Civil War Commando

Author : Jerome Preisler
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621577614

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Civil War Commando by Jerome Preisler Pdf

Civil War Ironclads and Commandos Here at last is an action-packed portrait of one of America’s greatest but little-remembered Civil War heroes, Commander William Barker Cushing, who sank the Confederate ironclad Albemarle in a spectacular mission in 1864. Regarded as erratic and insubordinate, Midshipman Cushing was drummed out of the Naval Academy in March 1861. But with the outbreak of war, the Union needed every trained officer it could find— and whatever his flaws, Cushing was an extremely talented naval officer. Ferocious, uncompromising, courageous, and loyal, he became a U.S. Navy commando and at the age of twenty-one was sent to destroy the South’s ultimate naval weapon—the Albemarle, an unsinkable vessel with a devastating iron ram. This death-defying mission succeeded in sinking the Albemarle, helped reelect President Abraham Lincoln, and earned Cushing a hero’s grave in the Naval Academy’s cemetery. Here is that story, told with all the verve and drama it deserves, shining new light on one of the most important naval encounters of the war. Civil War Commando is a masterpiece of naval history that reads like a thriller and gives a neglected hero his due.

Author : John Bell
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781554889884

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Rebels on the Great Lakes by John Bell Pdf

In 1863–1864, Confederate naval operations were launched from Canada against America, with an unexpected impact on North America’s future. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, a myth has persisted that the hijackers entered the United States from Canada. This is completely untrue. Nevertheless, there was a time during the U.S. Civil War when attacks on America were launched from Canada, but the aggressors were mostly fellow Americans engaged in a secessionist struggle. Among the attacks were three daring naval commando expeditions against a prisoner-of-war camp on Johnsons Island in Lake Erie. These Confederate operations on the Great Lakes remain largely unknown. However, some of the people involved did make more indelible marks in history, including a future Canadian prime minister, a renowned Victorian war correspondent, a beloved Catholic poet, a notorious presidential assassin, and a son of the abolitionist John Brown. The improbable events linking these figures constitute a story worth telling and remembering. Rebels on the Great Lakes offers the first full account of the Confederate naval operations launched from Canada in 186364, describing forgotten military actions that ultimately had an unexpected impact on North Americas future.

Author : Deneys Reitz
Publisher : Fireship Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935585831

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God Does Not Forget by Deneys Reitz Pdf

"One of the greatest war books ever written." "A vivid, unforgettable picture of mobile guerrilla warfare." In 1899 a 17 year old boy by the name of Dennys Reitz volunteered to fight for his country, South Africa, against the British. He could ride and shoot with the best of them, so he was quickly assigned to a Boer Commando Unit-one of the highly mobile light cavalry units that were driving the British crazy. Outmanned, outgunned, and under-supplied, the Boer commandos nevertheless checked the British at almost every turn. They became masters of lightning attacks, night fighting, and ambushes, only to disappear to strike again somewhere else. Reitz was in it from beginning to end, and participated in nearly every major battle. His descriptions of war and adventure have come to be regarded as among the best in the English language. After the fighting was over, Reitz chose to live in Madagascar rather than remain in South Africa under British rule; and it was from there that he wrote this book. But his exile did not last. His old commander talked him into returning to his homeland to help build the new dominion. To this task, he brought the courage and leadership he had learned as a commando, eventually becoming a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, and South African High Commissioner to London. He also fought bravely on the Western Front during WW-I-for the British.

Author : Ralph Joseph Roske,Charles Van Doren
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Ship captains
ISBN : 1557507376

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Lincoln's Commando by Ralph Joseph Roske,Charles Van Doren Pdf

This captivating book details the life of one of the Union navy's most heroic young officers and his involvement in the Southern blockade and the sinking of the ironclad Albemarle.

Author : Ralph Joseph Roske,Charles Van Doren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Ship captains
ISBN : UCAL:B4439509

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Lincoln's Commando by Ralph Joseph Roske,Charles Van Doren Pdf

Author : Hugh McManners
Publisher : Sybex
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1994-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0563369817

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Commando by Hugh McManners Pdf

Since their formation by Winston Churchill during the dark days of the Second World War, the Commandos have been regarded as among the most feared amphibious infantry in the world. Lightly equipped, fast, silent and deadly - the Commandos epitomize the modern soldier. They are highly trained, disciplined, tough, determined and efficient, always basing their operations on speed, mobility, surprise and firepower. But who are the Commandos? What qualities do they have beyond those of the normal soldier? There are two ways to join the Royal Marine Commandos: thru the Recruit Troop Course for teenagers; or thru the All Arms Commando Course for volunteers from the other services. This book follows two such courses as the reruits and volunteers pit themselves against the Commando Tests - and against themselves - for the right to wear the coveted Green Beret.

