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Queen Victoria's Little Wars
Häftad, 1985
360 kr
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From 1837 to 1901, in Asia, China, Canada, Africa, and elsewhere, military expedition were constantly being undertaken to protect resident Britons or British interests, to extend a frontier, to repel an attack, avenge an insult, or suppress a mutiny or rebellion. Continuous warfare became an …
Mr. Kipling's Army
All the Queen's Men
Häftad, 1987
279 kr
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This is an upstairs-downstairs view of the Victorian-Edwardian army, one of the world's most peculiar fighting forces. The battles it fought are household words, but the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of its soldiers and the often appalling conditions under which they lived have gone largely …
Eminent Victorian Soldiers
Seekers of Glory
Häftad, 1988
324 kr
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They are: Hugh Gough, Charles Napier, Charles Gordon, Frederick Roberts, Garnet Wolseley, Evelyn Wood, Hector Macdonald, and Herbert Kitchener.
Great War in Africa
1914-1918
Häftad, 1989
324 kr
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"A lively, fast-moving narrative."—Publishers Weekly
Man Who Presumed
A Biography of Henry M. Stanley
Häftad, 1989
314 kr
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Finding Dr. Livingston was only one of many exploits in the remarkable life of the great African explorer Henry M. Stanley. In a narrative that reads like a novel, Byron Farwell tells the story of this complex man who made a major contribution o the world’s knowledge. He describes his bitter …
Gurkhas
Häftad, 1990
314 kr
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This book will tell who the Gurkhas are and where they come from. It will describe their manners, customs, and character, and their history as soldiers, with special attention to their unique skills and remarkable valor. Their story is as colorful and as romantic as that of the French Foreign …
Armies of the Raj
From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence, 1858-1947
Häftad, 1991
284 kr
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"The stories are glorious and told with zest and verve."—Washington Times
Stonewall
A Biography of General Thomas J. Jackson
Häftad, 1993
424 kr
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The charismatic Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, who began hismilitary career in the Mexican War, earned his great fame in the CivilWar in a series of brilliantly fought battles. He was given the name Stonewall at the First Battle of Bull Run, when his brigade faced overwhelming odds but held …
Over There
The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918
Häftad, 2000
324 kr
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Within two weeks the French troops had mutinied, leaving the Western Front practically undefended. In the same month, Lenin arrived in Moscow on the heels of the Russian Revolution and vowed to make peace with Germany. To make matters worse, the Allies had reason to be dubious about the help they …
The Great Boer War
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The Great Boer War (1899 - 1902) – more properly the Great Anglo-Boer War – was one of the last romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation against the British Empire at its peak of power and self-confidence. It was fought in …
