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A biography of the leader of the famous Cockleshell Heroes who not only recruited and trained the 12 man team but also designed the canoes used in their attack on enemy shipping in Bordeaux Harbour He was one of only two men to survive the operation and contact the Maquis Written with full access to Hasler family archive material
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LieutenantGeneral Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australias military history As Chief of the General staff during the Vietnam War he oversaw a significant reorganisation of the Army as he fought a war under political and resource restrictions In this unique biography Jeffrey Grey shows how Daly prepared himself for the challenges of command in a time of great political upheaval A Soldiers Soldier examines Dalys career from his entry to Duntroon in the early 1930s until his retirement forty years later covering the key issues in the development of the Australian Army along the way Drawing on extensive interview transcripts the book provides a compelling portrait of Sir Thomas Daly and his distinguished career
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This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject Robert Hichens or Hitch as he was universally known The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running battles Tragically Hitch was killed in action in April 1943 having refused promotion and a job ashore
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LieutenantGeneral Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australias military history As Chief of the General staff during the Vietnam War he oversaw a significant reorganisation of the Army as he fought a war under political and resource restrictions In this unique biography Jeffrey Grey shows how Daly prepared himself for the challenges of command in a time of great political upheaval A Soldiers Soldier examines Dalys career from his entry to Duntroon in the early 1930s until his retirement forty years later covering the key issues in the development of the Australian Army along the way Drawing on extensive interview transcripts the book provides a compelling portrait of Sir Thomas Daly and his distinguished career
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This biography draws heavily on the personal diaries of the subject Robert Hichens or Hitch as he was universally known The book contains detailed and graphic accounts of running battles Tragically Hitch was killed in action in April 1943 having refused promotion and a job ashore
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A towering landmark in Civil War literature long considered one of the great masterpieces of military history now available in a onevolume abridgment Lees Lieutenants A Study in Command is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freemans works A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flameshot background of the American Civil War it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E Lee Dr Freeman describes the early rise and fall of General Beauregard the developing friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E Johnston the emergence and failure of a number of military charlatans and the triumphs of unlikely men at crucial times He also describes the rise of the legendary Stonewall Jackson and traces his progress in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and into Richmond amid the acclaim of the South The Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties Death was always on the heels of fame but the men who survived among them Jackson Longstreet and Ewell developed as commanders and men Lees Lieutenants follows these men to the costly battle at Gettysburg through the deepening twilight of the Souths declining military might and finally to the collapse of Lees command and his formal surrender in 1865 To his unparalleled descriptions of men and operations Dr Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons learned and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation Accessible at last in a onevolume edition abridged by noted Civil War historian Stephen W Sears Lees Lieutenants is essential reading for all Civil War buffs students of war and admirers of the historians art as practiced at its very highest level
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From the bestselling author of Gettysburg a multilayered group biography of the commanders who led the Army of the Potomac The high command of the Army of the Potomac was a changeable often dysfunctional band of brothers going through the fires of war under seven commanding generals in three years until Grant came east in 1864 The men in charge all too frequently appeared to be fighting against the administration in Washington instead of for it increasingly cast as political pawns facing down a vindictive congressional Committee on the Conduct of the WarPresident Lincoln oversaw argued with and finally tamed his unruly team of generals as the eastern army was stabilized by an unsung supporting cast of corps division and brigade generals With characteristic style and insight Stephen Sears brings these courageous determined officers who rose through the ranks and led from the front to life
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Gray cloth 742 pp frontis of Jackson battlefield maps Reprint of the 1865 edition the first authorized biography of Jackson A very personal account of his life and military service
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A towering landmark in Civil War literature long considered one of the great masterpieces of military history now available in a onevolume abridgment Lees Lieutenants A Study in Command is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freemans works A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flameshot background of the American Civil War it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E Lee Dr Freeman describes the early rise and fall of General Beauregard the developing friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E Johnston the emergence and failure of a number of military charlatans and the triumphs of unlikely men at crucial times He also describes the rise of the legendary Stonewall Jackson and traces his progress in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and into Richmond amid the acclaim of the South The Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties Death was always on the heels of fame but the men who survived among them Jackson Longstreet and Ewell developed as commanders and men Lees Lieutenants follows these men to the costly battle at Gettysburg through the deepening twilight of the Souths declining military might and finally to the collapse of Lees command and his formal surrender in 1865 To his unparalleled descriptions of men and operations Dr Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons learned and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation Accessible at last in a onevolume edition abridged by noted Civil War historian Stephen W Sears Lees Lieutenants is essential reading for all Civil War buffs students of war and admirers of the historians art as practiced at its very highest level
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First Edition of this biography of a major figure in the history of South Carolina in the late Colonial and Revolutionary War era Colonial Lieutenant Governor and acting governor William Bull II 415 pages cloth illustrated Has a couple light smudges on the page edges and a bit of edge wear on the dust jacket Otherwise no sign of previous use
