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The British Field Marshals, 1763-1997

Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Leo Cooper Books
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105024916616

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The British Field Marshals, 1763-1997 by T. A. Heathcote Pdf

Foreword by General Sir Charles Guthrie GCB LVD OBE ADC Gen The author describes in the most readable fashion the lives, achievements, successes and failures of all the 138 Field Marshals appointed since the creation of the rank in 1736. He unearths rich seams of fact and controversy and his accounts will educate and amuse.

The British Field Marshals, 1736-1997

Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783461417

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The British Field Marshals, 1736-1997 by T. A. Heathcote Pdf

Whether any advantage or benefit will be drawn from the suspension or effective abolition of the rank of Field Marshal is debatable. What is certain, however, is that Dr. Tony Heathcotes idea of compiling a definitive biographical dictionary of holders of this illustrious rank since its introduction by George II in 1736, is opportune and inspired.Those readers who anticipate a dry recitation of bare facts and statistics are in for a disappointment. A reference work this may be but the author, by dint of his depth of knowledge, has created a shrewd and highly readable commentary as well.As General Sir Charles Guthrie (the first soldier to be denied promotion to Field Marshal on appointment to Chief of Defense Staff) observes in his Foreword, this book embraces the history of the British Army over the last 250-300 years. It covers not only the careers of key individuals but provides an understanding of their contribution to the successes and failures of our military past. The diversity of personalities, who have only the honor of wearing the coveted crossed batons in common, is fascinating. Alongside the household names of the great strategists and distinguished leaders lie little known and forgotten figures, who gained their exalted rank by either luck, accident of birth or diplomatic gesture.The British Field Marshals merits a place on the bookshelf of any military historian but is likely to be found on his or her bedside table. Whether or not the rank is ever resurrected, as it has been in the past and as many will hope it will be again, this delightful and useful book will remain the authoritative guide to all those who have held the highest military rank in the British Army.

The Field Marshal's Memoirs

Author : John Masters
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : India
ISBN : UOM:39015010460510

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The Field Marshal's Memoirs by John Masters Pdf

When an 80-year-old British Field Marshal announces his intention of writing his memoirs of World War II, all sorts of people with things to hide get upset-- including the British, American and Yugoslavian governments. The memoirs do not, in the end, get published, but many secrets are revealed in the interim.

Imperial High Command

Author : Andris J. Kursietis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 946424013X

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Imperial High Command by Andris J. Kursietis Pdf

Field-Marshal Earl Haig

Author : John Charteris
Publisher : London : Cassell
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1929
Category : Generals
ISBN : UOM:39015027905002

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Field-Marshal Earl Haig by John Charteris Pdf

Field Marshal Lord Ligonier

Author : Rex Whitworth
Publisher : Oxford, Clarendon P
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015046446996

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Field Marshal Lord Ligonier by Rex Whitworth Pdf

Life and Correspondence of Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart. —

Author : Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart.
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781908902337

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Life and Correspondence of Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart. — by Field Marshal Sir John Burgoyne, Bart. Pdf

In this first volume the text focuses on the letters and journal entries of his experiences during the Peninsular War. As one of the few engineers with the Duke’s army, he was given important assignments during the sieges that dominated the movements of the Allied forces; his notes are all the more important for their commentary of the siege operations such as Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo that were undertaken from his expert knowledge. Notwithstanding the high casualty rates amongst the Engineers, Sir John survived the War to be employed on the disastrous expedition to New Orleans in 1814. His post-Napoleonic career was stunted by lack of potential advancement, so much so that he became involved in civil engineering and work on fortifications. He was posted to Ireland where he endeavoured to improve the conditions of the poor, particularly straining all his influence during the disastrous potato famine. Whilst doing this he was also a frequent correspondent with the military establishment over improvements and clashed with the indifference of politicians and their budgets. The first volume ends with the beginnings of the tension with Russia and his coming employment in the Crimea.

