not merely of captains and kings, but of the ordinary men who battled, and the women who cared for them, more than 90 years ago. They deserve to be remembered.' * Daily Express *
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Pen & Sword Books Ltd Victoria Crosses on the Western Front
Book SynopsisThe seventh in a series of ten compelling books covering every army VC won on the Western Front.
£32.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Badges of Kitcheners Army
Book SynopsisHighly interesting to anyone with a passing interest in military badges, this book is invaluable for military collectors.
£25.50
Pen & Sword Books Ltd DDay Gunners
Book SynopsisStories of the men who served the guns on the D-Day beaches
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Up the Micks An Illustrated History of the Irish
Book SynopsisHighly illustrated large-format history of the Irish Guards Regiment.
£29.75
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Impossible Victories
Book SynopsisOffers a thrilling selection of tales illustrating how victories were achieved against the odds from the Peninsula War of 1811 to Vietnam in 1967.
£12.74
Pen & Sword Books Ltd St Valery and Its Aftermath
Book SynopsisThe surrender of the 51st Highland Division at St Valery in June 1940 has long been controversial.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd British Army Uniforms of the American Revolution
Book SynopsisOver 200 full-colour plates of cavalry and infantry uniforms detailed, together with lace patterns and buttons
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Royal Army Medical Corps in the Great War
Book SynopsisThe book contributes to wider understanding of the RAMC and medical services in the First World War
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Photographing the Fallen A War Graves
Book SynopsisFocuses on the pioneering work of a war graves photographer with the Graves Registration Units on the Western Front a little known job during the Great War.
£37.50
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Craftsmen of the Army
Book SynopsisOfficial regimental history of the REME.
£25.50
Edinburgh University Press Making War on Bodies
Book SynopsisThis vibrant collection of essays reveals the intimate politics of how people with a wide range of relationships to war identify with, and against, the military and its gendered and racialised norms.
£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Sex and the Nazi Soldier
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£94.50
Edinburgh University Press Generalship in Ancient Greece Rome and Byzantium
Book SynopsisConsiders the ideals and realities of generalship across the Greek, Roman and Byzantine worlds.Trade Review"This stimulating and innovative collection of essays takes a traditional subject in ancient military history and reinvigorates it by shifting discussion away from a focus on 'great commanders' to analysis of ancient ideals and principles of military leadership, while also contextualising this discussion within a broader chronological and geographical framework." -Doug Lee, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Nottingham
£23.39
Orion Publishing Co General Jacks Diary 191418
Book SynopsisThe poignant, deeply moving diary of a British officer who served in the trenches right through the First World WarTrade ReviewAn excellent and provocative book -- A.J.P. TaylorBrilliant ... One of the most fascinating books yet to appear on the First World War -- Asa Briggs
£10.44
McFarland & Co Inc Rear Admiral Larry Chambers USN
Book Synopsis The first African-American aircraft carrier commander, Rear Admiral Lawrence Cleveland Chambers (1929- ) played a prominent role as captain of the USS Midway during the Vietnam War. During the evacuation of Saigon--known as Operation Frequent Wind--he famously ordered several UH-1 helicopters pushed overboard to make room for an escaping South Vietnamese Air Force major to land his Cessna. Chambers, who had only commanded Midway for a few weeks, gave the order believing (wrongly) that he would be court-martialed for the $10 million loss. This biography covers his early life and military career, including his role in the desegregation of the U.S. Navy during a period racial strife.
£20.89
McFarland & Co Inc Abandoned Shipmate
Book Synopsis Captain Ernie Blanchard left for work January 10, 1995, a successful officer. Respected by superiors and subordinates, his personal and professional values seemed perfectly aligned with the institution he served, the United States Coast Guard. By day''s end his career was finished. At a speaking engagement at the Coast Guard Academy, Blanchard''s icebreaker--a series of time-tested corny jokes--was met with silence. Within hours, an investigation was underway into whether his remarks constituted sexual harassment. Several weeks later, threatened with a court-martial, he shot himself. The author investigates Blanchard''s death by political correctness in the context of the turmoil surrounding the U.S. Armed Forces'' gender inclusion struggles from the 1980s to the present.
