A People Numerous And Armed

Author : John W. Shy
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0472064312

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A People Numerous and Armed by John W. Shy Pdf

Americans like to think of themselves as a peaceful and peace-loving people, and in remembering their own revolutionary past, American historians have long tended to focus on colonial origins and Constitutional aftermath, neglecting the fact that the American Revolution was a long, hard war. In this book, John Shy shifts the focus to the Revolutionary War and explores the ways in which the experience of that war was entangled with both the causes and the consequences of the Revolution itself. This is not a traditional military chronicle of battles and campaigns, but a series of essays that recapture the social, political, and even intellectual dimensions of the military effort that had created an American nation by 1783. Book jacket.

Author : Charles Royster
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807899830

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A Revolutionary People At War by Charles Royster Pdf

In this highly acclaimed book, Charles Royster explores the mental processes and emotional crises that Americans faced in their first national war. He ranges imaginatively outside the traditional techniques of analytical historical exposition to build his portrait of how individuals and a populace at large faced the Revolution and its implications. The book was originally published by UNC Press in 1980.

Author : Phillip Papas
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781479851218

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Renegade Revolutionary by Phillip Papas Pdf

In November 1774, a pamphlet to the People of America was published in Philadelphia and London. It forcefully articulated American rights and liberties and argued that the Americans needed to declare their independence from Britain. The author of this pamphlet was Charles Lee, a former British army officer turned revolutionary, who was one of the earliest advocates for American independence. Lee fought on and off the battlefield for expanded democracy, freedom of conscience, individual liberties, human rights, and for the formal education of women. Renegade Revolutionary: The Life of General Charles Lee ais a vivid new portrait of one of the most complex and controversial of the American revolutionaries. LeeOCOs erratic behavior and comportment, his capture and more than one year imprisonment by the British, and his court martial after the battle of Monmouth in 1778 have dominated his place in the historiography of the American Revolution. This book retells the story of a man who had been dismissed by contemporaries and by history. Few American revolutionaries shared his radical political outlook, his cross-cultural experiences, his cosmopolitanism, and his confidence that the American Revolution could be won primarily by the militia (or irregulars) rather than a centralized regular army. By studying LeeOCOs life, his political and military ideas, and his style of leadership, we gain new insights into the way the American revolutionaries fought and won their independence from Britain."

Author : Chris Hedges
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781416583141

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What Every Person Should Know About War by Chris Hedges Pdf

Acclaimed New York Times journalist and author Chris Hedges offers a critical -- and fascinating -- lesson in the dangerous realities of our age: a stark look at the effects of war on combatants. Utterly lacking in rhetoric or dogma, this manual relies instead on bare fact, frank description, and a spare question-and-answer format. Hedges allows U.S. military documentation of the brutalizing physical and psychological consequences of combat to speak for itself. Hedges poses dozens of questions that young soldiers might ask about combat, and then answers them by quoting from medical and psychological studies. • What are my chances of being wounded or killed if we go to war? • What does it feel like to get shot? • What do artillery shells do to you? • What is the most painful way to get wounded? • Will I be afraid? • What could happen to me in a nuclear attack? • What does it feel like to kill someone? • Can I withstand torture? • What are the long-term consequences of combat stress? • What will happen to my body after I die? This profound and devastating portrayal of the horrors to which we subject our armed forces stands as a ringing indictment of the glorification of war and the concealment of its barbarity.

Author : Robert W. Coakley,Stetson Conn,Center of Military History
Publisher : Militarybookshop.CompanyUK
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1780394438

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The War of the American Revolution by Robert W. Coakley,Stetson Conn,Center of Military History Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597973496

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The Armed Forces Officer by Anonim Pdf

Initiated in 1950, this 2007 edition is the latest in a classic series of books of the same title. Journalist-historian S. L. A. Marshall wrote the first at the behest of Gen. George C. Marshall, who formed the great citizen army of World War II. The general believed officers of all services needed to base their professional commitment on a common moral-ethical grounding, which S. L. A. Marshall set out to explain. Ever since, these books have provided a foundation of thought, conduct, standards, and duty for American commissioned officers. Available now to the general public, this new edition takes the series inspirational premise into the new century. It educates officers of all services, as well as civilians, about the fundamental moral-ethical requirements of being a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the United States. Understanding the common foundation of commissioned leadership and command of U.S. military forces is essential for achieving excellence in the joint operations of today s combat environment. This philosophy unites the officers of the uniformed services in the common calling of supporting, defending, and upholding the Constitution in service to their country."

Author : Robert K. Wright
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210006490294

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The Continental Army by Robert K. Wright Pdf

A narrative analysis of the complex evolution of the Continental Army, with the lineages of the 177 individual units that comprised the Army, and fourteen charts depicting regimental organization.

Author : Reynolds J. D. Jack,Jack Reynolds
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Firearms
ISBN : 9781410745460

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A People Armed and Free by Reynolds J. D. Jack,Jack Reynolds Pdf

Here in one pocket-sized handbook is an understandable collection of essential business and legal concepts for the professional wrestler. Topics addressed include: Contract Law Endorsement Opportunities Trademarks and Copyrights Unions Estate Planning Self-Employment Taxes Whether you currently work in the professional wrestling industry, aspire to break into the business, or are just a pro wrestling fan, this book provides an enlightening glimpse into the colorful world of professional wrestling from a lawyer's perspective.