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This is the first biography of Boy Browning whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britains airborne forces in the Second World War Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards Browning served on the Western Front earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai As Adjutant at Sandhurst he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th centurys most enduring and popular novelists with titles such as Jamaica Inn and Rebecca Browning commanded two brigades before being appointed to command 1 Airborne Division in 1941 later acting as Eisenhowers advisor on airborne warfare in the Mediterranean In 1944 he commanded 1st Airborne Corps which he took to Holland for Operation MARKET GARDEN that September Allegedly coining the phrase a bridge too far he has received much of the blame for the operations failureIn late 1944 Browning became Chief of Staff to Mountbatten In 1948 he became Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and then Treasurer to the latter following the Queens accession He was a close adviser to the Royal couple who respected and valued his judgmentBy this time Boy and Daphne lived separate lives with Boy working at the Palace in London and Daphne reluctant to leave her beloved Cornwall although the marriage remained intact Questions exist as to Daphnes sexuality and Boy had a succession of discrete mistresses After a nervous breakdown probably due to marriage problems he resigned in 1959 and retired to Cornwall Browning died in March 1965
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This is the first comprehensive biography of Lavrentii Beria Stalins notorious police chief and for many years his most powerful lieutenant Beria has long symbolized all the evils of Stalinism haunting the public imagination both in the West and in the former Soviet Union Yet because his political opponents expunged his name from public memory after his dramatic arrest and execution in 1953 little has been previously published about his long and tumultuous career
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Foreword by Chris Calkins This biography of Richard S Thompson taken from his letters and diaries written during the campaigns of the 12th New Jersey Volunteers highlights the battles of Chancellorsville Gettysburg Bliss Barn and the defense of Cemetery Ridge Petersburg Bristoe Station and Reamsâ Station It includes extensive genealogy of the Thompson Learning and other Cape May NJ families and indexes over 350 individualâs names including many of Thompsonâs comrades in arms 229 pgs 6x9 hardcover Illustrations Maps Index Notes pH neutral paper
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1970 Charles Scribner jumbo trade paperback Douglas Southall Freeman Lees Lieutenants A Study in Command Vol 3 Lees Lieutenants A Study in Command is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freemans works A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flameshot background of the American Civil War it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E Lee The Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties Death was always on the heels of fame but the men who commanded among them Jackson Longstreet and Ewell developed as leaders and men
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A towering landmark in Civil War literature long considered one of the great masterpieces of military history now available in a onevolume abridgment Lees Lieutenants A Study in Command is the most colorful and popular of Douglas Southall Freemans works A sweeping narrative that presents a multiple biography against the flameshot background of the American Civil War it is the story of the great figures of the Army of Northern Virginia who fought under Robert E Lee Dr Freeman describes the early rise and fall of General Beauregard the developing friction between Jefferson Davis and Joseph E Johnston the emergence and failure of a number of military charlatans and the triumphs of unlikely men at crucial times He also describes the rise of the legendary Stonewall Jackson and traces his progress in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign and into Richmond amid the acclaim of the South The Confederacy won resounding victories throughout the war but seldom easily or without tremendous casualties Death was always on the heels of fame but the men who survived among them Jackson Longstreet and Ewell developed as commanders and men Lees Lieutenants follows these men to the costly battle at Gettysburg through the deepening twilight of the Souths declining military might and finally to the collapse of Lees command and his formal surrender in 1865 To his unparalleled descriptions of men and operations Dr Freeman adds an insightful analysis of the lessons learned and their bearing upon the future military development of the nation Accessible at last in a onevolume edition abridged by noted Civil War historian Stephen W Sears Lees Lieutenants is essential reading for all Civil War buffs students of war and admirers of the historians art as practiced at its very highest level
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This is the first biography of Boy Browning whose name is inextricably linked with the creation and employment of Britains airborne forces in the Second World War Commissioned into the Grenadier Guards Browning served on the Western Front earning a DSO during the Battle of Cambrai As Adjutant at Sandhurst he began the tradition of riding a horse up the steps at the end of the commissioning parade Browning represented England and Great Britain as a hurdler at the 1928 Winter Olympics In 1932 Browning married Daphne du Maurier who was ten years younger and became one of the 20th centurys most enduring and popular novelists with titles such as Jamaica Inn and Rebecca Browning commanded two brigades before being appointed to command 1 Airborne Division in 1941 later acting as Eisenhowers advisor on airborne warfare in the Mediterranean In 1944 he commanded 1st Airborne Corps which he took to Holland for Operation MARKET GARDEN that September Allegedly coining the phrase a bridge too far he has received much of the blame for the operations failureIn late 1944 Browning became Chief of Staff to Mountbatten In 1948 he became Comptroller and Treasurer to Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and then Treasurer to the latter following the Queens accession He was a close adviser to the Royal couple who respected and valued his judgmentBy this time Boy and Daphne lived separate lives with Boy working at the Palace in London and Daphne reluctant to leave her beloved Cornwall although the marriage remained intact Questions exist as to Daphnes sexuality and Boy had a succession of discrete mistresses After a nervous breakdown probably due to marriage problems he resigned in 1959 and retired to Cornwall Browning died in March 1965
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Foreword by Chris Calkins This biography of Richard S Thompson taken from his letters and diaries written during the campaigns of the 12th New Jersey Volunteers highlights the battles of Chancellorsville Gettysburg Bliss Barn and the defense of Cemetery Ridge Petersburg Bristoe Station and Reamsâ Station It includes extensive genealogy of the Thompson Learning and other Cape May NJ families and indexes over 350 individualâs names including many of Thompsonâs comrades in arms 229 pgs 6x9 hardcover Illustrations Maps Index Notes pH neutral paper
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