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McFarland & Co Inc The 6thMichigan Volunteer Infantry in the Civil
Book Synopsis The 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry first deployed to Baltimore, where the soldiers'' exemplary demeanor charmed a mainly secessionist population. Their subsequent service along the Mississippi River was a perfect storm of epidemic disease, logistical failures, guerrilla warfare, profiteering, martinet West Pointers and scheming field officers, along with the doldrums of camp life punctuated by bloody battles. The Michiganders responded with alcoholism, insubordination and depredations. Yet they saved the Union right at Baton Rouge and executed suicidal charges at Port Hudson. This first modern history of the controversial regiment concludes with a statistical analysis, a roster and a brief summary of its service following conversion to heavy artillery.
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McFarland & Co Inc American Military Cemeteries 2d ed.
Book Synopsis This updated edition of the 1992 reference work (exhaustive...fascinating--Library Journal) contains comprehensive information about United States military cemeteries, including how each cemetery was chosen, why it was established, and notable individuals buried therein. Covered are cemeteries operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of the Army, the National Park Service, the American Battle Monuments Commission, and the various states, among others, along with smaller and lost cemeteries. Appendices provide lists of installations by state and by year of establishment, as well as information on headstones, markers and the Medal of Honor.Trade ReviewReviews of the second edition: "An interesting volume that provides a lot of information. It will be of interest in military, American history, and genealogy collections"—ARBA"While useful for historical research, this collection will also be enjoyed by readers generally interested in the history of librarianship"—Reference & Research Book NewsReviews of the first edition: "This exhaustive compendium of information about military cemeteries is not only a prime reference source but an interesting guide to local military history. Holt provides fascinating capsule descriptions"—Library Journal"The National Cemetery System not only contains the remains of three million U.S. citizens who died in wartime but it is also a vast resource for scholars, genealogists, and others in search of National data. This unique guide provides access to this information. Generally, these essays are well written and filled with interesting anecdotes that go well beyond the bare-bones information provided in most historical guides...strongly recommended"—Booklist"this book is well planned, comprehensive, accurate, and easy to use"—ARBA"[Holt's] unique book honors all the dead buried in these cemeteries and adds a useful specialized source to military history collections"—Wilson Library Bulletin"Holt's professional knowledge and literary talents are fully obvious. All Americans--including students of military history--will gain new insight into America's military past by reading the fascinating nuggets of information about many of the more than three million permanent inhabitants of American Military Cemeteries...dozens of fascinating tales...a carefully researched comprehensive reference work"—Journal of America's Military PastTable of Contents Acknowledgments Preface "Bivouac of the Dead" Introduction: The National Cemetery System/Administration Part I. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemeteries and Related Sites National Cemeteries Confederate Cemeteries Soldiers' Lots Monuments Special Installations Lost Cemeteries Part II. Other Cemeteries and Monuments Department of the Army National Cemeteries National Park Service National Cemeteries American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) Cemeteries and Monuments State Veterans Cemeteries Appendices A. Installations by State B. National Cemeteries by Year of Establishment C. Soldiers' Lots, Plots and Monuments by Year of Establishment D. Headstones and Markers E. The Medal of Honor F. Memorial Day Orders Index
£28.99
McFarland & Co Inc The 117th New York Infantry in the Civil War
Book Synopsis Not known to the historic pen, or platform orator, wrote a soldier in the 117th New York Volunteer Infantry, but the private led in the horror of the fight. Drawing on firsthand accounts, this history of the regiment narrates the monotony and privation of camp life, the exhaustion of long marches and the terror of combat from the perspective of the regular soldier. The operations of the 117th are fully detailed, including actions in the 1863 Suffolk Campaign, the siege of Charleston, the sieges of Petersburg and Richmond, and the conquest of Fort Fisher, North Carolina.Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction 1. The National Crisis: July–August 1862 2. The Defense of Washington: September 1862–April 1863 3. Operations on the Virginia Peninsula: April–July 1863 4. Into the "Cradle of Secession": July 1863–April 1864 5. The Bermuda Hundred Campaign: April–May 1864 6. Cold Harbor and Petersburg Heights: May–June 1864 7. The Siege of Petersburg: June–September 1864 8. Chaffin's Farm and the Darbytown Road: September–December 1864 9. First Fort Fisher: December 1864 10. Second Fort Fisher: January 1865 11. Through the Carolinas: January 1865–April 1865 12. Homeward Bound: April 1865–July 1865 Epilogue: "Let Us Keep Alive the Memories" Appendix A: Brevet Promotions Appendix B: Campaigns and Engagements Appendix C: Casualties in the 117th New York Appendix D: 117th New York Roster Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
£44.96
Rowman & Littlefield The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told
Book SynopsisIn The Greatest Medal of Honor Stories Ever Told, editor Tom McCarthy has pulled together some of the finest writings about heroes awarded the highest military honor that capture readers imaginations. The one thing the heroes in this collection have in commonfrom the bloody battlefields of the Civil War through the lonely mountains of Afghanistanis uncommon valor. Each of the men in these stories had the courage to calmly stare death in the face and move onto do what they had to because that was their duty and the lives of others meant more to them than their own. Chosen from hundreds of accounts of singular devotion to duty, the stories in Medal of Honor stand out for their jaw-dropping tales of bravery. They are the best. No small feat.
