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Author |
: Lee E Russell |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 103 |
Release |
: 2012-02-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781780964607 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1780964609 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Grenada 1983 by : Lee E Russell
On 21 October 1983, following the death of Prime Minister Maurice Bishop, the leaders of the six small nations forming the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States voted to intervene militarily to restore order in Grenada. As none possessed the forces necessary to carry out a successful operation, the United States, fearing for its citizens on the island, and wanting to curb Cuba's growing influence, decided to get involved. This book provides a day-by-day account of the US invasion of Grenada, focusing on the units and forces deployed. Numerous contemporary photographs and colour plates detail the uniforms and equipment of the US, Cuban and Caribbean forces.
Author |
: William McElwee |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 121 |
Release |
: 2012-05-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781780967684 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1780967683 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders by : William McElwee
On 1 July 1881 Viscount Cardwell's wholesale reorganisation of the British Army brought into existence Priness Louise's Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Both had existed as separate regiments even before their official incorporation into the British Army and on the face of it, this seemed a highly improbable union, Being separated both geographically and historically they had never even served together in the same theatre. Yet, as history has shown, this unlikely combination proved to be a tremendous success. William McElwee tells the story of this most famous of regiments which has served with distinction in two world wars and beyond.
Author |
: Terence Wise |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1978-03-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0850451256 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780850451252 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Armies of the Crusades by : Terence Wise
In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Islam as volunteers. Some went out of religious fervour, others to escape the plagues and famine which were rife at the time, still others in search of land or a fortune in loot. Fighting alongside all of these were the armies raised in Outremer, the Holy Land itself. Together they waged a bloody religious war, the participants of which included such forces as the Knights Templar, the Teutonic Knights, and the Byzantine Army.
Author |
: Gabriele Esposito |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2021-10-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472844361 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147284436X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97 by : Gabriele Esposito
This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare. Formed in 1689, the 'Grand Alliance' or League of Augsburg was a military coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain and the Duchy of Savoy, to resist Louis XIV's rich, powerful and expansionist France. The first stage of the nine year conflict that followed also coincided with the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' in Britain (1688–91), when the throne passed to the Dutch Protestant leader, William of Orange, the head of a multi-national Dutch, Danish and English army, which finally expelled James II's Jacobite and French forces from Ireland. The long war on the continent was notable for the first widespread use of regimental uniforms and flintlock muskets with bayonets, plus the sophisticated use of siege warfare under the great French engineer, Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith, and also the ascendancy of both the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers. This fully illustrated title explores the armies which fought the War of the Grand Alliance, examining their strength, organization, uniforms and weapons, and explaining their campaigns and major battles.
Author |
: Phoebus Athanassiou |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2021-06-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472844798 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1472844793 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Armies in Southern Russia 1918–19 by : Phoebus Athanassiou
An important aspect of the Russian Civil War were the several Allied expeditions immediately following World War I in support of the disunited Russian 'White' armies resisting the Bolshevik Revolution. Although they ended in failure, these ventures were long resented, and were the origin of the 70-year-long Soviet suspicion of the Western Allies. British and US expeditionary forces operated in North Russia and Siberia in support of General Yudenich and Admiral Kolchak respectively, and a French and Greek expeditionary force (plus Romanian and Polish elements) operated in Crimea and south-western Ukraine, in support of General Denikin. The situation was further complicated by the presence of strong Imperial German elements still under arms, and by war between various factions in the Ukraine. This Southern theatre of the Allied interventions is far less well known than that of the British and Americans in the North and East. Featuring rare photos and new colour plates, this fascinating new book describes this major Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War. Dr Phoebus Athanassiou writes a compelling account of how the French and Greeks alongside White Russians were greatly outnumbered by pro-Bolshevik forces and were relentlessly pushed back by the Ukrainian forces. In just over 4 months, on 28 April 1919, the last of their forces were evacuated by Allied navies from Sevastopol in Crimea.