From French Private to British Field-Marshal - Lord Kitchener. Some Chapters from Recent British History. [With a Portrait and Maps.].

Author : Earl Horatio Herbert Kitchener Kitchener
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1915
Category : Marshals
ISBN : OCLC:774659097

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From French Private to British Field-Marshal - Lord Kitchener. Some Chapters from Recent British History. [With a Portrait and Maps.]. by Earl Horatio Herbert Kitchener Kitchener Pdf

The War Lords

Author : Michael Carver
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 1158 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2005-09-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781473819740

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The War Lords by Michael Carver Pdf

Detailed profiles of forty-three military commanders of the twentieth century, from Patton to Rommel, Yamamoto, and Zhukov, written by top historians. In The War Lords, Field Marshal Lord Carver has assembled an engrossing series of short, detailed biographies of forty-three of the dominant military commanders on the twentieth-century world stage, written by such prominent historians as Alistair Horne, Norman Stone, Stephen Ambrose, Lord Kinross, and Martin Middlebrook. Included are: Field-Marshal the Earl Alexander, E.H.H. Allenby, Claude Auchinleck, Field-Marshal Sir, Omar N. Bradley, General of the Army, Andrew Browne Cunningham, Admiral of the Fleet the Viscount, Karl Doenitz, Admiral, Hugh C.T. Dowding, Air Chief Marshal, Dwight D. Eisenhower, General of the Army, Ferdinand Foch, Bernard Freyberg, Lieutenant-General Lord, Heinz Guderian, General, Douglas Haig, William F. Halsey, Fleet Admiral, Ian Hamilton, Arthur Harris, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir, Paul von Hindenburg, John Rushworth Jellicoe, Joseph Joffre, Alphonse Juin, Marshal, Mustafa Kemal, Ivan Koniev, Marshal, Erich Ludendorff, Douglas C. MacArthur, General of the Army, John Monash, Bernard L. Montgomery, of Alamein, Louis Mountbatten, Earl of Burma, Chester W. Nimitz, Fleet Admiral, George S. Patton, General, John J. Pershing, Philippe Petain, Erwin Rommel, Field-Marshal, William Joseph Slim, Field-Marshal the Viscount, Carl A. Spaatz, General, Raymond A. Spruance, Admiral, Joseph W. Stilwell, General, Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, Hugh Trenchard, Erich Von Falkenhayn, Erich Von Manstein, Field Marshal, Gerd Von Rundstedt, Field-Marshal, Archibald Wavell, Field-Marshal Earl, Isoroku Yamamoto, Admiral & Georgii Zhukov, Marshal.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

Author : Keith Jeffery
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 019151330X

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Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson by Keith Jeffery Pdf

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, an Irishman who in June 1922 was assassinated on his doorstep in London by Irish republicans, was one of the most controversial British soldiers of the modern age. Before 1914 he did much to secure the Anglo-French alliance and was responsible for the planning which saw the British Expeditionary Force successfully despatched to France after the outbreak of war with Germany. A passionate Irish unionist, he gained a reputation as an intensely 'political' soldier, especially during the 'Curragh crisis' of 1914 when some officers resigned their commisssions rather than coerce Ulster unionists into a Home Rule Ireland. During the war he played a major role in Anglo-French liaison, and ended up as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, professional head of the army, a post he held until February 1922. After Wilson retired from the army, he became an MP and was chief security adviser to the new Northern Ireland government. As such, he became a target for nationalist Irish militants, being identified with the security policies of the Belfast regime, though wrongly with Protestant sectarian attacks on Catholics. He is remembered today in unionist Northern Ireland as a kind of founding martyr for the state. Wilson's reputation was ruined in 1927 with the publication of an official biography, which quoted extensively and injudiciously from his entertaining, indiscreet, and wildly opinionated diaries, giving the impression that he was some sort of Machiavellian monster. In this first modern biography, using a wide variety of official and private sources for the first time, Keith Jeffery reassesses Wilson's life and career and places him clearly in his social, national, and political context.