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University of Nebraska Press Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska
Book SynopsisBrian G. Shellum tells the story of Company L, which served in Skagway, Alaska, and was one of the two companies added to the all-Black Twenty-Fourth U.S. Infantry Regiment after war was declared on Spain in April 1898.Trade Review"Shellum's book uses the stories of individual soldiers to tell the narrative whenever possible and explains the nature of the U.S. Army in the last quarter of the nineteenth century: how promotions, reenlistments and reporting worked, the organization and bureaucracy of the Army, even changes in how soldiers were fed. This book is a fitting tribute to the Buffalo Soldiers of Alaska, especially since many of them made the decision to stay there and add to the history of Alaska."—James D. Crabtree, Military Review"Readers who are interested in black military history or in the history of early Alaska will certainly want to add this book to their library."—Roger D. Cunningham, Journal of America's Military Past"Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska is a well-researched and thought-provoking study of a relatively unknown period in American history through the perspective of a marginalized group of men, whose role is slowly but surely being revealed. As a result, Shellum's work makes a valuable contribution to the growing body of research around the Buffalo Soldiers."—Alexander Reineke, H-War"Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska is a welcome addition to the literature on the Buffalo Soldiers. Shellum's thorough research and clear writing makes it suitable for academics and general audiences alike."—Troy A. Hallsell, Air & Space Power Journal"Shellum has provided an invaluable and detailed examination of the Skagway that Black soldiers inhabited."—David James, Anchorage Daily News“Brian Shellum has a knack for unlocking stories of Black soldiers in our military. With Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska he takes us beyond the racism-tainted news blurbs of early twentieth-century newspapers and gives life to these veterans who guarded the ‘Gateway to the Klondike’ and were part of the community. This is an important new chapter in Alaska history.”—Jeff Brady, author of Skagway: City of the New Century“The history of Alaska’s turn-of-the-century gold rushes has been told a hundred times in a hundred different ways. Brian Shellum’s Buffalo Soldiers in Alaska shines much-needed light on a part of the story that has received little attention from scholars: the Black soldiers sent to keep order in Skagway and their interactions with white citizens and Alaska Natives and with Canadians on the other side of the border. This important book is a must-read for anyone interested in Alaska history.”—Ross Coen, editor of Alaska History“Brian Shellum provides a wealth of facts about the lives of the Buffalo Soldiers who served in Alaska. It should be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of African Americans, Alaska, or twentieth-century military history.”—Catherine Spude, historian, author of Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory“The author pays particular attention to the Black enlisted men who served in Alaska during the halcyon days of the Klondike gold rush. As such, this well-illustrated and carefully researched study sheds new light on a little-known story in U.S. Army history.”—John P. Langellier, author of Scouting with the Buffalo Soldiers: Lieutenant Powhatan Clarke, Frederic Remington, and the 10th U.S. Cavalry in the Southwest“A thoroughly researched and well-presented account of a little-known episode in Alaskan history. No grand themes, pivotal events, or outsized personalities. The book is a welcome expansion of the story of African Americans in the nation’s military.”—Tom Phillips, independent historian, coauthor of The Black Regulars, 1866–1898Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Prologue 1. North to Alaska 2. Dyea Barracks 3. Fort Wrangel 4. Skagway Barracks 5. Company Reunited 6. Settling In 7. Command Change 8. Challenges 9. Departure 10. Aftermath Postscript Appendix A: Biographies of Officers and Soldiers of Company L Appendix B: Buffalo Soldier Regiments Appendix C: Minstrel Show Programs Appendix D: Tribute to Captain Hovey Notes Bibliography Index
£22.79
Cornell University Press Quarters
Book SynopsisWhen Americans declared independence in 1776, they cited King George III "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." In Quarters, John Gilbert McCurdy explores the social and political history behind the charge, offering an authoritative account of the housing of British soldiers in America. Providing new interpretations and...Trade ReviewQuarters places the issue of housing troops at the center not only of the Revolution, but of American political and social culture as colonists struggled to define boundaries between public and private spheres. * Choice *The book is a masterful telling of personal, local stories about the challenges and impacts of quartering, while maintaining a fast-paced book... it is indispensable reading for those interested in any aspect of the American Revolution. * Journal of the American Revolution *McCurdy follows the debates over billeting to analyze colonial-imperial proceedings, civilian-military relations, and personal rights. He argues that as the debates changed their ideas about public versus private places and the rights of people within them, Americans also rethought the ties between metropole and periphery... Quarters is a valuable study of an increasing clash of cultures within and between imperial and colonial, marital and civil, and policies and institutions that served as a foundation for revolutionary political and military formations. * William and