In this new study, Ian Hughes assesses whether Constantine would have deserved the title ‘the Great’ for his military achievements alone, or whether the epithet depends upon the gratitude of Christian historians.
Among these were the Southampton District Association. The scouts were encamped at Alum Bay and, with war announced, were able to give aid to the native Freshwater Troop, who had been ordered by the military authorities to make a ...
Fitted with a larger engine, interchangeable armor, specially designed escape windows and a unique blast chimney, the Humvee’s story is indeed proof that development of military vehicles never stops.
The military side of the story is explored in fascinating detail – the invasion of Manchukuo itself where the Soviet ‘Deep Battle’ concept was employed with shattering results, and secondary actions in Korea, Sakhalin and the Kuril ...
This book will be a one-stop, generalized reference illustrating as many patterns as have been researched into the present time period. It will surpass all previous efforts.
On campaign, as Caesar's legions so often were, the daily staples were whole-wheat biscuits and hard tack, ... of kit for the legionary, including Caesar himself when minded to march with his troops, were the hobnailed caligae sandals.
By the middle of 1811, Brigadier General Robert Craufurd’s Light Division was emerging as the elite of the Peninsular Army and Wellington was seeking opportunities to go over to the offensive, following the expulsion of Marshal Masséna ...
The authors of this book, the first volume of two, have sought memoirs from across the division, including the artillery, the King’s German Hussars and others to complete a broader history of Wellington’s elite division.
That is why this thought-provoking collection of original essays on the outcome of the war and its aftermath is of such value.
Salamaua. 1943. When the Australians cooked we could smell their food. What I found most irritating was one time when they ... designed January to 1943 capture the the Japanese Australian at airstrip Salamaua at Wau, launched fifty ...
This volume traces the development of the Panther Tank and also covers supporting vehicles within the Panther battalions.
In this the second volume in her detailed, scholarly study of the army’s logistical system, Janet Macdonald describes the necessity for central advanced planning for each expeditionary force as well as those engaged in home defence, and ...
Matheson S. B. , “ A farewell with Arms . Departing Warriors on Athenian Vases ' , Periklean Athens and its Legacy , Barringer J.M. / Hurwit J.M. ( ed ) , University of Texas Press , Austin , 2005 , 23–35 . Matthaiou , 1988 : Ματθαίου Α ...
22. Note by Smith – I can hardly resist the temptation to introduce an anecdote, the subject of which took place several years before, in a general hospital, of which I had the superintendence, in the Peninsula. I had a Scotch orderly, ...
Volume 1: The Ancient Mediterranean World, New York, pp.362– 84. BRADLEY, K.R., 1989 (1990), Slavery and Rebellion in the Roman World, 140 B.C.– 27. BRADLEY, K. 70 B.C., University of Indiana Press, Bloomington (Ind.).
... Triumph in the West. Completing the War Diaries of Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke, The Reprint Society, London, 1960 (first published by William Collins, 1959). Campbell, W., The Battle East of Elsenborn and the Twin Villages, ...
This is a fine finale to this fresh appraisal of these hugely significant events.
In his new regiment he was reunited with some from the 1940s winter training with the Scots Guards, such as David Stirling and Carol Mather, and met many new 'originals', including Paddy Maine, Mike Sadler and others, and of course was ...
The book also examines the role played by US president Woodrow Wilson and his response to American shipping being sunk by U-boats—and how that ultimately forced his hand to declare war on Germany.
653ww2/2 With the intense Blitz on Plymouth coming to an end, the Prime Minister visited on 2 May 1941 to thank the ARP ... On the evening of 22 April 1941, during an attack on the central area, the communal air-raid shelter at Portland ...