Download or read book Thrilling Days in Army Life written by George A. Forsyth and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the author relates the six-day siege in September that pitted his small force against 750 Cheyennes and Sioux. Because the battle occurred in a dry bed of the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River in Western Colorado and claimed the life of Forsyth's brave lieutenant, Frederick Beecher, it would be known to history as the Battle of Beecher Island.

Download or read book Thrilling Days in Army Life written by George A. Forsyth and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1994-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thrilling Days in Army Life describes one of the classic encounters between Indians and the frontier army. In the summer of 1868 George A. Forsyth led fifty scouts to search out Cheyennes who were raiding Kansas. In this book, he relates theøsix-day siege in september that pitted his small force against 750 Cheyennes and Sioux. Because the battle occurred in a dry bed of the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River in western Colorado and claimed the life of Forsyth's brave lieutenant, Frederick Beecher, it would be known to history as the Battle of Beecher Island. Forsyth, who was breveted brigadier general for the 1868 battle, had an action-packed career. In 1882, as commander of the Fourth Cavalry in New Mexico, he pursued the Chiricahua Apaches across the border into Mexico. It was a raid full of dangerous traps, but he lived to tell about it. Originally published in 1900, Thrilling Days in Army Life will be of interest to both frontier and Civil War buffs. Forsyth was an aid to Major General Philip H. Sheridan in 1864 and accompanied him on the dramatic ride to the rescue of Union troops at Cedar Creek. That episode is presented in a rush of detail. Forsyth ends with an eyewitness account of the surrender of the Confederacy at Appomattox Court House. Of special interest to readers will be the many drawings by Rufus Zogbaum, a leading military artist of his day.

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Download or read book Those Thrilling Yarns of Yesteryear Volume 2 written by Carl "Bud" Paepcke and published by Fulton Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second book in a series of thrilling stories, the author vividly describes the soul-stirring details that surround the amazing deeds of some of America's greatest war heroes. You will marvel at the deeds of these exceptional men (and women) who unselfishly risked their lives for you, for our nation and for the freedom of the world. In telling tales of awesome courage, sacrifice and achievement from the American Revolution to the War in Iraq, this Vietnam War veteran and retired G-man proclaims his profound love for America, his rich pride in our nation's military, and his strong personal faith in God Almighty.

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Download or read book With Utmost Spirit written by Barbara Tomblin and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2004-10-08 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Nineteen months before the D-day invasion of Normandy, Allied assault forces landed in North Africa in Operation TORCH, the first major amphibious operation of the war in Europe. Under the direction of Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, AUS, Adm. Andrew B. Cunningham, RN, Admiral H. Kent Hewitt, USN, and others, the Allies kept pressure on the Axis by attacking what Winston Churchill dubbed “the soft underbelly of Europe.” The Allies seized the island of Sicily, landed at Salerno and Anzio, and established a presence along the coast of southern France. With Utmost Spirit takes a fresh look at this crucial naval theater of the Second World War. Barbara Brooks Tomblin tells of the U.S. Navy’s and the Royal Navy’s struggles to wrest control of the Mediterranean Sea from Axis submarines and aircraft, to lift the siege of Malta, and to open a through convoy route to Suez while providing ships, carrier air support, and landing craft for five successful amphibious operations. Examining official action reports, diaries, interviews, and oral histories, Tomblin describes each of these operations in terms of ship to shore movements, air and naval gunfire support, logistics, countermine measures, antisubmarine warfare, and the establishment of ports and training bases in the Mediterranean. Firsthand accounts from the young officers and men who manned the ships provide essential details about Mediterranean operations and draw a vivid picture of the war at sea and off the beaches. Barbara Brooks Tomblin taught military history at Rutgers University and is the author of several articles and G.I. Nightingales: The Army Nurse Corps in World War II. She lives in California.

Download or read book Heroes of the Plains written by James William Buel and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The War of 1812 written by Joel Tyler Headley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-12-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The War of 1812" in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by an American author Joel Tyler Headley. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with their respective allies, from June 1812 to February 1815. Content: Volume 1: Duplicity and oppressive acts of the British Government contrasted with the forbearance of the United States Debates in Congress on War measures Declaration of War Plan of the Campaign Operations on the New York frontier Battle of Queenstown Battle and massacre at the River Raisin Massacre at Fort Mimms Attack on York Capture of Fort George Attack on Black Rock Army bill Action between the Chesapeake and Shannon Winter operations Democratic gain in Congress Russian mediation offered and accepted, and commerce opened England proposes peace Bill for the support of military establishments Resolutions of Otis in the Massachusetts Senate Repeal of the embargo... Volume 2: The Creek War Cruise of Commodore Porter in the Essex Plan of the third Campaign Attack on Sackett's Harbor Attack on Oswego Expedition against Mackinaw Battle of Chippewa Desperate battle of Niagara Siege of Fort Erie Assault and repulse of the British Arrival of reinforcements Battle of Bladensburg Flight of the President and his Cabinet Burning and sacking of Washington Flight of the British American and English fleets on Lake Champlain McArthur's expedition The Navy in 1814 Third Session of the 13th Congress Hartford Convention Night attack on the British The battle and the victory Arrival of the Treaty of Peace England's views of neutral rights and the law of nations Dartmoor Prison Impressed Americans made prisoners of war...

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Download or read book Collis Zouaves written by Edward J. Hagerty and published by LSU Press. This book was released on 2005-03-30 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Led by the enthralling and controversial colonel Charles H. T. Collis, the 114th Pennsylvania Infantry was in many ways unique among the regiments serving in the Union Army. In Collis' Zouaves, Edward J. Hagerty reconstructs the Civil War experiences of this unusual group of soldiers who embraced the flamboyant uniform style made famous by the French army's Zouaves. Recruited in the summer of 1862 from Philadelphia and surrounding counties, the regiment battled Stonewall Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley campaign and went on to participate in many of the major battles of the war, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Petersburg.

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Download or read book The Invasion of 1910 written by William Le Queux and published by Litres. This book was released on 2022-05-15 with total page 670 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: