1815-1842
1815-1842

Author: Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington

Publisher:

Published: 1852

Total Pages: 618

ISBN-13:

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History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (1800-1809)
History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (1800-1809)

Author: Colonel Willoughby Verner

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2015-11-06

Total Pages: 828

ISBN-13: 1786256843

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History of Rifle Brigade from 1809 to 1813 - mainly Peninsular War in which the regiment was involved from start to finish. On 10th May 1809 the strength of the 1st Battalion was 1,536 and the 2nd 1,579 and so a 3rd Battalion was formed. The unfortunate 2nd Battalion was involved in the Walcheren expedition August to December 1809 and when our troops evacuated the place battle deaths had amounted to 111, deaths from disease numbered over 4,000. But the main subject in this volume is the Peninsular War in which the regiment played a very active part from beginning to end. All three battalions were involved and seventeen Battle Honours were awarded, the highest number for any regiment in that campaign. The descriptions of operations are in detail, supported by superb maps. Throughout his account the author draws upon contemporary sources, official correspondence, despatches, reports, letters, diaries, reminiscences and on the work of such historians as Fortescue and Oman. —Print Ed.

The Human Contribution
The Human Contribution

Author: James Reason

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-03-02

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1351888102

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This book explores the human contribution to the reliability and resilience of complex, well-defended systems. Usually the human is considered a hazard - a system component whose unsafe acts are implicated in the majority of catastrophic breakdowns. However there is another perspective that has been relatively little studied in its own right - the human as hero, whose adaptations and compensations bring troubled systems back from the brink of disaster time and again. What, if anything, did these situations have in common? Can these human abilities be ’bottled’ and passed on to others? The Human Contribution is vital reading for all professionals in high-consequence environments and for managers of any complex system. The book draws its illustrative material from a wide variety of hazardous domains, with the emphasis on healthcare reflecting the author’s focus on patient safety over the last decade. All students of human factors - however seasoned - will also find it an invaluable and thought-provoking read.

Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 2
Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 2

Author: Janet Bromley

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2015-03-25

Total Pages: 1390

ISBN-13: 1473857686

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Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work which has been compiled on behalf of the Association of Friends of the Waterloo Committee and contains over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 24 countries worldwide.