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The British Field Marshals
1736-1997: A Biographical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2012
Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension – or effective abolition – of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr. Tony Heathcote’s idea of compiling a definitive biographical dictionary of holders of this illustrious rank since its...
Wellington's Peninsular War Generals and their Battles
A Biographical and Historical Dictionary
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2010
Wellington's achievements in the Peninsular War cannot be overestimated. At the outset in 1808 Napoleon and his Marshals appeared unstoppable. By the close Wellington and his Army had convincingly defeated the French and taken the war across the Pyrenees into France itself. He and his Generals had...
The Home Front in the Great War
Aspects of the Conflicts 1914-1918
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2003
In an overdue attempt to portray the real effect of the war on life at home, David Bilton examines all the major events of the period and charts their effect on everyday life for those trying to live a normal existence. Extensive use is made of personal accounts and the author draws on many photographs,...
Roberts and Kitchener in South Africa
1900-1902
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2012
The British Army was shocked by three military defeats during one week in South Africa in late 1900. The commanding General Sir Redvers Buller lost his nerve. ‘Something must be done’ was the cry across the Empire. Britain sent forth not one, but two military heroes. Field Marshal Lord Roberts...
From Wakefield to Towton
The Wars of the Roses
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2001
The Wars of the Roses was a complicated, bloody affair between the houses of Lancaster and York, and witnessed much changing of sides. That disjointed feuding persisted for a staggering thirty years and was a north versus south affair. However, the period and conflicts covered by this title are refreshingly clear. An intriguing tale of treachery and deceit.
Into Touch
Rugby Internationals Killed in the Great War
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2014
Many thousands of men died during the Great War. They came from every place and class. The very cream of the Nation joined up thinking it a great adventure but, all too often, never returned. This book is dedicated to the memory of an elite few of such men – the Rugby Internationals who fell in...
Tracing Your Northern Ancestors
A Guide to the North East & Cumbria for the Family Historian
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2007
The far north of England is a key site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads to the north or through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life...
by Jonathan Swan
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2015
Almost 400 men from the Chelmsford were lost in the Great War. This book explores how the experience of war impacted on the Town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of...
Second Baron’s War
Simon de Montfort and the Battles of Lewes and Evesham
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2009
For two years in the mid-thirteenth century England was torn by a bloody civil war between the king and his nobles. For a short time, the country came close to unseating the monarchy, and the outcome changed the course of English history. Yet this critical episode receives far less attention than...
Waterloo Commanders
Napoleon, Wellington and Blucher
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2007
The three commanders-in-chief during the Waterloo campaign rank among the most famous soldiers in history.
Rarely have three such remarkable men as Napoleon, Wellington and Blücher confronted each other on a field of battle or had such an impact on the history of their time. Andrew Uffindell,...
Chinese Hordes and Human Waves
A Personal Perspective of the Korean War 1950-1953
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2011
The North Koreans’ attack on their Southern neighbors shocked and surprised the World. The conflict rapidly escalated with China soon heavily involved on one side and the United States and United Nations on the other.
The author, then a young Gunner officer, found himself in the midst of...
by Terry Carter
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2012
In the summer of 1914, our finest young men flocked to the colors in Northern towns and cities to answer Lord Kitchener’s ‘Call to Arms’ in a spontaneous burst of enthusiasm and patriotism. The Call appealed to their sense of adventure and offered an escape from the humdrum life of office, factory...
by John Harley
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
The 6th Battalion, The Manchester Regiment, was a prewar Territorial unit. Many of its members held “white collar” positions employed by the City’s legal, financial and stockbroking practices or worked for the major commercial organizations trading and manufacturing cotton goods. It went overseas...
by James Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2008
In Liverpool local heroes tend to be drawn from football or the music business or from the period when the city was one of Britain’s greatest ports. Although it has produced many military heroes, only double VC winner Noel Chavasse has had the recognition he deserves. James Murphy, in this meticulously...