Author: James William SteelePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385317517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Frontier Army Sketches
Author: James William SteelePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385317517
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Frontier Army Sketches
Author: James William SteelePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 338535742X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.
Frontier Army Sketches
Author: James William SteelePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ciudad Juárez (Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
The Frontier Army in the Settlement of the West
Author: Michael L. TatePublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806133867
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
A reassessment of the military's role in developing the Western territories moves beyond combat stories and stereotypes to focus on more non-martial accomplishments such as exploration, gathering scientific data, and building towns.
The Dial
Author: Francis Fisher BrownePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The View from Officers' Row
Author: Sherry L. SmithPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816544492
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
A Choice Outstanding Academic Title Capturing military men in contemplation rather than combat, Sherry L. Smith reveals American army officers' views about the Indians against whom they fought in the last half of the nineteenth century. She demonstrates that these officers—and their wives—did not share a monolithic, negative view of their enemies, but instead often developed a great respect for Indians and their cultures. Some officers even came to question Indian policy, expressed misgivings about their personal involvement in the Indian Wars, and openly sympathized with their foe. The book reviews the period 1848–1890—from the acquisition of the Mexican Cession to the Battle of Wounded Knee—and encompasses the entire trans-Mississippi West. Resting primarily on personal documents drawn from a representative sample of the officer corps at all levels, the study seeks to juxtapose the opinions of high-ranking officers with those of officers of lesser prominence, who were perhaps less inclined to express personal opinions in official reports. No educated segment of American society had more prolonged contact with Indians than did army officers and their wives, yet not until now has such an overview of their attitudes been presented. Smith's work demolishes the stereotype of the Indian-hating officer and broadens our understanding of the role of the army in the American West.
The Kansas City Review of Science and Industry
Author: Saarbrück to Paris, 1870: a strategical sketch
Author: Lt.-Colonel Sisson C. Pratt (Late R.E.)Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782890505
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
The Franco-War of 1870 marked an absolute watershed: France had been the military and cultural centre-point of mainland Europe for some centuries, its fashion copied, its armies feared and its language the language of diplomacy and the highest circles. Growing in power, prestige and ambition, the states of Germany stood in opposition to this hegemony, a newborn power with much to prove. Its dominant driving force was Prussia, under the determined statesman Bismarck. The French goaded the Germans into action, provoking war. The Germans had been preparing for the conflict for some years and sprung into action, and the ensuing action would be a debacle for the French and a might victory for the Germans. This book is part of the Special Campaigns series produced around the turn of the 20th century by serving or recently retired British and Indian Army officers. They were intended principally for use by British officers seeking a wider knowledge of military history. Author — Lt.-Colonel Sisson C. Pratt (Late R.E.) (1844-1919) Text taken, whole and complete, from the edition published in 1907, London and New York, by Swan Sonneshein & Co. Ltd. Original Page Count – vii and 209 pages. Illustrations – The original maps cannot be provided with this edition due to their A3 size.
The Western Review of Science and Industry
Author: Dictionary of Midwestern Literature, Volume Two
Author: Philip A. GreasleyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253021162
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
The Midwest has produced a robust literary heritage. Its authors have won half of the nation's Nobel Prizes for Literature plus a significant number of Pulitzer Prizes. This volume explores the rich racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region. It also contains entries on 35 pivotal Midwestern literary works, literary genres, literary, cultural, historical, and social movements, state and city literatures, literary journals and magazines, as well as entries on science fiction, film, comic strips, graphic novels, and environmental writing. Prepared by a team of scholars, this second volume of the Dictionary of Midwestern Literature is a comprehensive resource that demonstrates the Midwest's continuing cultural vitality and the stature and distinctiveness of its literature.