Download or read book Soldiers and Warriors written by Jack Coggins and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-10-06 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This crackling survey of military might from ancient Egypt to the modern era spotlights frontline foot soldiers and their weapons, uniforms, tactics, and training. 250 black-and-white illustrations.
Download or read book The Soldiers Story An Illustrated Edition written by Ron Steinman and published by Wellfleet Press. This book was released on 2015-09-16 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran journalist, Ron Steinman, profiled 76 Vietnam vets. Complete with maps & photographs, their stories are a record of the horrors & fellowship they experienced.
Download or read book Soldiers of Freedom written by Kai Wright and published by Black Dog & Leventhal Pub. This book was released on 2002 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looks at the history of African Americans in the Armed Forces, from Crispus Attucks at the Boston Massacre to the modern military life.
Download or read book Soldiers Stories of the War Illustrated Edition written by Walter Wood and published by . This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of stories relating events in the earlier stages of World War I told by the soldiers involved, accompanied by 20 illustrations. First published in 1915.
Download or read book The Soldiers of Fort Mackinac written by Phil Porter and published by Michigan State University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.
Download or read book The Complete Soldier written by David R. Lawrence and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2009 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the a oecomplete soldiera, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
Download or read book The Steadfast Tin Soldier written by Hans Christian Andersen and published by Lindhardt og Ringhof. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Once upon a time, there were twenty-five tin soldiers who were all brothers, as they were all born from an old tin spoon. They held their weapons on their arms, their heads were turned to the right and their uniform, red and blue, was rather smart." One tin soldier, though he was exactly the same as his brothers, found himself, by accident, setting out alone on a series of adventures. But do not worry, this tin soldier was afraid of nothing. Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) was a Danish author, poet and artist. Celebrated for children’s literature, his most cherished fairy tales include "The Emperor's New Clothes", "The Little Mermaid", "The Nightingale", "The Steadfast Tin Soldier", "The Snow Queen", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Little Match Girl". His books have been translated into every living language, and today there is no child or adult that has not met Andersen's whimsical characters. His fairy tales have been adapted to stage and screen countless times, most notably by Disney with the animated films "The Little Mermaid" in 1989 and "Frozen", which is loosely based on "The Snow Queen", in 2013. Thanks to Andersen's contribution to children's literature, his birth date, April 2, is celebrated as International Children's Book Day.
Download or read book Soldiers of Fortune written by Richard Harding Davis and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Picture Book of the Revolution s Privateers written by C. Keith Wilbur and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the privateers who, in the absence of a real U.S. Navy, crippled British shipping to America during the Revolution.
Download or read book A Soldier s Life in the Civil War written by Peter F. Copeland and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well-researched coloring book dramatically captures the danger, hardships, tedium, and lighter moments in the life of a Civil War soldier. 45 realistically rendered illustrations depict new recruits saying good-bye to loved ones, trying on uniforms, spending a relaxed evening in camp, posing for a photographer, facing a cavalry attack, and much more.
Download or read book Civil War Tails written by Rebecca Brown and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-06-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quirky framing of the Civil War grounded in solid scholarship. The Brown twin sisters have built historical dioramas to tell the story of the Civil War with an unexpected twist. The thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers depicted in the battles and scenes are cats! Little Round Top, Pickett’s Charge, Andersonville come to life in this fun, fanciful, solidly researched and highly visual representation of the War. The cats pull you in, and soon you’ll find you’re immersed and engaged, learning details and gaining a new and different perspective.
Download or read book Over There written by Jonathan Gawne and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in this ongoing series combines detailed and informative captions with over 100 rare and unusual images. These books are a must for anyone interested in American military uniforms.