Mary Quarterly *Quarters reveals and fills a significant gap in the literature on the revolution, and corrects some widespread misunderstandings... Quarters succeeds in illuminating a long-neglected dimension of British-American relations during the run-up to independence. * The Journal of Military History *Several factors combine to make Quarters a most welcome and original contribution to our understanding of the American Revolution...Quarters will spark salutary further discussion on the subject of American independence. It will certainly appeal to an audience of scholars of the Revolution, as well as anyone interested in eighteenth-century military institutions, including advanced undergraduate and doctoral students. Most importantly, it may alter for the better how civil–military relations in the colonial period are taught in American History classrooms. * MICHIGAN War Studies Review *McCurdy injects the pre-Revolutionary decades with a new spatial civilian-military dynamic in a way that changes how we understand well-studied topics such as Pontiac's War, the Proclamation Line of 1763, the Coercive Acts of 1774—and the development of a distinct American identity. * Early American Literature *Quarters is equally a social and political history; it should be widely read by historians across fields. It recovers the lived experiences of individuals, families, and communities. Refreshingly, women figure prominently in this narrative—the military was not a solely male space, nor was the world of politics a single-gendered space... The otherwise-familiar origins of the American Revolution look different thanks to McCurdy's work. * The Journal of American History *In challenging historians to think beyond the acrimony that often dominates discussions about the relationship between British soldiers and colonists, McCurdy will cause historians to consider quarters seriously not just in the practical function they served the military but their broader significance within the British imperial perspective. As McCurdy compellingly argues, military geography was central to the events tha sparked revolutionary sentiment and unification among the old British North American colonists leading up to the outbreak of war in 1775. * JOURNAL OF THE EARLY REPUBLIC *As John Gilbert McCurdy notes, there has never been a book-length treatment of the subject. Happily this omission has now been redressed in McCurdy's excellent monograph. The neglect of this topic is part of a larger failure to put military history into conversation with social and political history in a sustained and insightful way... Clearly argued and gracefully written, Quarters is an important contribution to this neglected area of inquiry that illuminates much about the challenges of imperial governance and the sensitivities of the revolutionary generation. * AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW *Good books are not just books with which you are in complete agreement. Above all, they are books that make you think afresh about your own views. On that critical test, McCurdy's Quarters is a very fine book indeed. * Journal of Early American History *
£97.20
Cornell University Press Helping Soldiers Heal
Book SynopsisHelping Soldiers Heal tells the story of the US Army''s transformation from a disparate collection of poorly standardized, largely disconnected clinics into one of the nation''s leading mental health care systems. It is a step-by-step guidebook for military and civilian health care systems alike. Jayakanth Srinivasan and Christopher Ivany provide a unique insider-outsider perspective as key participants in the process, sharing how they confronted the challenges firsthand and helped craft and guide the unfolding change.The Army''s system was being overwhelmed with mental health problems among soldiers and their family members, impeding combat readiness. The key to the transformation was to apply the tenets of learning health care systems. Building a learning health care system is hard; building a learning mental health care system is even harder. As Helping Soldiers Heal recounts, the Army overcame the barriers to success, and its experience Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Organized Anarchy in Army Mental Health Care 2. A Brief and Incomplete History of US Army MentalHealth Care 3. Organizing a Learning Health Care System 4. Five Levels of Learning 5. Building Analytics Capabilities to Support Decision Making 6. Managing Performance in a Learning Behavioral Health System 7. Creating Dissemination and Implementation Capabilities 8. Leading a Learning System 9. Translating Learning from the Army 10. The Path Ahead
£28.80
Skyhorse Publishing To Be a Soldier: The Army's Capstone Doctrinal
Book SynopsisTo Be a Soldier offers the US Army’s two capstone doctrinal manuals in one place for the first time. This guide begins with the Army’s introductory text, FM-1 The Army, which explains the Army’s origin and purpose, its mission and values, how it functions as a portion of a joint military force in combat, and the importance of the individual soldier in a larger fighting force. When readers have learned the fundamentals of the Army, FM-3 Operations provides foundational knowledge of the full spectrum of Army operations. This manual is the Army’s principal tool for the instruction of today’s soldiers in the art and science of warfare, and has been recently updated to discuss counter-insurgency and hybrid threats in addition to conventional land operations. To Be a Soldier is the reader’s guide to the Army’s most fundamental knowledge by offering its two capstone texts in one place. The information in this handbook forms the basis for all the knowledge conveyed in any subsequent Army field manuals, making it required reading for all soldiers and readers with interest in US Army training and operations.
