The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby

The Recollections of Rifleman Bowlby

Author: Alex Bowlby

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 1969-09-01

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1473817501

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The classic memoir by an infantryman in the British army during the Second World War, “a book to bring a shiver to the most grizzled veteran (The Sunday Times). In 1944, having distinguished itself in the North Africa campaign, Rifleman Bowlby’s battalion of Greenjackets was sent to Italy. But instead of being used in the specialized role for which it had been trained, most of the battalion’s vehicles were taken away on arrival, and the riflemen were told that they were to be used as ordinary infantry. Stripped of its hard core of regulars, the battalion suffered one disastrous defeat after another until its hard-won reputation fell in tatters. This is a memoir that captures “quite extraordinary realism in this worm’s eye view . . . the sweating, slogging, frightened infantryman in conditions of extreme stress and horror” (The Sunday Times).


The Rifleman

The Rifleman

Author: Oliver North

Publisher: Fidelis Books

Published: 2019-12-10

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1642933155

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This is a war story. It’s about real people and events before and during the American Revolution. The central characters in this work—Daniel Morgan, George Washington, Patrick Henry, Charles Mynn Thruston, and Generals Arnold, Knox, Greene, Lee, Gates, and a host of others—actually did the deeds at the places and times described herein. So too did their accurately identified foreign and native adversaries. Though this is a work of fiction, readers may be surprised to discover the American Revolution was also one of the most ‘un-civil’ of Civil Wars. If Daniel Morgan were alive today, he would be my near neighbor in Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. While visiting a nearby gristmill, Daniel Morgan and Nathaniel Burwell, a fellow Revolutionary War veteran, built in the late 1700s [now restored and operated by the Clarke County Historical Association], I became fascinated by this unsung American hero. “My good friend Oliver North has spent his life in the company of heroes. In this great read, he tells the stories of some of my personal heroes—the Riflemen you will meet in this book!” —LTG William G. “Jerry” Boykin, former commander, U.S. Army Special Forces and author of six books including his autobiography, Never Surrender


The Rifleman's Handbook (1862)

The Rifleman's Handbook (1862)

Author: John Pease

Publisher:

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 9781104664398

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.


The Rifleman's Hand-Book

The Rifleman's Hand-Book

Author: John Pease

Publisher: Nabu Press

Published: 2014-01-05

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 9781295459520

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Rifleman's Hand-book: Designed For The Use Of The Massachusetts Rifle Club John Pease A. Mudge & son, 1862 Sports & Recreation; Shooting; Rifle practice; Sports & Recreation / Shooting


A Rifleman Went to War

A Rifleman Went to War

Author: Herbert W. McBride

Publisher: Plantersville, S.C. : Small-arms Technical Publishing Company

Published: 1935

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13:

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"Being a narrative of the author's experiences and observations while with the Canadian Corps in France and Belgium, September 1915-April 1917. With particular emphasis upon the use of the military rifle in sniping, its place in modern armament, and the work of the individual soldier".


Death to the French

Death to the French

Author: C. S. Forester

Publisher: DigiCat

Published: 2022-08-10

Total Pages: 155

ISBN-13:

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"Death to the French" is an absorbing historical novel about the Peninsular War. It narrates the experiences of a British soldier, Rifleman Dodd, who gets separated from the army, joins the guerrillas and becomes their leader to avoid being caught by the French. The soldier and the story of his adventures is fictionalized, but the events are somewhat based on real historical events.