Download or read book Paths of Glory written by Stephen Brumwell and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ugly, Gangling, and Tormented by agonizing illness, Major General James Wolfe was an unlikely hero. Yet in 1759, on the Plains of Abraham before Quebec, he won a battle with momentous consequences. Wolfe's victory, bought at the cost of his life, ensured that English, not French, would become the dominant language in North America. Ironically, by crippling French ambitions on this continent, Wolfe paved the way for American independence from Britain. Already renowned for bold leadership, Wolfe's death at the very moment of victory at Quebec cemented his heroic status on both sides of the Atlantic. He became an icon of patriotic self-sacrifice, immortalized in epic paintings and verse. During the past half century, however, Wolfe's reputation has undergone sustained assault by revisionist historians who see him as a bloodthirsty and self-righteous mediocrity, famous for one singularly lucky - though crucial - victory. Was there more to James Wolfe than a celebrated death? Stephen Brumwell's internationally praised biography seeks to answer that question, drawing on extensive research to offer a boldly argued reassessment of a soldier whose short but dramatic life changed the course of world history. Book jacket.
Download or read book General Wolfe written by Edward Salmon and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Paths of Glory written by Stephen Brumwell and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ugly, gangling, and tormented by agonising illness, Major General James Wolfe was an unlikely hero. Yet in 1759, on the Plains of Abraham before Quebec, he won a battle with momentous consequences. Wolfe's victory, bought at the cost of his life, ensured that English, not French, would become the dominant language in North America. Ironically, by crippling French ambitions on that continent, Wolfe paved the way for American independence from Britain. Just thirty-two years old when he was killed in action, Wolfe had served in the British army since his mid-teens, fighting against the French in Flanders and Germany, and the Jacobites in Scotland. Already renowned for bold leadership, Wolfe's death at the very moment of his victory at Quebec cemented his heroic status on both sides of the Atlantic. Epic paintings of Wolfe's dying moments transformed him into an icon of patriotic self-sacrifice, and a role model for Horatio Nelson. Once venerated as the very embodiment of military genius and soldierly modesty, Wolfe's reputation has recently undergone sustained assault by revisionist historians who instead see him as a bloodthirsty and priggish young man, a general who owned his name and fame to one singularly lucky - though crucial - victory. But was there more to James Wolfe than a celebrated death? In Paths of Glory, the first full-length biography of Wolfe to appear in almost half a century, Stephen Brumwell seeks to answer that question, drawing upon extensive research to offer a reassessment of a soldier whose short but dramatic life unquestionably altered the course of world history.
Download or read book The Life of Major General James Wolfe Founded on Original Documents and Illustrated by His Correspondence Etc written by Robert WRIGHT (Author of “The Life of General Wolfe.”.) and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 672 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life of Major General James Wolfe founded on Original Documents and illustrated by his Correspondence written by Robert Wright and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Wolfe written by Stuart Reid and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This military biography examines Wolfe's career from the early years through to the Battle of Quebec, to give insight into what made Wolfe such an effective soldier.
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Download or read book The Life of Major General James Wolfe written by Robert Wright and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 668 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book General Wolfe s Instructions to Young Officers written by James Wolfe and published by Gale Ecco, Print Editions. This book was released on 2018-04-25 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Medical theory and practice of the 1700s developed rapidly, as is evidenced by the extensive collection, which includes descriptions of diseases, their conditions, and treatments. Books on science and technology, agriculture, military technology, natural philosophy, even cookbooks, are all contained here. ++++ 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 insure edition identification: ++++ Library of Congress W026609 "Account of General Wolfe."--p. [3]-6. Advertisement for Bell's Circulating Library, p. [144]. Philadelphia: Printed and sold by Robert Bell, next door to St. Paul's Church, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]. 142, [2]p.; 8°
