The patriot warrior: an historical sketch of the life of the duke of Wellington, by the author of 'Aids to development'.
Author: Mary Atkinson Maurice
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Published: 1853
Total Pages: 322
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Author: Mary Atkinson Maurice
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Published: 1853
Total Pages: 322
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Guillermo Antonio Sherwell
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Published: 1921
Total Pages: 268
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Geoff Baggett
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Published: 2016-04-08
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780997383300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe British have invaded Charlestown and the Revolutionary War has descended with a vengeance upon the sleepy southern frontier. Oppression, privation, and fear overwhelm the villages and homesteads of North and South Carolina. The Patriot cause seems all but lost. James and John Hamilton are violently drawn into the war by forces seemingly beyond their control. Since their early childhood these brothers have survived rejection, hunger, death, tragedy and loss. But will they survive the bloody onslaught and depravity of the Redcoats and their Tory allies? Can they spill the blood of their enemies and still hold on to compassion and humanity? Will they ever again know the peace of their humble cabin in the Carolina forest? Brothers and Warriors is the tumultuous, triumphant story of brothers fighting and surviving for home, justice, love, and freedom ... and for one another.
Author: David Blankenship
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2014-09-23
Total Pages: 233
ISBN-13: 1312532416
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA myriad of challenges threatened the dream of a self-proclaimed Band of Brothers who shared the mountains and valleys of reaching the pinnacle of high school football. No team in school history had marched into such territory of glory, or had shouldered such a season of expectation. The push was fraught with an emotional tug of war.
Author: William Edward Leuchtenburg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2024
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 0197598854
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA nuanced account of the early leaders who shaped the American presidency The founding fathers of the United States created a unique institution, the presidency, as they were determined to authorize an effective chief executive but wary of monarchy. They endowed this office with broad prerogatives and power but hedged it in with limitations. The presidency that developed over the next generation, however, was fashioned less by the clauses in the Constitution than by the way that the first presidents responded to challenges such as sectional enmity and the vexing Napoleonic warfare that jeopardized maritime rights. Patriot Presidents explores how the presidency took shape from the medley of clauses handed down to George Washington, who said, "I walk on untrodden ground," for virtually everything he did created a precedent. It then follows the overwhelming challenges faced by his successors, from the austere John Adams who spoke passionately in favor of a strong executive, to Thomas Jefferson, a zealous advocate of American liberties, to James Madison, the creator of the first political party, and James Monroe, whose Monroe Doctrine protected the sovereignty of the Western Hemisphere. It concludes with John Quincy Adams, who could be called the prophet of the expansive twentieth-century state of the Square Deal, the New Deal, the Fair Deal, and the Great Society. The esteemed American historian William E. Leuchtenburg invites readers to revisit the years after the birth of the republic, when Americans could take pride in leaders of ideals, high competence, and integrity who headed their government--chief executives who, though not unflawed, had an abiding commitment to the success of the vulnerable government that had emerged from the revolutionary cause to which they had devoted themselves.
Author: Marion F. Sturkey
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780965081450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWarriors of the U.S. Marine Corps have evolved into American Icons. These American Samurai live in the province of legend. In this book the reader finds timeless words from these fighting men. Their legacy is here: Tun Tavern, the Marine mascot, the commandants, the creeds, the hallowed history. Politically In-Correct and proud of it. No profanity. NOTE: this "first edition" has been replaced with a "second edition," and later with a "third edition."
Author: Matthew B. Hill
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2018-02-21
Total Pages: 313
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTracing the "American Guerrilla" narrative through more than one hundred years of film and television, this book shows how the conventions and politics of this narrative influence Americans to see themselves as warriors, both on screen and in history. American guerrillas fight small-scale battles that, despite their implications for large-scale American victories, often go untold. This book evaluates those stories to illumine the ways in which film and television have created, reinforced, and circulated an "American Guerrilla" fantasy—a mythic narrative in which Americans, despite having the most powerful military in history, are presented as underdog resistance fighters against an overwhelming and superior occupying evil. Unconventional Warriors: The Fantasy of the American Resistance Fighter in Television and Film explains that this fantasy has occupied the center of numerous war films and in turn shaped the way in which Americans see those wars and themselves. Informed by the author's expertise on war in contemporary literature and popular culture, this book begins with an introduction that outlines the basics of the "American Guerrilla" narrative and identifies it as a recurring theme in American war films. Subsequent chapters cover one hundred years of American "guerrillas" in film and television. The book concludes with a chapter on science fiction narratives, illustrating how the conventions and politics of these stories shape even the representation of wholly fictional, imagined wars on screen.
Author: Joseph S. Tiedemann
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: 2009-04-17
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1438425988
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFascinating stories of ordinary people in the Middle Colonies who remained loyal to the Crown.
Author: Brig. Gen. Paul “Greg” Smith, US Army (retired)
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2024-06-06
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 1476694109
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmerica's National Guard was once considered a ragtag gaggle of pretend soldiers. Beginning in the 1980s the National Guard gradually transformed into today's highly flexible operational force that answers our nation's call for overseas combat deployments as well as domestic emergencies that run the gamut from lifesaving disaster responses to staffing Covid clinics. Brigadier General Paul "Greg" Smith describes his personal journey during these years, from a callow cadet to a committed commander leading military forces in response to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings. Smith gives a humorous, gritty, and sometimes touching glimpse into the inner workings of this unique military organization while offering portraits of the men and women who serve as the minutemen of our age. His reflections on service, duty, and the complexities of command will enlighten anyone who seeks to better understand the challenges of leadership.
Author: Alan Taylor
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 387
ISBN-13: 0393253872
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“Excellent . . . deserves high praise. Mr. Taylor conveys this sprawling continental history with economy, clarity, and vividness.”—Brendan Simms, Wall Street Journal The American Revolution is often portrayed as a high-minded, orderly event whose capstone, the Constitution, provided the nation its democratic framework. Alan Taylor, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, gives us a different creation story in this magisterial history. The American Revolution builds like a ground fire overspreading Britain’s colonies, fueled by local conditions and resistant to control. Emerging from the continental rivalries of European empires and their native allies, the revolution pivoted on western expansion as well as seaboard resistance to British taxes. When war erupted, Patriot crowds harassed Loyalists and nonpartisans into compliance with their cause. The war exploded in set battles like Saratoga and Yorktown and spread through continuing frontier violence. The discord smoldering within the fragile new nation called forth a movement to concentrate power through a Federal Constitution. Assuming the mantle of “We the People,” the advocates of national power ratified the new frame of government. But it was Jefferson’s expansive “empire of liberty” that carried the revolution forward, propelling white settlement and slavery west, preparing the ground for a new conflagration.