Download or read book The Soldier s Story written by Samuel B.Wing and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...which had been the cause of the death of so many soldiers. First they would begin to talk discouragingly and to look very melancholy; and then would be idle a good part of the time about their tents, sad and despondent; and in a short time they would answer to the doctor-call, and soon be admitted to the hospital; and after that it was not long before they would be carried out with muffled drums. It was best for us, nay, it was absolutely necessary for us to use every means to be cheerful and hopeful and to be busily employed, for these would be the means of driving the blues far, far away. At times the soldiers would get together and sing, and how heartily they would sing! "When this cruel war is over" we sang again and again praying that we might all meet again. As the spring drew near, we were kept quite busy in drilling, target shooting, picket and other duties, which consumed the most of our time and gave no time for the blues. April was a cool month for that climate, with considerable wind. We moved our camp about two miles out. This was for the purpose of getting out of winter-quarters and preparing for the field. This was on the 26th of April. CHAPTER VII. THE BATTLE FIELD. The second of May at night we received orders to march. So we thought we must have another dish of the good old army beans. These were baked in the ground, and I believe no better way has ever been found for baking beans, as the moisture of the ground keeps then from drying up. They were cooked until they were cherry-red, and were delicious. The army beans to this day are held in reverence by the old soldiers. We did not get much sleep that night, for some were taking down their tents and putting their things together, although no orders had been...
Download or read book The Soldiers Story written by Ron Steinman and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2015-07-01 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran journalist Ron Steinman gathers candid reminiscences from seventy-six men (including Senator John McCain) who lived through the brutalities of combat in the Vietnam War. A Soldiers' Story provides a vivid and gripping oral history of the fear, fellowship, trauma and triumph of these Marine, Army, Air Force, and Navy veterans. Complete with maps and battlefield photographs, these indespensable first-hand accounts provide a unique front-line record of Vietnam - from its surreal horrors, to the comradeship and courage forged in battle. From the jungles of Southeast Asia to life back in the United States as veterans of an unpopular war, A Soldiers' Story also includes complete and updated biographies of the brave men who are profiled. This is a book that goes beyond the military and political implications of Vietnam, to the truth of what the war cost - and who actually paid the price.
Download or read book The Great Gatsby A Novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Black Dog & Leventhal. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated version of the original 1925 edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic Great American novel. Widely considered to be the greatest American novel of all time, The Great Gatsby is the story of the wealthy, quixotic Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. It is also a cautionary tale of the American Dream in all its exuberance, decadence, hedonism, and passion. First published in 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons, The Great Gatsby sold modestly and received mixed reviews from literary critics of the time. Upon his death in 1940, Fitzgerald believed the book to be a failure, but a year later, as the U.S. was in the grips of the Second World War, an initiative known as Council on Books in Wartime was created to distribute paperbacks to soldiers abroad. The Great Gatsby became one of the most popular books provided to regiments, with more than 100,000 copies shipped to soldiers overseas. By 1960, the book was selling apace and being incorporated into classrooms across the nation. Today, it has sold over 25 million copies worldwide in 42 languages. This exquisitely rendered edition of the original 1925 printing reintroduces readers to Fitzgerald's iconic portrait of the Jazz Age, complete with specially commissioned illustrations by Adam Simpson that reflect the gilded splendor of the Roaring Twenties.
Download or read book Custer Favor the Bold written by D. A. Kinsley and published by BBS Publishing Corporation. This book was released on 1988 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story Of A Common Soldier Of Army Life In The Civil War 1861 1865 Illustrated Edition written by Leander Stillwell and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-06 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes Civil War Map and Illustrations Pack – 224 battle plans, campaign maps and detailed analyses of actions spanning the entire period of hostilities. “A story of the great war between the States—told from the ranks This is an engaging recollection of the American Civil War by one of its most humble participants an ordinary soldier—later an NCO of the Union Army—in the 61st Regiment of the Illinois Infantry. His story, written in old age is surprisingly fresh, vital and full of concise detail. Here, clearly, is a man who relished recalling his time in the army and had many interesting stories of camp, campaign and battlefield action to tell. Leander Stillwell was a westerner and member of the Union army of the West, so within these pages the reader will find accounts of the Battle of Shiloh, the siege of Corinth, Iuka, Salem Cemetery, Vicksburg, Devall’s Bluff, Little Rock, the Clarendon Expedition, Murfreesboro and the fight at Wilkinson’s Pike.”-Print ed.
