Author: Field-Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1st viscount.)Publisher:
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The Story of a Soldier's Life, by Field-Marshal Viscount Wolseley,... 2nd Impression...
Author: Field-Marshal Garnet Joseph Wolseley (1st viscount.)Publisher:
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A Story of a Soldier's Life, by Field-Marshal Viscount Wolseley
Author: Garnet Wolseley Wolseley (Viscount)Publisher:
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The Story of a Soldier's Life
Author: Garnet Wolseley Wolseley (Viscount)Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 781
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The Story of a Soldier's Life
Author: Viscount WolseleyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781462294770
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Languages : en
Pages : 398
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Hardcover reprint of the original 1903 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. All foldouts have been masterfully reprinted in their original form. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley, Viscount. The Story of A Soldier's Life, Volume 2. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Wolseley, Garnet Wolseley, Viscount. The Story of A Soldier's Life, Volume 2. New York: Scribner, 1903.
The story of a soldier's life, vol.2, by viscount wolseley
Author: Viscount WolseleyThe story of a soldier's life ;; By Field-Marshal Visct [Garnet Joseph] Wolseley
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Author: Garnet Joseph WolseleyThe Story Of A Soldier’s Life
Author: Field Marshal Viscount Garnet WolseleyPublisher: Pickle Partners Publishing
ISBN: 1782895779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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Few men in the Victorian Age achieved the stature of Field Marshal Garnet Wolesley, a dedicated soldier, man of foresight and vision, colonial administrator and up holder of the Pax Britannica from India to Africa. Viscount Wolseley started his military career in the little-known Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852), before being plunged into the bloody senseless conflict of the Crimean War (1854-55). His disgust of the mismanagement and amateurish conduct of the British army left him with a lifelong dedication to efficiency, his men and victory. Distinguished for his bravery during the Indian Mutiny (1857-1858), at Alambagh and Lucknow, and again during an expedition to China. His globetrotting career led him to North America where he was present during the early battles of the Civil War and his anecdotes of this time are pithy and worthy enough to be quoted even to this day. Duty called him away north to Canada to re-establish British dominion over the Red River province which he did with aplomb. He was now among the top generals of the British army; and was sent to bring the Ashanti campaign to a successful conclusion. He took over command from Lord Chelmsford in 1878 after the disastrous start to the Zulu war which he ruthlessly won with tenacity and dedication. However his finest hour was yet to come in Egypt; he destroyed the rebellion of Urabi Pasha in short order after the battle of Tel-el-Kebir and commanded the ill-fated, but ultimately brilliant, effort to relieve General Gordon in Khartoum. His two volume memoirs recount his brilliant career to his famous victory in the Ashanti War 1873-1874 and are a must read for anyone interested in the Victorian age or the British Empire.
The story of a soldier's life, vol.1, by viscount wolseley
Author: Viscount WolseleySir Garnet Wolseley
Author: Stephen ManningPublisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1399072471
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
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Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan. He excelled as a regimental soldier, staff officer, army commander and reformer and eventually commander-in-chief. Yet there has been no substantial work on Wolseley for a generation and a reassessment based upon a fresh look at the man and his achievements is long overdue. That is why Stephen Mannings perceptive military biography, which sets Wolseley firmly in the context of his period and seeks to strip away the legend that developed during his lifetime, is so timely and important. Each of Wolseleys campaigns is examined in vivid detail and there are graphic descriptions of the major battles in which he took part, either as an officer or a general. His performance as a commander, from his great success during the expedition against the Asante to his failure to rescue Gordon from Khartoum, is critically assessed to see if he deserves his brilliant reputation. His efforts as an army reformer are examined too, in particular whether he could have done more to prepare Britain for war against the Boers. Stephen Mannings incisive account of Wolseleys career will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in the British army in the nineteenth century, in colonial warfare and in the exploits of one of Queen Victorias most admired generals.
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