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Author: Jack Verney
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 234
ISBN-13: 0773508139
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the Carignan-Salières Regiment which Louis XIV sent to Canada in 1665 to secure the colony from Mohawk Iroquois attacks.
Author: Jack Verney
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780773518186
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe story of the Carignan-Salières Regiment which Louis XIV sent to Canada in 1665 to secure the colony from Mohawk Iroquois attacks.
Author: Harold Hand
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 302
ISBN-13: 1552124606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA historical non-fiction account of the 117th Pennsylvania volunteer regiment in the American Civil War of 1861 to 1865. This is the regimental history of the unit much better known as the 13th Pennsylvania Cavalry.
Author: Luis Fenollosa Emilio
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Published: 1894
Total Pages: 536
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gerald J. Prokopowicz
Publisher: UNC Press Books
Published: 2014-03-24
Total Pages: 280
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite its important role in the early years of the Civil War, the Army of the Ohio remains one of the least studied of all Union commands. With All for the Regiment, Gerald Prokopowicz deftly fills this surprising gap. He offers an engaging history of the army from its formation in 1861 to its costly triumph at Shiloh and its failure at Perryville in 1862. Prokopowicz shows how the amateur soldiers who formed the Army of the Ohio organized themselves into individual regiments of remarkable strength and cohesion. Successive commanders Robert Anderson, William T. Sherman, and Don Carlos Buell all failed to integrate those regiments into an effective organization, however. The result was a decentralized and elastic army that was easily disrupted and difficult to command--but also nearly impossible to destroy in combat. Exploring the army's behavior at minor engagements such as Rowlett's Station and Logan's Cross Roads, as well as major battles such as Shiloh and Perryville, Prokopowicz reveals how its regiment-oriented culture prevented the army from experiencing decisive results--either complete victory or catastrophic defeat--on the battlefield. Regimental solidarity was at once the Army of the Ohio's greatest strength, he argues, and its most dangerous vulnerability.
Author: Terry Pratchett
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-13
Total Pages: 415
ISBN-13: 0061826804
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Wickedly satirical . . . nothing short of brilliant.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) Another ingenious entry in Sir Terry Pratchett’s internationally bestselling Discworld fantasy series about the art of war and the brave women who wage it. War has come to Discworld. The homes and businesses throughout the duchy of Borogravia limp along, doing the best they can without their men, sent to fight their age-old enemy. Polly has taken over the lion’s share of responsibility for the running of her family’s humble inn, The Duchess. Her beloved brother Paul marched off to war almost a year ago, but it has been more than two months since his last letter home, and the news from the front is bad: the fighting has reached the border, supplies are dwindling, and the brave Borogravians are losing precious ground. So the resourceful Polly cuts off her hair and joins the army as a young man named Oliver. As Polly closely guards her secret, she notices that her fellow recruits seem to be guarding secrets of their own. A novel that explores the inanity of war, the ins and outs of sexual politics, and why often the best man for the job is a woman, Monstrous Regiment is vintage Pratchett in top form. The Discworld novels can be read in any order but Monstrous Regiment is a standalone.
Author: Richard P. Matthews
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Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780974891606
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Rusty Firmin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2016-10-20
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 1472823230
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom its early beginnings in World War II, the Special Air Service (SAS) has won renown in some of the most dramatic, dangerous and controversial military special operations of the 20th century. It is a secretive and mysterious unit, whose operations and internal structures are hidden from the public eye. Now, one of its longest-serving veterans offers a glimpse into the shadowy world of the SAS. Rusty Firmin spent an incredible 15 years with 'The Regiment' and was a key figure in the assault of the Iranian Embassy in London in May 1980. Newly revised and available in paperback, this is the unforgettable chronicle of Rusty's combat experiences – a fascinating and intimate portrayal of what it was like to be part of the world's most respected Special Operations Force.
Author: William R. Forstchen
Publisher: Roc
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780451458063
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIt's been 20 years since the defeat of the alien Hordes, and the human Republic has been exploring and taming its new home. Lieutenant Michael O'Brien, pilot aboard the Republic Navy cruiser "Gettysburg", stumbles upon a fierce naval battle between warring factions of the Kazan -- cousins to the Hordes. O'Brien is captured, but refuses to divulge anything to the Kazan's high priest.
Author: David Finkel
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Published: 2009-09-15
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1429952717
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Prequel to the Bestselling Thank You for Your Service, Now a Major Motion Picture With The Good Soldiers, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Finkel has produced an eternal story — not just of the Iraq War, but of all wars, for all time. It was the last-chance moment of the war. In January 2007, President George W. Bush announced a new strategy for Iraq. It became known as "the surge." Among those called to carry it out were the young, optimistic army infantry soldiers of the 2-16, the battalion nicknamed the Rangers. About to head to a vicious area of Baghdad, they decided the difference would be them. Fifteen months later, the soldiers returned home — forever changed. The chronicle of their tour is gripping, devastating, and deeply illuminating for anyone with an interest in human conflict.