Author : Ian Knight
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1841766488

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Boer Commando 1876–1902 by Ian Knight Pdf

Their lifestyle of hunting for sport and profit honed the Boers' skills of field-craft, horsemanship, and marksmanship, making them a formidable force in the field and well suited to guerrilla operations. This book describes the life and combat experiences of a typical Boer in this key period. Using meticulously researched analysis and comment, and the experiences of a composite character, Johannes de Bruyn, a revealing portrait of Boer life and military operations is drawn. The actions at Laing's Neck, Majuba, the Zulu Civil War and the Second Anglo-Boer War are covered in this packed and informative treatment.

Author : Peter Young
Publisher : Sapere Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0854950079

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Commando by Peter Young Pdf

An eye-opening introduction to one of the most audacious special operations forces of World War Two, written by a man who led them into battle. An ideal book for people who enjoyed SAS: Rogue Heroes and Band of Brothers. In the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of France and evacuation from Dunkirk, Winston Churchill told his military chiefs of staff that "Enterprises must be prepared, with specially trained troops of the hunter class, who can develop a reign of terror down on these coasts, first of all on the 'butcher-and-bolt' policy... leaving a trail of German corpses behind them." By the end of the month the Commandos had been formed from volunteers and were already implementing their hit-and-run tactics that would make them famous. Only the best recruits were sent; they had to be young, absolutely fit, able to drive motor vehicles, and unable to be seasick. One of the conditions of service, clearly laid down, was that any many might voluntarily return to his unit after an operation. Few ever asked to do so. Peter Young, who volunteered shortly after returning from Dunkirk, rose to become commander of the 1st Commando Brigade by the end of the war. In Commando he charts the development of this unique fighting force from its emergence through the course of its major operations, including: Lofoten, Spitzbergen and Vaagso in Norway, the invasion of Italy, the St. Nazaire and Dieppe raids on the French coast, along with numerous other operations. 'it reads like an adventure story; for that is what the Commandos engaged in - a series of grim adventures from which a high number did not return. Their adventures not only raised the alarm along the occupied coast line - they raised the morale of the Allied sympathisers everywhere, progressively, as the scope and the range of their operations spread from Europe to the Mediterranean coastlines.' Brigadier Anthony Farrar-Hockley Peter Young's Commando should be essential reading for all looking to learn more about this intrepid Second World War fighting force.

Author : Robin Neillands
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 451 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844150434

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By Land and By Sea by Robin Neillands Pdf

This is the story of a fighting force. In the words of the marines themselves, Robin Neillands, formerly of 45 Commando RM, describes what it is really like to wear the legendary green beret, in peace and in war. This vivid account charts the story of the Royal Marine Commandos from their bloody baptism on the beaches of Dieppe to the final yomp into Stanley at the end of the Falklands War in 1982.

Author : Joseph Millard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258125315

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True Civil War Stories by Joseph Millard Pdf

Stories Include Confederate Commando, By Joseph Icenhower; America's One-Man Air Force, By Scott Hart; Breakout! By A. I. Schutzer; And Many More.

Author : Matthew Uzukwu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0963732684

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The Nigerian Civil War: the Memoirs of an Unsung Biafran Commando by Matthew Uzukwu Pdf

John Ude was a trader in pre war Nigeria who resided in Lagos. The Nigerian military overthrew a democratically elected government in January 1966 and this precipitated a long national nightmare which lasted for three years. The coup, which was mostly led by Eastern Nigerian Igbo officers, had resulted in the deaths of senior Northern and Western Nigerian officers and politicians. Aggrieved Northern officers staged a bloody counter coup six months later in July and assassinated Major General Johnson Aguiyi Ironsi, the Head Of State who was of Eastern Nigerian Igbo extraction. Thereafter, Nigeria careened deeper into crises, culminating in a civil war. John Ude's life was profoundly affected by the crises. He fled Lagos in fear for his life after thousands of his fellow Igbo ethnics were massacred in the North. He lived briefly in his rural native village before relocating to Port Harcourt. The war found him there slightly more than a year later when Nigerian forces captured Port Harcourt, forcing him to evacuate from the city and return to his home village. He then joined the Biafran Army and saw action at several fronts of the war. This book details his experience throughout the period of the Nigerian political crisis and civil war from 1966 to 1970.

