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Author : Frank Shirley Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : OXFORD:600075517
Author : Frank Shirley Russell
Publisher : McIntosh Press
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781445599021
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Author : Cyril William Bowdler Bell,Great Britain. War Office. Intelligence Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Switzerland
ISBN : UCAL:$B71976
Author : Cyril William Bowdler Bell,Great Britain War Office Intelligence
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354747607
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Author : Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00050070
Author : Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBE:UBBE-00113692
Author : Stephen P. Halbrook,P Halbrook
Publisher : Da Capo Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786751181
A fascinating and enlightening explanation of the dilemma Switzerland found itself in during the 1930's and 1940's. --Publishers Weekly
Author : John McPhee
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780374708535
La Place de la Concorde Suisse is John McPhee's rich, journalistic study of the Swiss Army's role in Swiss society. The Swiss Army is so quietly efficient at the art of war that the Israelis carefully patterned their own military on the Swiss model.
Author : Ralph Weaver
Publisher : Helion
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 191109615X
The political phenomenon known as the 'Springtime of the Nations' swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing old autocratic regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities and states across the continent. What is not generally known is that a precursor to these events had already taken place in the center of Europe in the Alpine valleys of the collection of independent states known collectively as Switzerland. In November 1847, twelve of the Swiss cantons went to war with seven other cantons over the future of the country. The campaign lasted just three weeks, with only a few hundred casualties and ended with the establishment of the modern Swiss state we have today. If it had not ended so quickly it is likely that France, Austria and Prussia would have become involved, which would have led to a European-wide war. This book is unique in that it concentrates on the military aspects of this episode in history. As well as an outline of the campaign itself, it covers the strengths and organization of each canton; in 1847 each was a separate state with its own army. Included are chapters on the uniforms of the cantons' armies, their battle flags, weapons and distinguishing badges. The major battle of the war, at Gislikon (modern Gisikon), a small village with a strategic river crossing, just north of the city of Luzern, is treated in detail. As well as the general picture, individual soldiers' stories illustrate the combat techniques of the period. Biographies are given of some of the leading figures from both sides of the conflict, which demonstrate the European dimension. Many served in French, Dutch and Neapolitan armies before taking appointments in the Swiss canton armies. To compliment the text the book is well illustrated with a mixture of contemporary pictures, in color and black and white, and also specially produced color plates of Swiss canton uniforms and flags. So that the reader can follow the campaign, maps from official Swiss sources are included. Orders of battle for all the cantons and detailed orders of battle for the main action at Gislikon are also provided. This is the latest title in Helion's ground-breaking series of 19th Century studies, and will again appear in hardback as a strictly limited edition printing of 500 copies, each individually numbered and signed by the author on a decorative title page.
Author : War office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:591027821
Author : Willi Gautschi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015059185010
During its darkest hour Switzerland was surrounded by aggressive fascist armies, with no allies within reach, its politicians quavering, and its people beginning to lose hope of retaining their freedom. General Henri Guisan stepped into this miasma of growing despair. In July 1940, he assembled the entire Swiss officer corps at the Rutli Meadow, the spot where pike-wielding herdsmen had formed the Swiss Confederation in 1291. Invoking the spirit of their medieval forebears, he informed his officers that Switzerland would fight back against any invader, and if they ran out of ammunition they would use the bayonet. Switzerland, he declared, would never surrender. Guisan lit a torch that would guide the Continent's only remaining democracy until the end of the war. The key to his military strategy was shifting the main strength of the Swiss Army to the Alps. This controversial policy conceded population centers but it also negated German superiority in armor and aircraft. If the Nazis invaded they would only open a bleeding sore that they would not be able to close. Though the Wehrmacht drew up numerous invasion plans, it never took the gamble. As a military man who became the spiritual leader of his country, Guisan was a rarity in the history of democratic nations. His guidance, along with the Swiss system of universal male conscription, meant that the Germans, had they invaded, would have been fighting not just an army but a people. This definitive biography of General Guisan not only describes a man of great complexity and courage, but a fascinating aspect of World War II. WILLI GAUTSCHI is the author of numerous works, including "The National Strike of 1918" and "Lenin as an Emigrant in Switzerland." Having retired from teaching history at the University of Zurich, he currently lives in Baden.
Author : Great Britain
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Military law
ISBN : OXFORD:N11067509
Author : Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). Library
Publisher : London : J. Murray
Page : 852 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Geography
ISBN : UOM:39015034632995
Author : United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Military Information Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 836 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B630400
Author : United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1899
Category : Armies
ISBN : STANFORD:36105122873362