£15.66
Skyhorse Publishing The Green Beret Bushcrafting Guide: The Eight
Book SynopsisThe Eight Pillars of SurvivalMany survival and emergency preparedness experts today use the pyramid approach to survival prioritization, putting food, water, shelter and security in the largest block at the base of the pyramid and then community, sustainability and higher needs in smaller brackets at the top of the pyramid. My survival model takes a different and linear approach to survival using an eight-pillar system. The eight pillars that I use as the basis of my survival methodology are food, water, shelter, security, communication, health, survival navigation and fire-craft. In my system no one pillar takes priority to another initially. It is up to the survivor to assess their situation and then choose the pillar that is needed most to survive in the situation at hand. Much like a rifle pop-up target range where a shooter is expected to hit the closer (more dangerous) 50-meter target first before engaging the 300-meter target, the survivor needs to prioritize the pillars and choose the pillar that is most urgent and necessary to save his life under the circumstances. The foundation for my methodology is KISS which stands for “keep it simple, stupid”, an acronym widely used by the military to remind soldiers that the best solutions are often the simplest. I developed this 8 Pilar approach over decades of serving as a Green Beret in the US Army Special Forces
£14.24
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Welsh at War: Through Mud to Victory: Third Ypres
Book SynopsisThe Welsh at War trilogy is the culmination of over twelve years of painstaking research by the author into the Welsh men and infantry units who fought in the Great War. These units included the four regular regiments-the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, South Wales Borderers Welsh Regiment and Welsh Guards-as well as the Territorial Monmouthshire Regiment, the Yeomanry regiments: the Denbighshire Hussars, Pembroke Yeomanry, Montgomeryshire Yeomanry, Glamorgan Yeomanry and Welsh Horse Yeomanry and their amalgamation into service battalions for the regular regiments during 1917. Welsh troops fought with great courage in every theatre of the war-the Western Front, Aden, China, Gallipoli, Egypt, India, Italy, Salonika and in Palestine-and as well as the casualties who were suffered during these campaigns, many men gained recognition for acts of gallantry. The three volumes, split chronologically, cover all of the major actions and incidents in which each of the Welsh infantry regiments took part, as well as stories of Welsh airmen, Welshmen shot at dawn, Welsh rugby players who fell, Welsh gallantry winners and the Welshmen who died in non-Welsh units, such as the Dominion forces and other units of the British armed forces. While chronicling a history of the war through the events and battles that Welshmen took part in, the stories of many individual casualties are included throughout, together with many compelling photographs of the men and their last resting places. Volume III-'Through Mud To Victory'-'Third Ypres And The 1918 Offensives'-records the stories of the Welsh troops involved in the Third Battle of Ypres, from the Welsh battalions of the 19th (Western) Division at Messines Ridge, through the storming of the Pilckem Ridge by the 38th (Welsh) Division and the Guards Division; and the Welsh troops who fought in the final offensives at Passchendaele Ridge. The actions of Welsh troops during the Battle of Cambrai carry through to the final winter of the war and the volume records the sufferings of Welsh troops fighting during the desperate German 'Kaiserschlacht', offensives of the spring of 1918; and carries through the summer of 1918, when the 38th (Welsh) Division moved back to the Somme, to the actions of Welsh troops during the 100 Days Offensive which finally ended the war. The volume also covers the stories of the final battles in Italy, Salonika and Palestine, which saw Welsh troops play a large part.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Up to Mametz...and Beyond
