Author: Isaac LANDMANNPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Field Engineer's Vade-mecum
Author: Isaac LANDMANNPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The Field Engineer's Vade-mecum
Author: Isaac LandmannPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781022550292
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This comprehensive manual contains everything a field engineer needs to know, from basic surveying to bridge construction. It also covers tactics and strategy for military operations. A must-read for anyone in the engineering or military fields. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Biographical Dictionary of the Living Authors of Great Britain and Ireland ... and a Chronological Register of Their Publications
Author: [Anonymus AC09811518]Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
The Guns of Independence
Author: Jerome A. GreenePublisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1932714057
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 761
Book Description
The siege of Yorktown in the fall of 1781 was the single most decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The campaign has all the drama any historian or student could want: the war's top generals and admirals pitted against one another; decisive naval engagements; cavalry fighting; siege warfare; night bayonet attacks; and much more. Until now, however, no modern scholarly treatment of the entire campaign has been produced. By the summer of 1781, America had been at war with England for six years. No one believed in 1775 that the colonists would put up such a long and credible struggle. France sided with the colonies as early as 1778, but it was the dispatch of 5,500 infantry under Comte de Rochambeau in the summer of 1780 that shifted the tide of war against the British. In early 1781, after his victories in the Southern Colonies, Lord Cornwallis marched his army north into Virginia. Cornwallis believed the Americans could be decisively defeated in Virginia and the war brought to an end. George Washington believed Cornwallis's move was a strategic blunder, and he moved vigorously to exploit it. Feinting against General Clinton and the British stronghold of New York, Washington marched his army quickly south. With the assistance of Rochambeau's infantry and a key French naval victory at the Battle off the Capes in September, Washington trapped Cornwallis on the tip of a narrow Virginia peninsula at a place called Yorktown. And so it began. Operating on the belief that Clinton was about to arrive with reinforcements, Cornwallis confidently remained within Yorktown's inadequate defenses. Determined that nothing short of outright surrender would suffice, his opponent labored day and night to achieve that end. Washington's brilliance was on display as he skillfully constricted Cornwallis's position by digging entrenchments, erecting redoubts and artillery batteries, and launching well-timed attacks to capture key enemy positions. The nearly flawless Allied campaign sealed Cornwallis's fate. Trapped inside crumbling defenses, he surrendered on October 19, 1781, effectively ending the war in North America. Penned by historian Jerome A. Greene, The Guns of Independence: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781 offers a complete and balanced examination of the siege and the participants involved. Greene's study is based upon extensive archival research and firsthand archaeological investigation of the battlefield. This fresh and invigorating study will satisfy everyone interested in American Revolutionary history, artillery, siege tactics, and brilliant leadership. About the Author: Jerome A. Greene is a historian with the National Park Service. He is the author or editor of many books, including Morning Star Dawn: The Powder River Expedition and the Northern Cheyenne, 1876, and his most recent effort, Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869. He lives in Colorado.
A Biographical Dictionary of the Living Authors of Great Britain and Ireland
Author: William UpcottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
The East India vade-mecum; or, complete guide to gentlemen intended for the civil, military, or naval service of the hon. East India company
Author: Thomas Williamson (capt.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 532
Book Description
Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine
Author: Bibliotheca Britannica; Or a General Index to British and Foreign Literature. By Robert Watt, M.D. in Two Parts: - Authors and Subjects
Author: Bibliotheca Britannica; Or, A General Index to British and Foreign Literature
Author: Robert WattPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 720
Book Description
Catalogue of the Library, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. 1873 ...
Author: United States Military Academy. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 1056
Book Description