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson

Author : Keith Jeffery
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015063335858

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Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson by Keith Jeffery Pdf

Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, an Irishman who in June 1922 was assassinated on his doorstep in London by Irish republicans, was one of the most controversial British soldiers of the modern age. Before 1914 he did much to secure the Anglo-French alliance and was responsible for the planning which saw the British Expeditionary Force successfully despatched to France after the outbreak of war with Germany. A passionate Irish unionist, he gained a reputation as an intensely'political' soldier, especially during the 'Curragh crisis' of 1914 when some officers resigned their commisssions rather than coerce Ulster unionists into a Home Rule Ireland. During the war he played a major role in Anglo-French liaison, and ended up as Chief of the Imperial General Staff, professionalhead of the army, a post he held until February 1922.After Wilson retired from the army, he became an MP and was chief security adviser to the new Northern Ireland government. As such, he became a target for nationalist Irish militants, being identified with the security policies of the Belfast regime, though wrongly with Protestant sectarian attacks on Catholics. He is remembered today in unionist Northern Ireland as a kind of founding martyr for the state.Wilson's reputation was ruined in 1927 with the publication of an official biography, which quoted extensively and injudiciously from his entertaining, indiscreet, and wildly opinionated diaries, giving the impression that he was some sort of Machiavellian monster. In this first modern biography, using a wide variety of official and private sources for the first time, Keith Jeffery reassesses Wilson's life and career and places him clearly in his social, national, and political context.

The British Admirals of the Fleet, 1734–1995

Author : T. A. Heathcote
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2002-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473812703

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The British Admirals of the Fleet, 1734–1995 by T. A. Heathcote Pdf

A companion volume to the same author's "The British Field Marshals 1736–1997", this book outlines the lives of the 115 officers who held the rank of Admiral of the Fleet in the Royal Navy from 1734, when it took its modern form, to 1995, when the last one was appointed. Each entry gives details of the dates of the birth and death of its subjects, their careers ashore and afloat, their family backgrounds, and the ships, campaigns and combats in which they served. Each is placed clearly in its domestic or international political context. The actions recorded include major fleet battles under sail or steam, single-ship duels, encounters with pirates on the Spanish Main and up the rivers of Borneo, the suppression of the Slave Trade (for which the Navy receives little gratitude), landing parties to deal with local dictators and revolutionaries, and the services of naval brigades in China, Egypt and South Africa.

Colossal Cracks

Author : Stephen Ashley Hart
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0811733831

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Colossal Cracks by Stephen Ashley Hart Pdf

The Allied campaign for Northwest Europe as seen from a British and Canadian perspective A reinterpretation of the British Army's conduct in the crucial 1944-45 Northwest Europe campaign, this work examines the "Colossal Cracks" operational technique employed by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's Anglo-Canadian 21st Army Group. Rooted in concerns about morale and casualties, "Colossal Cracks" was a cautious, firepower-laden approach that involved the concentration of massive force at points of German weakness. Hart argues that Montgomery and his two senior subordinates handled this formation more effectively than some scholars have suggested and that "Colossal Cracks" represented the most appropriate weapon the British Army could develop under the circumstances.

Field Marshal Earl Haig

Author : Philip Warner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015022050572

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Field Marshal Earl Haig by Philip Warner Pdf

Biografi af P. Warner 1991 om Douglas Haig (1861-1926) engelsk feltmarskal, udnævnt til 1. Jarl af Haig 1919. Han deltog i krigene i Sudan 1883-98, Boerkrigen 1899-1902 og 1. Verdenskrig.

Roberts in India

Author : Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts
Publisher : Army Records Society
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032741863

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Roberts in India by Earl Frederick Sleigh Roberts Roberts Pdf

They provide an essential source for further studies of the period.