Book SynopsisLlewelyn Wyn Griffiths Up to Mametz, published in 1931, is now firmly established as one of the finest accounts of soldiering on the Western Front. It tells the story of the creation of a famous Welsh wartime battalion (The Royal Welsh Fusiliers), its training, its apprenticeship in the trenches, through to its ordeal of Mametz Wood on the Somme as part of 38 Division. But there it stopped. General Jonathon Riley has however discovered Wyn Griffiths unpublished diaries and letters which pick up where Up to Mametz left off through to the end of the War. With careful editing and annotation, the events of these missing years are now available alongside the original work. They tell of an officers life on the derided staff and provide fascinating glimpses of senior officers, some who attract high praise and others who the author obviously despised. The result is an enthralling complete read and a major addition to the bibliography of the period. Llewelyn Wyn Griffiths was born into a Welsh speaking family in Llandrillo yn Rhos, North Wales. He joined the Civil Service as a Tax Surveyor. Aged 24 on the outbreak of War, he was accepted for a commission in the 15th (1st London Welsh) Battalion of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and served in the Battalion or on the staff for the rest of the War. Returning to the Inland Revenue he was responsible for the pay-As-You-Earn tax system, retiring in 1952. He filled many distinguished appointments, such as the Arts Council, and was a regular broadcaster. Awarded an Honorary DLitt by the University of Wales, he was holder of the CBE, OBE, Croix de Guerre and an MID. He died in 1977.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Napoleon's Imperial Guard Uniforms and Equipment:
Book SynopsisFrom its origins as the Consular Guard of the French Republic, and as Napoleon's personal bodyguard, the Imperial Guard developed into a force of all arms numbering almost 100,000 men. Used by Napoleon as his principle tactical reserve, the Guard was engaged only sparingly, being deployed at the crucial moment of battle to turn the tide of victory in favour of the Emperor of the French. Naturally, the Imperial Guard has been the subject of numerous books over many decades, yet there has never been a publication that has investigated the uniforms and equipment of the infantry of the Imperial Guard in such detail and with such precision. The author has collected copies of almost all the surviving documents relating to the Guard, which includes a vast amount of material regarding the issuing of dress items, even in some instances down to company level. This information is supported by an unrivalled collection of illustrations, many of which have never been published before, as well as images of original items of equipment held in museums and private collections across the globe. In addition, the renowned military artist, Keith Rocco, has produced a series of unique paintings commissioned exclusively for this book. This glorious book is, and will remain, unsurpassed as the standard work on the clothing and equipment of the Imperial Guard, and will not only be invaluable to historians, but also reenactors, wargamers and modellers. It is one of the most important publications ever produced on this most famous of military formations.
£32.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Guiseley Terriers: A Small Part of a Great War: A
Book SynopsisAfter the Battle of the Lys in April 1918, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig said of the 147th (Territorial) Brigade: 'I desire to express my appreciation of the very valuable and gallant services performed by troops of the 49th (West Riding) Division since the entry of the 147th Brigade into the Battle of Armenti res. The courage and determination showed by this division has played no small part in checking the enemy's advance and I wish to convey to General Cameron and all the officers and men under his command my thanks for all they have done.' In April 1918, the 'Saturday night soldiers' from Bingley, Guiseley, Haworth, Keighley, Settle and Skipton halted the German advance at a critical time in the war during the German spring offensive. Haig's 'Backs to the Wall' order had just been issued when the 1/6th Duke of Wellington's Regiment was sent to the front-line at Armenti res. After nearly four years at the front, they had been transformed from part-time enthusiastic amateurs to battle hardened veterans, having fought in some of the Great War's major battles, including suffering the effects of mustard gas at Nieuport. It was a source of pride to the men of the battalion that they had never given up ground to the enemy, unless ordered to by a higher authority, and only then reluctantly. Using newspaper archives, war diary extracts, personal accounts and previously unpublished photographs, Stephen Barber retraces the formation and history of the 1/6th Duke of Wellington's Regiment from the creation of the Volunteer Rifle Corps in 1860, to its mobilisation in the Great War. A day-by-day account of their movements and actions over the four-year period culminates in the pursuit of the retreating German Army at Famars, on 1 November 1918.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Napoleon's Imperial Guard Uniforms and Equipment:
