HMS Cavalier
HMS Cavalier

Author: Patrick Boniface

Publisher: Periscope Publishing Ltd.

Published: 2004-04

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 9781904381266

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Few would have thought in 1944 as HMS Cavalier entered service with the Royal Navy that over six decades later she would still be in existence. The last example of the classic British wartime destroyer, this book looks at the distinguished history of the vessel.

Athletics in Ancient Athens
Athletics in Ancient Athens

Author: D.G. Kyle

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-07-17

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9004276629

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This book presents new insights into the relationship between governors and provincial subjects in the Later Roman Empire. Discussion of provincial expectations and perception, the continuous dialogue, interdependence and reciprocity leads to a better understanding of Late Roman provincial administration.

Forever Amber
Forever Amber

Author: Kathleen Winsor

Publisher: Chicago Review Press

Published: 2012-02-01

Total Pages: 986

ISBN-13: 1613745141

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Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England—that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary—and extraordinary—men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, she remains, in her heart, true to the one man she really loves, the one man she can never have. Frequently compared to Gone with the Wind, Forever Amber is the other great historical romance, outselling every other American novel of the 1940s—despite being banned in Boston for its sheer sexiness. A book to read and reread, this edition brings back to print an unforgettable romance and a timeless masterpiece.

Trevilian Station, June 11-12, 1864
Trevilian Station, June 11-12, 1864

Author: Joseph W. McKinney

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2016-03-02

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 1476623201

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In June 1864, General Ulysses Grant ordered his cavalry commander, Philip Sheridan, to conduct a raid to destroy the Virginia Central Railroad between Charlottesville and Richmond. Sheridan fell short of his objective when he was defeated by General Wade Hampton's cavalry in a two-day battle at Trevilian Station. The first day's fighting saw dismounted Yankees and Rebels engaged at close range in dense forest. By day's end, Hampton had withdrawn to the west. Advancing the next morning, Sheridan found Hampton dug in behind hastily built fortifications and launched seven dismounted assaults, each repulsed with heavy casualties. As darkness fell, the Confederates counterattacked, driving the Union forces from the field. Sheridan began his withdrawal that night, an ordeal for his men, the Union wounded and Confederate prisoners brought off the field and the hundreds of starved and exhausted horses that marked his retreat, killed to prevent their falling into Confederate hands.

Shakespeare Survey
Shakespeare Survey

Author: Stanley Wells

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2002-11-28

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 9780521523738

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The first fifty volumes of this yearbook of Shakespeare studies are being reissued in paperback.