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Book  The Hessians and Who

Download or read book The Hessians and Who written by Albert R. Schmitt and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain

Download or read book The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain written by Lowell and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Hessians

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  • Author : Friederike Baer
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 2022
  • ISBN : 0190249633
  • Pages : 529 pages

Download or read book Hessians written by Friederike Baer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1776 and 1783, Britain hired an estimated 30,000 German soldiers to fight in its war against the Americans. Collectively known as Hessians, they actually came from six German territories within the Holy Roman Empire. Over the course of the war, members of the German corps, including women and children, spent extended periods of time in locations as dispersed and varied as Canada in the North to West Florida and Cuba in the South. They shared in every significant British military triumph and defeat. Thousands died of disease, were killed in battle, were captured by the enemy, or deserted. Collectively, they recorded their experiences and observations of the war they fought in, the land they traversed, and the people they encountered in a large body of letters, diaries, and similar private and official records. Friederike Baer presents a study of Britain's war against the American rebels from the perspective of the German soldiers, a people uniquely positioned both in the midst of the war and at its margins. The book offers a ground-breaking reimagining of this watershed event in world history.

Book The Hessian Mercenary State

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  • Author : Charles W. Ingrao
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2003-02-13
  • ISBN : 9780521533225
  • Pages : 258 pages

Download or read book The Hessian Mercenary State written by Charles W. Ingrao and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In analyzing the origins, course, and effectiveness of domestic policymaking in Hesse-Cassel, Charles Ingrao finds that Frederick was neither as evil as we might think nor as enlightened as we might like to believe.

Book The Survival of the Hessian Nobility  1770 1870

Download or read book The Survival of the Hessian Nobility 1770 1870 written by Gregory W. Pedlow and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is a broad and richly documented examination of a little studied social group--the German nobility outside Prussia. Gregory Pedlow considers the nobles of the small but representative state of Hesse-Kassel from the end of the ancien regime to the era of German unification. Although this period has been most often described in terms of the "triumph of the bourgeoisie," the author shows that landholding Hessian nobles were able to preserve much of their political prestige and social and economic power during these years. By demonstrating a mixture of conservatism and flexibility instead of blind reaction, the Hessian nobility maintained its position as a landed elite. The author focuses on four main areas: the noble family, with material showing changes in marriage patterns and family size and the impact of such demographic changes on inheritance practices; noble landownership, with documentation as to how noble landholdings and landed income survived the loss of traditional noble privileges and payments by peasants; noble occupations, with information (including collective biography) showing nobles' education, career choices, and degree of success in obtaining positions in government service; and the nobility's political response to the growing pressure for reform during the nineteenth century. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Book Quarterly Review

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  • Author :
  • Publisher : UM Libraries
  • Release : 1935
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 810 pages

Download or read book Quarterly Review written by and published by UM Libraries. This book was released on 1935 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes section: "Some Michigan books."

Book Alphabetic Catalogue of the English Books in the Circulating Department of the Cleveland Public Library  Authors  Titles and Subjects

Download or read book Alphabetic Catalogue of the English Books in the Circulating Department of the Cleveland Public Library Authors Titles and Subjects written by Cleveland Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 1434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Long  Obstinate  and Bloody

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  • Author : Lawrence Edward Babits
  • Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
  • Release : 2009
  • ISBN : 0807832669
  • Pages : 322 pages

Download or read book Long Obstinate and Bloody written by Lawrence Edward Babits and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that, although the British won the Battle of Guilford Courthouse, the losses they sustained were significant enough to force a withdrawal from the state, and were an important factor in their final defeat at Yorktown, which ended the American Revolution.

Book From Flintlock to Rifle

Download or read book From Flintlock to Rifle written by Steven T. Ross and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Regime armies, recruited from a narrow social base and armed with slow-firing, short-range, inaccurate weapons, relied upon harsh discipline and formalized evolutions to attain tactical proficiency. When the French Royal Army collapsed it was replaced with a mass citizen army. This contained elements of the old tactical system but placed a new emphasis on mobility, flexibility, and individual initiative. Napoleon's rivals either imitated aspects of the French system or sought to copy the spirit of the new tactics, engineering social reforms from above and creating their own citizen armies.

Book George I and the Northern War

Download or read book George I and the Northern War written by James Frederick Chance and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Arms and Armor in Colonial America  1526 1783

Download or read book Arms and Armor in Colonial America 1526 1783 written by Harold Leslie Peterson and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finest single-volume survey of Colonial weaponry covers firearms, ammunition, edged weapons, and armor. Over 300 illus.

Book Harper s New Monthly Magazine

Download or read book Harper s New Monthly Magazine written by Henry Mills Alden and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 998 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harper's informs a diverse body of readers of cultural, business, political, literary and scientific affairs.

Book The American Revolution 1775   1783

Download or read book The American Revolution 1775 1783 written by Richard L. Blanco and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-12-06 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive encyclopedia, originally published in 1983 and now available as an ebook for the first time, covers the American Revolution, comes in two volumes and contains 865 entries on the war for American independence. Included are essays (ranging from 250 to 25,000 words) on major and minor battles, and biographies of military men, partisan leaders, loyalist figures and war heroes, as well as strong coverage of political and diplomatic themes. The contributors present their summaries within the context of late 20th Century historiography about the American Revolution. Every entry has been written by a subject specialist, and is accompanied by a bibliography to aid further research. Extensively illustrated with maps, the volumes also contain a chronology of events, glossary and substantial index.

Book Germany at War  4 volumes

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  • Author : David T. Zabecki
  • Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
  • Release : 2014-10-28
  • ISBN : 1598849816
  • Pages : 1938 pages

Download or read book Germany at War 4 volumes written by David T. Zabecki and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-28 with total page 1938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by experts for use by nonexperts, this monumental work probes Germany's "Genius for War" and the unmistakable pattern of tactical and operational innovation and excellence evident throughout the nation's military history. Despite having the best military forces in the world, some of the most advanced weapons available, and unparalleled tactical proficiency, Germany still lost both World Wars. This landmark, four-volume encyclopedia explores how and why that happened, at the same time examining Germany as a military power from the start of the Thirty Years' War in 1618 to the present day. Coverage includes the Federal Republic of Germany, its predecessor states, and the kingdoms and principalities that combined to form Imperial Germany in 1871. The Seven Years' War is discussed, as are the Napoleonic Wars, the Wars of German Unification (including the Franco-Prussian War), World War I, World War II, and the Cold War. In all, more than 1,000 entries illuminate battles, organizations, leaders, armies, weapons, and other aspects of war and military life. The most comprehensive overview of German military history ever to appear in English, this work will enable students and others interested in military history to better understand the sociopolitical history of Germany, the complex role conflict has played in the nation throughout its history, and why Germany continues to be an important player on the European continent.

Book Deutschkanadisches jahrbuch

Download or read book Deutschkanadisches jahrbuch written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Revolutionary Journal of Baron Ludwig von Closen  1780 1783

Download or read book The Revolutionary Journal of Baron Ludwig von Closen 1780 1783 written by Evelyn M. Acomb and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2017-10-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Baron Ludwig von Closen-Haydenburg's lively account of his campaigns in America as aide-de-camp to Rochambeau during the Revolution is at last available here in published form. This is not only a translation but a critical edition that identifies the numerous eighteenth-century sources the Baron used in rewriting his journal in later years. Originally published in 1958. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.