Book SynopsisFrom its origins as the Consular Guard of the French Republic, and as Napoleon's personal bodyguard, the Imperial Guard developed into a force of all arms numbering almost 100,000 men. Used by Napoleon as his principle tactical reserve, the Guard was engaged only sparingly, being deployed at the crucial moment of battle to turn the tide of victory in favour of the Emperor of the French. Naturally the Imperial Guard has been the subject of numerous books over many decades, yet there has never been a publication that has investigated the uniforms and equipment of the Guard in such detail and with such precision. The author has collected copies of almost all the surviving documents relating to the Guard, which includes a vast amount of material regarding the issuing of dress items, even in some instances down to company level. The Guard was extravagantly dressed and accoutred, with the finest materials and the brightest colours. On both campaign and parade, the Guard provided a dazzling display of military grandeur. From the green and gold trappings of the Chasseurs Cheval, to the multi-coloured Mamelukes, the Guard cavalry was among the most brilliantly clothed formations ever to grace the field of battle. This information is supported by around 100 contemporary prints, many of which have never been published before, as well as images of original items of equipment held in museums and private collections across the globe. In addition, the renown military artist, Keith Rocco has produced a series of unique paintings commissioned exclusively for this book. This glorious book is, and will remain, unsurpassed as the standard work on the clothing and equipment of the Imperial Guard, and will be eagerly sought by reenactors, wargamers and modellers, and will sit on the book shelves of historians and enthusiasts as one of the most important publications ever produced on this most famous of military formations.
£32.00
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Verdun Regiment: Into the Furnace: The 151st
Book SynopsisAlthough the French fielded the largest number of Allied troops on the Western Front in the First World War, the story of their soldiers is little known to English readers. The immense size of the French armies, the number of battles they fought, and the enormous losses they incurred, make it difficult for us to comprehend their experience. But we can gain a genuine insight by focusing on one of the defining battles of that war, at Verdun in 1916, and by looking at it through the eyes of a small group of soldiers who served there. That is what Johnathan Bracken does in this meticulously researched, detailed and vivid account. The French 151st Infantry Regiment spent fifty days under fire at Verdun in 1916 and another thirty-five in 1917, and lost 3,200 soldiers killed or wounded. Yet their ordeal was no different from that of hundreds of other infantry units that fought and endured in this meat-grinder of a battle. Their diaries and memoirs tell their story in the most compelling way, and through their words the larger human story of the French soldier during the war comes to life.
£32.34
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Leeds Rifles: The Prince of Wales's Own (West
Book Synopsis_The Leeds Rifles_ is a detailed chronicle of the four Battalions of Riflemen who left Leeds for the Western Front. In 1914, just as now, they were more numerous and less fashionable than the City Battalion, The Pals and their full war time story has never been told. This volume describes their volunteer origins and how they came to be woven into the social fabric of Leeds from where they drew their enduring esprit de corps, discipline and resolve. It takes the reader on a journey across the Western Front contrasting the First Line Battalions lot, to stand in the mud of Ypres and endure all without breaking with the Second Line Battalions blooding at Bullecourt and transformation as part of an elite assault Division that went on to occupy Germany. It s told in part, by those who were there and experienced the fear, elation and the sadness of loss and who took strength from their Volunteer ethos and their common origins in Leeds. All the Leeds Rifles main battles are described in detail as are the helter-skelter actions of the Last 100 Days of mobile warfare and escalating casualties, when the defeated but still defiant German Army found itself in full and final retreat. Follow the fortunes of these enfants de Yorkshire , these Leeds Lads as they speak out from the pages of history with a very familiar accent.