Author |
: Donald M. Londahl-Smidt |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 50 |
Release |
: 2021-02-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781472840165 |
ISBN-13 |
: 147284016X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Synopsis German Troops in the American Revolution (1) by : Donald M. Londahl-Smidt
During the American Revolution (1775–83), German auxiliary troops provided a vital element of the British war effort. Some 30,000 German troops served in North America, continuing a long-established relationship between Britain and various German principalities. These troops were widely referred to as mercenaries, implying that they sold their services individually, but they were in fact regular troops hired as a body by the British. Initially feared by the American population, the German troops came to be highly respected by their opponents. Their role in the fighting would inform the tactics and methods of a generation of German officers who returned to Europe after the war, many of whom went on to hold senior commands during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. The largest body of German troops was from Hessen-Cassel. The only German contingent to be employed as a unit under its own general officers, they were clothed and equipped in the style of Frederick the Great's Prussians and were trained in much the same way. Many had seen active service during the Seven Years' War (1756–63) and served under career officers; they were well-disciplined and competent but showed little overt enthusiasm for the British cause. The troops of Hessen-Cassel would participate in every major campaign of the conflict, with the specialized skills of the famous Jäger being particularly in demand. Fully illustrated, this lively study examines the organization, appearance, weapons, and equipment of the Hessen-Cassel troops who fought for King George in the American Revolution.
Author |
: Martin Windrow |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 381 |
Release |
: 2012-01-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781780962672 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1780962673 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis Osprey Men-At-Arms by : Martin Windrow
Osprey Men-at-Arms: A Celebration is a very special volume detailing some of the wonderful artwork that has graced Osprey's renowned Men-at-Arms series over the last forty years. Beautifully presented in luxurious cloth, embossed and foil blocked, with head and tails bands and a ribbon bookmark, the collection contains the most treasured illustrations from the vast archives of this respected series and is a classic, collectable item for all military history enthusiasts.
Author |
: Ignacio J.N. López |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2012-07-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1849087938 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781849087933 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (38 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Spanish Tercios 1536–1704 by : Ignacio J.N. López
A mixed infantry formation made up of about 3,000 men armed with pikes, swords and handguns, the innovative and influential tercio or 'Spanish square' was the basic combat unit of the armies of Spain throughout much of the 16th and 17th centuries. Arguably the first permanent tactical formation seen in Europe since the Roman cohort, the tercio was the forerunner of modern formations such as the battalion and regiment. The variety of different weapons fielded in the tercio meant the Spanish infantry could resist opposing cavalry forces while overcoming every kind of enemy infantry deployed against them. Featuring full-colour artwork and photographs of rare items held at the Spanish Army Museum, this study covers the whole period during which the tercios were active, opening with the third Italian war between the forces of France and the Holy Roman Emperor and concluding with the final transformation of the Spanish tercios into regiments in 1704.
Author |
: Terence Wise |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 113 |
Release |
: 2012-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781780966427 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1780966423 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis Knights of Christ by : Terence Wise
The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's greatest virtues were physical strength, skill at arms, bravery, daring, loyalty to the chieftain and solidarity within the tribe. The primitive Church had been diametrically opposed to such ideals, however by the early 8th century the Church had grown wealthy, and the Saracen invasions of Spain and France posed a threat to that wealth. The Roman Church began to support war in defence of the faith, and by channelling the martial spirit into the service of God, the brutal warrior of the past was transformed into a guardian of society.
Author |
: Ronald Pawly |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 121 |
Release |
: 2012-04-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781780964041 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1780964048 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis Napoleon’s Dragoons of the Imperial Guard by : Ronald Pawly
Dressed in distinctive green uniforms and classically inspired copper helmets, the Dragoons of the Imperial Guard were raised in 1806 by the same criteria as other Guard units – by selection of picked, literate veterans from Line regiments who had six to ten years of service, and citations for bravery in at least two campaigns. The following year they were named Dragons de l'Impératrice in a unique compliment to the Empress Josephine. As a ceremonial regiment it enjoyed many privileges, but it also saw combat on a number of occasions, including the battles of Essling and Wagram (1809), the Russian campaign (1812, when it suffered severe losses), at Bautzen, Wachau and Leipzig (1813), in the 1814 Campaign of France, and at Ligny and Waterloo (1815).