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Author
Publisher
James W Bancroft
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
A graphic account of the action during the defence of Rorke's Drift, the battle made famous by the motion picture ZULU! The narrative is the author's depiction of the fighting based on four decades of studying all the known eyewitness accounts and official documentation. With a roll of defenders, and a useful bibliography for further reading.--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (256 pages)
Language
English
Description
Using letters, diaries, and first-hand accounts together with original photographs, here is the real story of Scotland's soldiers in World War I. Scotland's response to the Great War has, up until now, largely been marginalized or ignored. With a proportionally higher number of volunteers than any other home nation, Scotland's youth played a significant part in Britain's war effort. Here is the first study of Scotland's response to the call to arms;...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (272 pages)
Language
English
Description
This book focuses on the human side of destroyer actions in the first eight months of the War, using eyewitness accounts, many previously unpublished, of those who participated or played a part in the actions. It thus has Polish, French, and Norwegian as well as British and German, naval and civilian input, much of it researched from primary sources. The author has included sufficient contextual background-political, strategic, and tactical-to allow...
Author
Publisher
Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (71 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Real Life Accounts of Fighting in the Air from 1916 to the 21st Century Known as the Fighting Cocks from its squadron badge, No.43 Squadron has always been one of the premier fighter squadrons in the RAF. It was formed in 1916 and went out to fly in the war torn skies over the Western Front. There its pilots included some of the leading aces of the RFC, with Captain John Trollope shooting down six German aircraft in a single day. Returning to war...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (388 pages)
Language
English
Description
It was World War I's largest seaborne invasion, and the Irish were at the forefront. Recruited in Ireland, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers were ordered to spearhead the invasion of Gallipoli in Turkey. Deadlocked in trench warfare on the Western Front, the British High Command hoped the assault would knock Germany's ally out of the war. Using letters and photographs, this book tells the story of the "Dubs" officers and men as they set off on what was presented...
Author
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
2002.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (372 pages)
Language
English
Description
"THEY WERE CONQUERERS. LIBERATORS. HEROES. MADMEN.ALL CHANGED THE WORLD FOREVER ON THE FIELD OF BATTLEThis compelling study by Lt. Col. Michael Lee Lanning (U.S. Army, Ret.) lists the hundred most influential military leaders not by their victories, their combat prowess, or even their legacies, but by the lasting impact that their lives had upon the world, the lives they affected, and the historical significance of their actions in war. Warriors from...
Author
Publisher
Walter Parks
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
This book was written to help celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day and to preserve the last personal voices of the truly great soldiers that went ashore at Normandy on June 6, 1944 or shortly thereafter. Soon, all these brave men will pass to another time and place. We believe that these men should never be forgotten. Their personal memories must be preserved. Paratroopers, glider pilots, artillery men, medics, dog soldiers, and even a sailor who...
Author
Publisher
James W Bancroft
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource.
Language
English
Description
With information drawn from official documents this extensively researched book provides biographical tributes and accounts of the deeds of a selection of men who were awarded the Victoria Cross for action during the Boer War of 1899-1902. With a summary of the conflict, a chronological roll of all 78 Boer War VCs and a useful bibliography for further reading.--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (11 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Until the day a friendly FAC presented us combat pilots with a mascot, all any of us knew about snakes was that they were slimy creatures that could poison you, eat you, twist your bones, or crush you at their leisure. But that was before we came to know and love our squadron's resident reptile, whose name was ... RAMROD."--
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books
Pub. Date
1991
Physical Desc
1 online resource (250 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Begun in ignorance of the military reality, the War of 1812 was our "most unmilitary war," fought catch-as-catch-can with raw troops, incompetent officers, and appallingly inadequate logistics. American soil was invaded along three frontiers, thte nation's capital was occupied and burned, and the secession of the New England states loomed as a possibility. In Amateurs, to Arms! distinguished military historian Colonel John R. Elting shows how the...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (288 pages)
Language
English
Description
Since its establishment in 1930 the Irish Military College has had a vital influence on not only the Defence Forces but on the nation. It has formed all of the nation's commissioned officers, many of whom have achieved distinction both within and outside of the Defence Forces. The story of this relatively unknown national institution is intriguing as it has attempted to fulfill the roles laid down for it in 1923 in training and instructing officers...
Author
Publisher
Bretwalda Books
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
1 online resource (92 p.)
Language
English
Description
"The last great untold story of World War II, the career of Hitler's "Super Fighter" intended to destroy the RAF in the Battle of Britain and why it never succeeded. The super-secret Heinkel He113 fighter was designed to be a high-speed, high-altitude fighter that could outperform, outgun and outfight any other aircraft in the world when it entered service with the Luftwaffe in 1940."--
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Series
Publisher
Digital Dreams Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Afghan Heat is a fast paced story of an SAS operative based on real operations in Afghanistan. From SAS selection through to a tour on the battlefields of Afghanistan. The book follows individual operations where special forces, aircraft, and the latest surveillance technology are fused together - in order to capture key figures or simply take out an enemy stronghold. The books account is both gritty and graphical as it follows the SAS, battling at...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (562 p.)
Language
English
Description
"A history of nuclear weapons, from the Manhattan Project which built the atomic bomb, to the "Mike" test which paved the way for the hydrogen bomb, to the "war on terror" which seeks an entire new generation of "earth-penetrating" nuclear bombs."--
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 online resource (9 p.)
Language
English
Description
"As the Vietnam war interdiction campaign spread to North Vietnam, Laos, and eventually Cambodia, the slow moving FACs in their small prop planes began to encounter intense ground fire. It was then, in 1967, that the jet FACs began to take over in high threat areas. A former commander of the famed 8th Tac Fighter Wing Wolf FACs poignantly reminisces about these men and the mission."--
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (192 pages)
Language
English
Description
Avoiding a standard discussion of the politics behind the conflict, this thoroughgoing account of the war in the former Taliban state powerfully depicts the actual situation for those on the ground. Based on interviews from the front line in Afghanistan, this examination reveals how coalition forces are not simply keeping the peace but are currently involved in full-scale warfare with both al-Qaeda militants and the forces of the resurgent Taliban,...
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 online resource (764 p.)
Language
English
Description
"Three firsthand accounts of "The Great War". E.R.M. Fryer was one of the very few British infantry officers to survive the war from beginning to end. Baron Edgar von Spiegel was a German U-boat captain. And Eddie Rickenbacker was the highest-scoring American fighter ace, flying Spads against the Richthofen sqaudrons."--
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (224 pages)
Language
English
Description
In the late 1980s, the 'army crisis' was dominating headlines in Ireland. Complaints of poor pay, low morale and unsatisfactory conditions for those serving in the Defence Forces were growing louder against the background of a government accused of being indifferent and an army hierarchy accused of being incapable. From amidst the turmoil, a group of women stepped up to pursue the rights of their men. Political crisis and a general election followed,...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (192 pages)
Language
English
Description
Brigadier "Birdie" Smith DSO served with the Brigade of Gurkhas in WWII and went on to command the 1/2nd King Edward's Own Gurkha Rifles in Borneo, Brunei and Hong Kong. This is the full, unique, and fully illustrated story of Nepalese service in the British Army, which includes the award of 13 Victoria Crosses. --Provided by publisher.
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