Civil War Army Swords

Author : John H. Thillmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2008-01
Category : Swords
ISBN : 1931464316

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Civil War Army Swords by John H. Thillmann Pdf

Author : Anthony C. Burke
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9781399081290

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The Last Cavalry Sword by Anthony C. Burke Pdf

This book tells the story of the last sword ever designed by a major power for its army to use as a weapon, not as an article of a dress uniform. The sword was the U.S. Model 1913 Cavalry Saber; the designer was George S. Patton, then a lieutenant on the staff of the Army chief of staff. Patton participated in the modern pentathlon in Stockholm in 1912, which included fencing, coming fifth overall. No one in the U.S. Army could be better suited, therefore, to design its last major edged weapon. The Last Sword provides an illustrated overview of the history of cavalry swords and their employment on the battlefield from the end of the Renaissance, through the Napoleonic Era, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, culminating with the Patton cavalry saber, and includes descriptions of a number of the more famous cavalry charges. Patton’s unswerving belief in the value of horse-mounted cavalry, and in the value of those troopers and officers being equipped with the sword he designed, is described using his own words. He continued to advocate horse-mounted cavalry right up to the start of the Second World War. Though mechanized squadrons replaced the conventional cavalry, it was not quite the end of Patton’s sword as some Model 1913 Cavalry Sabers were converted to fighting knives carried by GIs during the war. The book is fully illustrated with images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History, the Library of Congress, the General George S. Patton Museum, the National Museum of the U.S. Army, the Connecticut Historical Society, and from private collections, most of which have never been published before.

Author : John P. Langellier
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000-05-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853674051

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Terrible Swift Sword by John P. Langellier Pdf

John Langellier''s study examines the uniforms and equipment of Abraham Lincoln''s soldiers as they appeared in the field during the Civil War. The study covers the artillery, cavalry and infantry.

Author : Jeffry D. Wert
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 598 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 0743225066

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The Sword of Lincoln by Jeffry D. Wert Pdf

With a swiftly moving narrative style and perceptive analysis, The Sword of Lincoln is destined to become the modern account of the army that was so central to the history of the Civil War.

Author : Harold L. Peterson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780486161334

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The American Sword 1775-1945 by Harold L. Peterson Pdf

DIVThe first book devoted exclusively to the subject, this invaluable volume will aid collectors, curators, historians. Enhanced with more than 400 illustrations from rare documents, the book classifies and describes all major types of swords worn by the U.S. armed forces, cadets, and diplomats since the American Revolution to the end of World War II. /div

Author : William Albaugh Iii,Richard D. Steuart
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258032333

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Handbook of Confederate Swords by William Albaugh Iii,Richard D. Steuart Pdf

Author : Stuart C. Mowbray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : Basket hilts
ISBN : 1931464618

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British Military Swords Volume One by Stuart C. Mowbray Pdf

Author : Paul A. C. Koistinen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:49015002360064

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Beating Plowshares Into Swords by Paul A. C. Koistinen Pdf

"Koistinen's ambitious, dating, and provocative work is unique to the literature and advances our understanding of the relationship between war, the military, and society to a new level. Historians for years to come will be grateful for his work". -- Richard h. Kohn, author of Eagle and Sword: The Beginnings of the Military establishment in America. "Koistinen blends incisive description and perceptive analysis in the first of a projected five-volume study that will likely become a classic". -- Edward M. Coffman, author of The War to End All Wars.

Author : Hannibal Augustus Johnson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : United States
ISBN : UCSC:32106000611605

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The Sword of Honor; a Story of the Civil War by Hannibal Augustus Johnson Pdf

Author : Carol Reardon
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807835609

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With a Sword in One Hand & Jomini in the Other by Carol Reardon Pdf

Looks at the military texts available at the time of the Civil War and argues that the limitations of 19th-century military thought contributed to the length and human cost of the war.

