Author: Noël Louis St. Pierre BunburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
Regimental History of the 6th Royal Battalion (Scinde), 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 1934-1947
Author: Noël Louis St. Pierre BunburyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
Book Description
The First Victory
Author: Andrew StewartPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300208553
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
A riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa against an overwhelmingly superior Italian opponent. A hastily formed British-led force, never larger than 70,000 strong, advanced along two fronts to defeat nearly 300,000 Italian and colonial troops. This compelling book draws on an array of previously unseen documents to provide both a detailed campaign history and a fresh appreciation of the first significant Allied success of the war. Andrew Stewart investigates such topics as Britain's African wartime strategy; how the fighting forces were assembled (most from British colonies, none from the U.S.); General Archibald Wavell's command abilities and his difficult relationship with Winston Churchill; the resolute Italian defense at Keren, one of the most bitterly fought battles of the entire war; the legacy of the campaign in East Africa; and much more.
The Era of World War II
Author: Louise A. Arnold-FriendPublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Special Bibliographic Series
Author: US Army Military History Research CollectionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Special Bibliography
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Kut 1916: Courage and Failure in Iraq
Author: Patrick CrowleyPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750962585
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
The siege of Kut is a story of blunders, sacrifice, imprisonment and escape. The allied campaign in Mesopotamia began in 1914 as a relatively simple operation to secure the oilfields in the Shatt-al-Arab delta and Basra area. Initially it was a great success, but as the army pressed towards Baghdad its poor logistic support, training, equipment and command left it isolated and besieged by the Turks.By 1916 the army had not been relieved, and on 29 April 1916, the British Army suffered one of the worst defeats in its military history. Major-General Sir Charles Townshend surrendered his allied force to the Turks in the Mesopotamian (now Iraq) town of Kut-al-Amara. Over 13,000 troops, British and Indian, went into captivity; many would not survive their incarceration. In Kut 1916, Colonel Crowley recounts this dramatic tale and its terrible aftermath.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: The Butcher of Amritsar
Author: Nigel CollettPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9781852855758
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 614
Book Description
On 13 April 1919, General Reginald Dyer marched a squad of Indian soldiers into the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, and opened fire without warning on a crowd gathered to hear political speeches. This is an account of the massacre set in the context of a biography of a man whose attitudes reflected many of the views common in the Raj.
General Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English imprints
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description