Download or read book Tommy Atkins War Stories 14 First Hand Accounts from the Ranks of the British Army During Queen Victoria s Empire written by Tommy Atkins and published by . This book was released on 2006-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TOLD FROM THE RANKS Queen Victoria's long reign encompassed the British Empire at its height. All over the world her soldiers in Red Coats and Khaki fought wars in mountains and jungles, deserts and forests against the armies of developed countries, mutineers, religious fanatics and fierce tribesmen. In these fourteen accounts we hear the authentic voice of the ordinary British Soldier - the famous Mr. Thomas Atkins - the man who was there!
Download or read book Tommy Atkins written by John Laffin and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-07-11 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tommy Atkins is the English soldier, who joking broke the cavalry of France at Minden, who singing marched with the Great Duke to the Danube, who grumbling shattered Napoleon's dreams at Waterloo, who sweating in his red coat tramped back and forth across Indis, who kept his six-rounds-to-the-minute at Mons, and who died in the mud at Passchendaele, the sands of the Western Desert, and the jungles of Burma. If his name has been eclipsed by his more illustrious commanders - Cromwell, Marlborough, Moore, Wolfe, Wellington, Allenby, Slim - they at least will accord him his rightful place beside them. They knew his worth. Tommy Atkins is his story - the story of this most versatile, most adaptable, most unmilitary soldier.
Download or read book Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters written by James Alexander Kilpatrick and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1914 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The War Stories of Private Thomas Atkins written by Thomas Atkins and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Selection of the Best Things in his Personal Letters from the Front and So a Stirring Tale of Great Deeds Done for a Great Cause in a Spirit of Simple Duty and Gallant Gaiety. Published as part of the Daily Chronicle War Library. Thomas (or Tommy) Atkins is, of course, a generic name for a common soldier in the British Army.
Download or read book TOMMY ATKINS AT WAR AS TOLD IN written by James Alexander 1872 Kilpatrick and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book TOMMY ATKINS AT WAR AS TOLD IN written by James Alexander 1872 Kilpatrick and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters War College Series written by James Alexander Kilpatrick and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Download or read book TOMMY ATKINS AT WAR AS TOLD IN HIS OWN LETTERS written by JAMES A. KILPATRICK and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tommy Atkins at War as Told in His Own Letters written by James A. Kilpatrick and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The British Army and the First World War written by Ian Beckett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-25 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive new history of the shaping and performance of the British army during the First World War.
Download or read book The British Australasian and New Zealand Mail written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 1932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sahib The British Soldier in India 1750 1914 written by Richard Holmes and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2011-10-06 with total page 856 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of Empire, making full use of personal accounts from the soldiers who served in the jewel in Britain’s Imperial Crown.
Download or read book The Crimean War and its Afterlife written by Lara Kriegel and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescuing the Crimean War from the shadows, Lara Kriegel demonstrates the centrality of a Victorian war to the making of modern Britain.
Download or read book The Other Wars written by Justin Fantauzzo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-12 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study of the experience and memory of British and Dominion soldiers in the Middle East and Macedonia during WWI.
Download or read book Roman Art written by Nancy Lorraine Thompson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.
Download or read book The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus written by William Shakespeare and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus" by William Shakespeare is a gripping and intense drama that explores themes of revenge, betrayal, and the destructive consequences of violence. Set in ancient Rome, the play follows the tragic downfall of the noble general Titus Andronicus and his family as they become embroiled in a cycle of vengeance and bloodshed. At the heart of the story is the brutal conflict between Titus Andronicus and Tamora, Queen of the Goths, whose sons are executed by Titus as retribution for their crimes. In retaliation, Tamora and her lover, Aaron the Moor, orchestrate a series of heinous acts of revenge against Titus and his family, plunging them into a spiral of madness and despair. As the body count rises and the atrocities escalate, Titus is consumed by grief and rage, leading to a climactic showdown that culminates in a shocking and tragic conclusion. Along the way, Shakespeare explores themes of honor, justice, and the nature of humanity, offering a searing indictment of the cycle of violence and the capacity for cruelty that lies within us all.
Download or read book Scottish Soldier and Empire 1854 1902 written by Edward M. Spiers and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2006-07-20 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Scottish Soldier and Empire, 1854-1902 reflects upon the iconic role of the Scottish soldier as an empire builder from the Crimean War to the end of the nineteenth century. It examines how the soldier commented on this imperial experience, largely through letter, diaries and poems published in the provincial press, how his exploits were reviewed in Scotland and how military achievements contributed to both a growing sense of national identity and a deepening degree of imperial commitment.
