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Author : Lord George Paget
Publisher : E.P. Publishing
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89038391504
Author : Lord George Paget
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : OCLC:903065294
Author : George Paget
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : OCLC:641961889
Author : Lord George Frederick Augustus Paget
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : OCLC:220318720
Author : George Paget, Lor,Cecil Stratford Paget
Publisher : War College Series
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-02-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297025059
This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
Author : Anthony Dawson
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 491 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473838222
The Charge of the Light Brigade is one of the most famous, controversial and emotive small-scale actions in military history. Over the 160 years since the event, and since it was immortalized in Tennyson's poem, it has generated a stream of writing and debate. Yet, as this new book by Anthony Dawson shows, the subject is far from exhausted. His selection of previously unpublished letters and journal accounts of the two cavalry charges at the Battle of Balaklava is a notable addition to the literature on the Crimean War. It offers a direct insight into events on the battlefield as they were seen and understood by those who witnessed them and by those who took part. In their own words, and in the language of the time, the men who were there recorded what they knew and felt. 'Anthony Dawson's Letters from the Light Brigade offers us a rich source of authentic, very telling soldiers' experiences from the Crimean War. He presents this new collation with a concise, authoritative commentary on the deployment of the Light Brigade and its major actions in Crimea. Of course, that formation's famous charge at Balaklava is given due prominence, but not exclusively so. There are real gems of insight here, both historical and modern: much to fascinate and a great deal to learn. I for one, will never look at or describe the battles and battlefields of the Crimea again in quite the same way. Hence I am delighted to introduce and commend this work as a very valuable and compelling addition to the literature of the Crimean War.' From the foreword by Mungo Melvin, Major General (retired), President, British Commission for Military HistoryAs featured in the Yorkshire Post, Huddersfield Examiner, Yorkshire Standard and on BBC Radio Manchester.
Author : Alexander William Kinglake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : PRNC:32101073335281
Author : Mark Adkin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : WISC:89094808557
A definitive and highly readable account of the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in the Crimean War, brought fully up to date to mark the 150th anniversary. The charge of the Light Brigade is one of Britain's best-known glorious military disasters. On 25 October 1854, during the siege of Sebastopol, the Light Brigade attacked Russian gun positions at Balaclava. The charge lasted 7 minutes; of 673 officers and men who went into action, 247 men and 497 horses were lost. This book shatters many long-held conceptions of how and why it happened, and who was to blame. Mark Adkin, a former professional soldier, has combined military expertise and detailed research of participants' accounts with a careful examination of the actual ground. His story switches carefully from the strategic and tactical problems of the battlefield to what it was like for the trooper riding down the valley or a Russian gunner serving his cannon. Through the novel use of sketches the reader can, at every stage, look down on the battlefield from the same position as that used by the British commander-in-chief, Lord Raglan. He sees the situation as Raglan saw it when he gave his order that launched the Brigade down the valley of death. Raglan gave the order, Captain Nolan delivered it, Lord Lucan received it, and the Earl of Cardigan executed it. History has disagreed over the share of the blame. This book makes a masterly analysis of the probabilities and discusses factors previously overlooked. There is a cogent argument, never made before, that the blunder was deliberate. The result is a gripping and definitive study of a debacle that has never ceased to enthral the imagination.
Author : William Murrell Lummis
Publisher : HP Books
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015019109472
Author : Terry Brighton
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780141913988
On 25 October 1854, during the Crimean War, the Light Brigade of the British Cavalry Division made the most magnificent and most brutal charge in military history. Almost 700 men armed with sabre and lance, charged straight at the muzzles of Russian cannons. This vivid and extraordinarily detailed account of the charge and the bloody mêlée that followed, by an author with unique access to regimental archives, is told largely in the words of the survivors themselves. Terry Brighton takes the reader closer than ever before to the experience of charging down the Valley of Death.
Author : Nick Thomas
Publisher : Pen and Sword Military
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526722935
Unique work that details the status of each man known to have taken an active part in the Charge, listing the evidence supporting their case for inclusion among the ranks of the immortal Light Cavalry Brigade. Into the Valley of Death tells the thrilling story of the Charge of the Light Brigade in the words of the men who fought during the most heroic and yet futile engagement of the modern era. By drawing on key evidence the author has not only provided a clear narrative of the events leading up to the 25th October 1854, but has painted a vivid picture of the Charge itself. No punches are pulled and the carnage which ensued is clear for all to read, dispelling the romantic myth of ‘death or glory’ fostered by the Victorians. This work tells the blood and guts story of a desperate charge by 673 men in the face of what seemed insurmountable odds. It reveals the trauma endured by the rank and file who witnessed all around them men and horses cut to pieces while endeavoring to ride through walls of flying iron and lead, and not knowing if the next second would be their last. Yet in the midst of this horror and devastation, the author takes time to give an overview of the battle itself and puts on the hats of some of the commanders involved, looking at not only what they did, but also at how a terrible disaster could so easily have been turned into the greatest single victory of its time. Could such an apparently mad-cap charge have succeeded? Did sufficient men arrive at the guns to successfully capture them? Were there troops and close support that could have been utilized to drastically change the course of events? Could a simple stalling tactic have allowed these resources to have been fully exploited? All of these questions are answered. This work truly lifts the lid on the events of over 150 years ago and through the words of the survivors allows the reader to assign the responsibility for the Charge having taken place and for the consequent loss of the Light Brigade.
Author : Alfred Tennyson
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1992-09-21
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780486272825
Treasury of verse by the great Victorian poet includes the famous long narrative poem, Enoch Arden, plus "The Lady of Shalott," "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Break, break, break," "Flower in the crannied Wall" and more. Also included are excerpts from three longer works: The Princess, "Maud" and "The Brook."
Author : George Brackenbury
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : UCAL:B3121274
Author : Sir William Howard Russell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
ISBN : UCBK:C052236866
Author : John Grehan
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781848329447
The most notorious, and most contentious, cavalry charge in history still remains an enigma. Though numerous books have been written about the charge, all claiming to reveal the truth or to understand the reason why; exactly what happened at Balaklava on 25 October 1854 continues to be fiercely debated. Voices from the Past, The Charge of the Light Brigade relives that fateful day not through the opinions of such historians but from the words of those that were there. This is the story of the charge told by the soldiers of both sides, in the most detailed description of the Battle of Balaklava yet written. Gallop with the light dragoons and lancers into the mouths of the Russian cannon as the shells and cannonballs decimate their ranks. Read of the desperate efforts to return down the Valley of Death as the enemy pressed around the remnants of the Light Brigade, and of the nine Victoria Crosses won that day.Possibly more significant are the accusations and counter-arguments that followed the loss of the Light Brigade. Just who was responsible for that terrible blunder? The leading figures all defended their own positions, leading to presentations in Parliament and legal action. Yet one of those senior figures made an astonishing admission immediately after the battle, only to change his story when the charge became headline news. Just who was it that made the fatal error that cost the British Army its Light Brigade?