Author : Paul Scharre
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780393608991

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Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War by Paul Scharre Pdf

"The book I had been waiting for. I can't recommend it highly enough." —Bill Gates The era of autonomous weapons has arrived. Today around the globe, at least thirty nations have weapons that can search for and destroy enemy targets all on their own. Paul Scharre, a leading expert in next-generation warfare, describes these and other high tech weapons systems—from Israel’s Harpy drone to the American submarine-hunting robot ship Sea Hunter—and examines the legal and ethical issues surrounding their use. “A smart primer to what’s to come in warfare” (Bruce Schneier), Army of None engages military history, global policy, and cutting-edge science to explore the implications of giving weapons the freedom to make life and death decisions. A former soldier himself, Scharre argues that we must embrace technology where it can make war more precise and humane, but when the choice is life or death, there is no replacement for the human heart.

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : EAN:4066339538344

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On War by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

"On War" by Carl von Clausewitz (translated by J. J. Graham). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Thomas Paine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1791
Category : Monarchy
ISBN : BSB:BSB11430335

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Common Sense by Thomas Paine Pdf

Author : Simon Akam
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1922310271

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The Changing of the Guard by Simon Akam Pdf

A revelatory, explosive new analysis of the British military today. Over the first two decades of the twenty-first century, Britain has changed enormously. During this time, the British Army fought two campaigns, in Iraq and Afghanistan, at considerable financial and human cost. Yet neither war achieved its objectives. This book questions why, and provides challenging but necessary answers. Composed of assiduous documentary research, field reportage, and hundreds of interviews with many soldiers and officers who served, as well as the politicians who directed them, the allies who accompanied them, and the family members who loved and -- on occasion -- lost them, it is a strikingly rich, nuanced portrait of one of our pivotal national institutions in a time of great stress. Award-winning journalist Simon Akam, who spent a year in the army when he was 18, returned a decade later to see how the institution had changed. His book examines the relevance of the armed forces today -- their social, economic, political, and cultural role. This is as much a book about Britain, and about the politics of failure, as it is about the military.

Author : Glyndwr Williams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2005-07-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135780524

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The British Atlantic Empire Before the American Revolution by Glyndwr Williams Pdf

First Published in 1980. The dynamism within the American colonies in the fifty years or so before the outbreak of the crisis of the 1760s that was to lead to the Revolution has never been in doubt. The articles written included in this text suggest a number of ways in which the ‘imperial factor’ was of real importance in colonial life and show that there was dynamism on the British side as well as in the colonies.

Author : Aparna Rao,Michael Bollig,Monika Böck
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 085745059X

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The Practice of War by Aparna Rao,Michael Bollig,Monika Böck Pdf

The fact is that war comes in many guises and its effects continue to be felt long after peace is proclaimed. This challenges the anthropologists who write of war as participant observers. Participant observation inevitably deals with the here and now, with the highly specific. It is only over the long view that one can begin to see the commonalities that emerge from the different forms of conflict and can begin to generalize. [From the Introduction] More needs to be understood about the ways of war and its effects. What implications does war have for people, their lived-in communities and larger political systems; how do they cope and adjust in war situations and how do they deal with the changed world that they inhabit once peace is declared? Through a series of essays that move from looking at the nature of violence to the peace processes that follow it, this important book provides some answers to these questions. It also analyzes those new dimensions of social interaction, such as the internet, which now provide a bridge between local concerns and global networks and are fundamentally altering the practices of war.

Author : Edward Pearson
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781512824391

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The Enslaved and Their Enslavers by Edward Pearson Pdf

In The Enslaved and Their Enslavers, Edward Pearson offers a sweeping history of slavery in South Carolina, from British settlement in 1670 to the dawn of the Civil War. For enslaved peoples, the shape of their daily lives depended primarily on the particular environment in which they lived and worked, and Pearson examines three distinctive settings in the province: the extensive rice and indigo plantations of the coastal plain; the streets, workshops, and wharves of Charleston; and the farms and estates of the upcountry. In doing so, he provides a fine-grained analysis of how enslaved laborers interacted with their enslavers in the workplace and other locations where they encountered one another as plantation agriculture came to dominate the colony. The Enslaved and Their Enslavers sets this portrait of early South Carolina against broader political events, economic developments, and social trends that also shaped the development of slavery in the region. For example, the outbreak of the American Revolution and the subsequent war against the British in the 1770s and early 1780s as well as the French and Haitian revolutions all had a profound impact on the institution's development, both in terms of what enslaved people drew from these events and how their enslavers responded to them. Throughout South Carolina's long history, enslaved people never accepted their enslavement passively and regularly demonstrated their fundamental opposition to the institution by engaging in acts of resistance, which ranged from vandalism to arson to escape, and, on rare occasions, organizing collectively against their oppression. Their attempts to subvert the institution in which they were held captive not only resulted in slaveowners tightening formal and informal mechanisms of control but also generated new forms of thinking about race and slavery among whites that eventually mutated into pro-slavery ideology and the myth of southern exceptionalism.