£21.25
Pen & Sword Books Ltd American Expeditionary Forces in the Great War:
Book SynopsisAlthough the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, which began in late September 1918 and continued through to the Armistice, was not the first major action fought by the AEF, it was the greatest in which it engaged in the Great War. Indeed, the casualty count in the fighting at the Meuse-Argonne makes it the bloodiest battle in American military history. The Argonne was an area that had been heavily fought over, particularly in the early part of the war; its eastern part, towards the Meuse, then became enveloped in the first great attritional battle of the war, Verdun. The area is marked by extensive woodlands and rolling countryside; however, unlike the Somme, it is interspersed with numerous waterways, deep ravines and higher ridges, along with significant hills, such as at Montfaucon. To be frank, the opening stages of the Offensive were marked by considerable unforced difficulties for the Americans, who after all were facing a far from strong enemy opposition (however formidable the defensive line might have been). Errors were made, logistical problems multiplied, command was often less than satisfactory. In many respects this should not have come as a surprise: this was an army that was relatively new to the Western Front, which was being reinforced at an awesome rate (approximately 300,000 men a month by July) and whose senior commanders had never before faced the challenges of modern warfare, themselves evolving at a dizzying rate. Maarten Otte gives a background narrative to events before the opening of the Offensive and its development. Taking each of the US corps in turn, he then provides tours that will help the visitor to understand the fighting and the problems that were faced. This opening book on the Meuse-Argonne takes the reader, more or less, to the date when General Pershing handed over command of the US First Army to Major General Liggard in mid October, a change in command that marked a significant improvement in the American performance as they pushed the Germans ever backwards. The Great War battlefield of the Argonne is marked by numerous physical remains of the war, some fine (some might argue over grandiose) monuments and by the stunning American cemetery at Romagne, the second largest in the world administered by the American Battle Monuments Commission. There is much to see in a battlefield that has been largely neglected in the decades since the Second World War.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Zulu War VCs: Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Zulu
Book SynopsisThe Anglo-Zulu War lasted only six months in 1879, but in that relatively short time twenty-three men were awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry under most trying and dangerous circumstances. Zulu warriors gave no mercy and expected none in return, yet half of the awards were given to men who went back into the midst of fierce fighting to rescue stranded comrades, well-aware that they risked suffering a particularly brutal death. Two men received posthumous awards for their efforts to save the Queen's Colour of their regiment after the disastrous engagement against overwhelming numbers of warriors at Isandlwana, and perhaps the most famous of all awards of the Victoria Cross were the eleven gained for the immortal defence of Rorke's Drift, the battle brought back to the public consciousness by the motion picture _Zulu!_ The conflict has never left the public's imagination, and continues to stir hot debate among military historians and enthusiasts. With information compiled over four decades by James W. Bancroft, a well-known and respected historian and author of several publications on the subject, this book brings together more information about the men than has ever before been collected together in one publication.
£30.89
Pen & Sword Books Ltd The Eighth Army in North Africa
Book SynopsisThe British Eighth Army, which played a decisive role in defeating the Axis in North Africa, was one of the most celebrated Allied armies of the Second World War, and this photographic history is the ideal introduction to it. The carefully chosen photographs show the men, weapons and equipment of the army during campaigns in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia. The battles the army fought in the Western Desert in 1941 and 1942 are the stuff of legend, as is the second Battle of El Alamein when, under Montgomery, it defeated the German and Italian forces commanded by Rommel. The book gives a vivid insight into the fighting and the desert conditions, and it shows what a varied, multinational force the army was, for it brought together men from Britain, the British Empire and Commonwealth as well as Free French, Greeks and Poles.
£13.49
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Faithful in Adversity: The Royal Army Medical
Book SynopsisThe Royal Army Medical Corps was present during all engagements in the Second World War. From the frozen wastes of Norway through to liberation from the death camps of Germany and the Far East, RAMC personnel were frequently close to the front line, risking their lives to provide medical support to a mobile army in a mechanised war. Nearly 3,000 army medics were killed during the war as a result of enemy action and exposing themselves to dangerous tropical diseases. Using much previously unpublished material from public and private family archives, this book charts the story of those who remained true to the motto of the RAMC: Faithful in Adversity.
£32.74
Pen & Sword Books Ltd SS Charlemagne: The 33rd Waffen-Grenadier
Book SynopsisIn May 1945, as the triumphant Red Army crushed the last pockets of German resistance in central Berlin, French soldiers fought back. They were the last surviving members of SS Charlemagne, the Waffen SS division made up of French volunteers. They were among the final defenders of the city and of Hitler's bunker. Their extraordinary story gives a compelling insight into the dreadful climax of the Battle for Berlin and into the conflicts of loyalty faced by the French in the Second World War. Yet, whatever their motivation, the performance of these soldiers as they confronted the Soviet onslaught was unwavering, and their fate after the German defeat was grim. Once captured, they were shot out of hand by their French compatriots or imprisoned. SS Charlemagne is a gripping, fluently written study of one of the most revealing side stories of the war.
£11.69
