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The maritime history of the River Clyde is renowned throughout the world, but hidden beneath its surface is another part of its fascinating past only just being discovered. Clyde Shipwrecks records ……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] The Indian Mutiny, or Sepoy Revolt, flared up in many areas aroun……続きを見る

Includes 24 portraits, maps and plans. "The only history of the Indian Corps in France in the Great War, from 1914 to 1915 when the Corps transferred to the Middle East. A fascinating story. The Ind……続きを見る

This paper reviews the background, strategy, and tactics of Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I. The planning and action at the Battle of the ……続きを見る

"'Of the soldiers of the world-the Zouaves are the first and bravest' "This is a rare and unusual account compiled principally from the writings of Cler, who became a General of the French Army and ……続きを見る

This thesis examines how well the United States Army of World War I prepared for battle by learning the lessons of modern combat from other nations engaged in war. Armies prepare for war during peac……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War] At a regimental gathering following Sir George Higginson'……続きを見る

General Sir Redvers Buller V.C. was among the most popular generals of his age, born in 1839 he was commissioned into the 60th Rifles in and started a military career that would last 40 years. His p……続きを見る

Makers of modem strategy have an unprecedented challenge in our complex world. American strategists have been criticized for strategic failures since World War II. Congressional investigations have ……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] "The Indian Mutiny from the siege of Delhi to the mutineers' defe……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over two hundred and sixty maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Crimean War] Lieut.-General Sir Charles Ash Windham had served his cou……続きを見る

This study investigates the German spring offensive of 1918 to determine how the Germans achieved tactical success, yet failed to reach their strategic objective. The study covers the development of……続きを見る

Impressed with the tactical lessons of the Boer War, the British Army reformed its doctrine and training from 1899 to 1914, deploying a combat ready force, the "Old Contemptibles" of the British Exp……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] Colonel MacKenzie was only a young subaltern of three years' serv……続きを見る

This thesis will use a comparative study of the German Storm trooper battalions and the Canadian trench raiders in order to examine the dynamics of the World War I battlefield, the role of military ……続きを見る

"The Life of a Scarlet Lancer at war "This is an essential book for all those interested in the wars in India as the British Empire finally brought the jewel of the sub-continent into the crown of i……続きを見る

The fact that there has been significant evolution in infantry tactics during the past century is taken for granted. Also, it is well documented that the predominant advancements in tactics took pla……続きを見る

Includes The Americans in the First World War Illustration Pack - 57 photos/illustrations and 10 maps The analysis of the impact of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in the Great War has fallen……続きを見る

[Illustrated with over one hundred maps, photos and portraits, of the battles, individuals and places involved in the Indian Mutiny] The siege of Lucknow during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-8 was one o……続きを見る

One of the most commonーand woundingーmisconceptions about literary scholars today is that they simply don’t love books. While those actually working in literary studies can easily refute this claim……続きを見る

“How much pain and suffering must a man endure in the name of the child, for the breach of trust, oath and honor for a land he so dearly loved, for its people insofar as he WAS PREPARED to give his ……続きを見る

The Battle of Saratoga in 1777 ended with British general John Burgoyne’s troops surrendering to the American rebel army commanded by General Horatio Gates. Historians have long seen Burgoyne’s defe……続きを見る

A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853. Dickens also published the work in……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur la bataille d’Hastings en moins d’une heure ! En janvier 1066, le roi d’Angleterre décède sans successeur, laissant le trône vacant. Très vite, trois hé……続きを見る

Using both canonical and underappreciated texts, Alien Albion argues that early modern England was far less unified and xenophobic than literary critics have previously suggested. Juxtaposing litera……続きを見る

The brilliantly compelling new biography of the treacherous and tyrannical King John**, published to coincide with the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.** King John is familiar to everyone as the vi……続きを見る

Written with the fluency readers have come to expect from Juliet Barker, 1381: The Year of the Peasants’ Revolt provides an account of the first great popular uprising in England and its background,……続きを見る

Example in this ebook   It has been the business of my life to teach history: and the informal division of labour which comes to pass in a University has led me to pay special attention to th……続きを見る

Example in this ebook In the years immediately preceding the Great War, already so hard to reconstruct, it was not uncommonly suggested that the British seafaring instinct had begun to decline. In o……続きを見る

A queen brought low by love compromised and power abused – the tragedy of Mary Tudor. These are desperate times for Mary Tudor. As England’s first ruling queen, her joy should be complete when she m……続きを見る