Author : C Anthony Burke
Publisher : Frontline Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1399081284

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The Last Cavalry Sword by C Anthony Burke Pdf

This book tells the story of the last sword ever designed by a major power for its army to use as a weapon, not as an article of a dress uniform. The sword was the U.S. Model 1913 Cavalry Saber; the designer was George S. Patton, then a lieutenant on the staff of the Army chief of staff.Patton participated in the modern pentathlon in Stockholm in 1912, which included fencing, coming fifth overall. No one in the U.S. Army could be better suited, therefore, to design its last major edged weapon.The Last Sword provides an illustrated overview of the history of cavalry swords and their employment on the battlefield from the end of the Renaissance, through the Napoleonic Era, the Mexican-American War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, culminating with the Patton cavalry saber, and includes descriptions of a number of the more famous cavalry charges.Patton's unswerving belief in the value of horse-mounted cavalry, and in the value of those troopers and officers being equipped with the sword he designed, is described using his own words. He continued to advocate horse-mounted cavalry right up to the start of the Second World War. Though mechanized squadrons replaced the conventional cavalry, it was not quite the end of Patton's sword as some Model 1913 Cavalry Sabers were converted to fighting knives carried by GIs during the war.The book is fully illustrated with images from the collections of the Smithsonian Institution Museum of American History, the Library of Congress, the General George S. Patton Museum, the National Museum of the U.S. Army, the Connecticut Historical Society, and from private collections, most of which have never been published before.

Author : Richard H. Bezdek
Publisher : Paladin Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-01
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1581606117

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Swords Of The American Civil War by Richard H. Bezdek Pdf

Many books have explored in depth the firearms, uniforms and paraphernalia carried by combatants in the American Civil War, but the swords carried by Union and Confederate enlisted men and officers have never been completely examined in print--until now. Swords of the American Civil War is a complete photographic survey of all the swords--Union and Confederate--used in the Civil War. It contains more than 700 magnificent photographs showing every type and style of sword, including more than 300 Union and Confederate regulation swords, 45 swords presented to Union and Confederate generals, 40 Union and Confederate presentation-grade swords, 60 Union and Confederate swords engraved with the owners' names, and 150 Union and Confederate identified presentation swords along with the presentee's Civil War records. A fantastic chapter on the Civil War activities of Gen. George Armstrong Custer includes more than 30 never-before-published photos of Custer's presentation sword, dress uniform and personal equipment captured by Confederate cavalry at the Battle of Trevilian Station. The appendix provides additional little-known details on the fate of Custer's personal effects. This book is an essential reference for all collectors, historians, researchers and students.

Author : Joseph A. Altsheler
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387311662

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The Sword of Antietam; A Story of the Nation's Crisis by Joseph A. Altsheler Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : William A. Dobak
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781510720220

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Freedom by the Sword by William A. Dobak Pdf

The Civil War changed the United States in many ways—economic, political, and social. Of these changes, none was more important than Emancipation. Besides freeing nearly four million slaves, it brought agricultural wage labor to a reluctant South and gave a vote to black adult males in the former slave states. It also offered former slaves new opportunities in education, property ownership—and military service. From late 1862 to the spring of 1865, as the Civil War raged on, the federal government accepted more than 180,000 black men as soldiers, something it had never done before on such a scale. Known collectively as the United States Colored Troops and organized in segregated regiments led by white officers, some of these soldiers guarded army posts along major rivers; others fought Confederate raiders to protect Union supply trains, and still others took part in major operations like the Siege of Petersburg and the Battle of Nashville. After the war, many of the black regiments took up posts in the former Confederacy to enforce federal Reconstruction policy. Freedom by the Sword tells the story of these soldiers' recruitment, organization, and service. Thanks to its broad focus on every theater of the war and its concentration on what black soldiers actually contributed to Union victory, this volume stands alone among histories of the U.S. Colored Troops.

Author : Frank E. Vandiver
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 089096632X

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Ploughshares Into Swords by Frank E. Vandiver Pdf

Confederate States of America Army.-Ordnance and ordnqnce stores.