Life Under Two Flags
Author: James Demarest Eaton
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 344
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Author: James Demarest Eaton
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: J.D. Eaton
Publisher: Рипол Классик
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Total Pages: 323
ISBN-13: 1146980922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Max Egremont
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780297813477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA biography of one of the greatest churchillians, a crucial lynch-pin between Britain and France
Author: William M Fowler
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Published: 2012-04-15
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 1612511961
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVividly written and well researched by a noted historian of the period, this succinct history credits the Union Navy as an essential element in the northern victory. Neither ponderous nor hagiographic, the work presents characters and events that have been previously neglected and offers candid assessments of officers, men, and material. Originally published in 1990, when it was a Military History Book Club selection, the work is considered a must for Civil War buffs. It is an authoritative and gripping story of the battles waged. The author provides a rare look at the war fought by primitive northern gunboats drifting through Louisiana's muddy bayous, Yankee merchantmen captured by rebel privateers at sea, and Union ironclads subduing hotly defended Southern forts. Nor does William Fowler neglect the subtler sparrings behind the scenes: War Secretary Stanton and Navy Secretary Welles competing for Lincoln's favor and Welles's fierce duel of strategies with his Confederate counterpart, Stephen Mallory. Finally, the author describes the astonishing transformation of the Navy itself from a ragtag fleet of aging steamers and paddleboats to one of the most powerful waterborne forces in the world.
Author: James Demarest Eaton
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Published: 2022-10-27
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781017906301
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Author: Ouida
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 340
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: James Demarest Eaton
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Published: 2015-07-18
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781331695875
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Life Under Two Flags This is a book of reminiscences which are cast in varied areas, quiet and stormy, at home and abroad, and through which runs the evidence of a serene and undisturbed productiveness. Rich and interesting indeed is any life which has known such wide skies and abundant ingathering. Born of a great inheritance which he shared with noble brothers, enriched by the life-long love of a courageous woman, the writer tells with the cheerfulness of youth the story of the strangely diverse experiences through which many years have borne him. In these days when the seas are strewn with wreckage, it is good to hear of ships which are brought home so richly laden. But the book is more than a volume of reminiscences. Nor is it merely a vindication of the promises past and present. It is the record of lives spent in a particular form of service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé)
Publisher: e-artnow
Published: 2019-07-08
Total Pages: 609
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUnder Two Flags tells the story of an English aristocrat, apparently in disgrace, who disappears and joins a French battalion in Algeria, loosely based on the Foreign Legion. The novel is about The Hon. Bertie Cecil (nicknamed Beauty of the Brigades). In financial distress because of his own profligacy and the loss of an important horse-race on which he has bet extensively, and falsely accused of forgery, but unable to defend himself against the charge without injuring the "honour" of a lady and also exposing his younger brother, Cecil fakes his own death and exiles himself to Algeria where he joins the Chasseurs d'Afrique, a regiment comprising soldiers from various countries, rather like the French Foreign Legion.