Author : Leah Garrett
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780358177425

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X Troop by Leah Garrett Pdf

WALL STREET JOURNAL BOOK OF THE MONTH "This is the incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit—but whose story has gone untold until now." —Wall Street Journal “Brilliantly researched, utterly gripping history: the first full account of a remarkable group of Jewish refugees—a top-secret band of brothers—who waged war on Hitler.”—Alex Kershaw, New York Times best-selling author of The Longest Winter and The Liberator The incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit—but whose story has gone untold until now June 1942. The shadow of the Third Reich has fallen across the European continent. In desperation, Winston Churchill and his chief of staff form an unusual plan: a new commando unit made up of Jewish refugees who have escaped to Britain. The resulting volunteers are a motley group of intellectuals, artists, and athletes, most from Germany and Austria. Many have been interned as enemy aliens, and have lost their families, their homes—their whole worlds. They will stop at nothing to defeat the Nazis. Trained in counterintelligence and advanced combat, this top secret unit becomes known as X Troop. Some simply call them a suicide squad. Drawing on extensive original research, including interviews with the last surviving members, Leah Garrett follows this unique band of brothers from Germany to England and back again, with stops at British internment camps, the beaches of Normandy, the battlefields of Italy and Holland, and the hellscape of Terezin concentration camp—the scene of one of the most dramatic, untold rescues of the war. For the first time, X Troop tells the astonishing story of these secret shock troops and their devastating blows against the Nazis. “Garrett’s detective work is stunning, and her storytelling is masterful. This is an original account of Jewish rescue, resistance, and revenge.”—Wendy Lower, author of The Ravine and National Book Award finalist Hitler’s Furies

Author : Albert Castel
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 157003074X

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Winning and Losing in the Civil War by Albert Castel Pdf

Winning and Losing in the Civil War collects fifteen of the most influential short writings by accomplished Civil War historian Albert Castel, each presented with his trademark wit, style, and analytical precision. The author expounds on some of the most provocative, arresting issues surrounding the war, including the dispute over inevitability of Northern victory and the question of Lee's greatness on and off the battlefield. Castel contemplates presidents and mules, generals and guerrillas, lovers and haters, facts and opinions, actualities and probabilities. In addition, he uses the volume as a forum for reflecting on his role as historian, identifying the primary problem facing present-day practitioners of Civil War historiography, and illumining what remains to be accomplished in this heavily tilled but ever-popular field of scholarly inquiry.

Author : Otto Skorzeny
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1510713417

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Hitler's Commando by Otto Skorzeny Pdf

Otto Skorzeny, Germany’s top commando in the Second World War, is one of the most famous men in the history of special forces. His extraordinary wartime career was one of high risk and adventure and here he tells the full story. Skorzeny quickly proved his worth in Yugoslavia and then Russia. In 1942 he was awarded the Iron Cross, and in April 1943 he was promoted to captain and named “Chief of Germany's Special Troops, Existing or to be Created in the Future.” When Mussolini was imprisoned in Italy in 1943, it was Skorzeny who successfully led the daring glider rescue, winning the Knight’s Cross and promotion as a result. Skorzeny’s talents were brought into play again when he was sent to Budapest to stop the Hungarian regent Admiral Horthy from signing a peace with Stalin in 1944. Now dubbed “the most dangerous man in Europe” by the Allies he was awarded the German Cross in Gold. A few months later he took a critical role in the Ardennes offensive with a controversial plan to raise a brigade disguised as Americans with captured Sherman tanks. His captured colleagues spread a false rumor that he was planning to assassinate Eisenhower, who was consequently confined to his headquarters under guard for protection. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Samuel W. Mitcham
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 967 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684512799

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The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals by Samuel W. Mitcham Pdf

A renown military historian and frequent television commenter brings to life the generalship of the South during the Civil War in sparkling, information-filled vignettes. For both the Civil War completist and the general reader! Anyone acquainted with the American Civil War will readily recognize the names of the Confederacy’s most prominent generals. Robert E. Lee. Stonewall Jackson. James Longstreet. These men have long been lionized as fearless commanders and genius tacticians. Yet few have heard of the hundreds of generals who led under and alongside them. Men whose battlefield resolve spurred the Confederacy through four years of the bloodiest combat Americans have ever faced. In The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals, veteran Civil War historian, Samuel W. Mitcham, documents the lives of every Confederate general from birth to death, highlighting their unique contributions to the battlefield and bringing their personal triumphs and tragedies to life. Packed with photos and historical briefings, The Encyclopedia of Confederate Generals belongs on the shelf of every Civil War historian, and preserves in words the legacies once carved in stone.