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Author : John William Thomason
Publisher : US Naval Institute Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : United States
ISBN : 1557508038
Fictional account of WW I Battles of Belleau Wood, Soissons, Blanc Mont accurately described by the author who was a combatant.
Author : John Norris
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-01-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473883789
The bayonet is an essential item of a soldier's kit even on today's modern hi-tech battlefield. This work examines the origins of this humble weapon and the 'cult of the bayonet' as espoused by the Russian General Alexander Suvorov who asserted that The bullet misses, the bayonet does not. The first bayonets appeared in France in the early 17th century and soon they were being used by every army in Europe. The author examines the spread of this simple weapon and how it led to fundamental changes being made in battlefield tactics. Over 300 years later, in the age of hi-tech warfare and weapons of mass destruction, the bayonet is still in service with armies around the world. British and US forces in Afghanistan regularly have their bayonets fixed. Fix Bayonets illustrates how tactics changed and the design of the weapon, although fundamentally the same, has evolved over the centuries.Much myth and legend surrounds the subject of bayonet charges and the weapon has become an icon of defiance and the determination to do whatever it takes to win. The author examines evidence for the reality of such actions. How did the ordinary soldier feel to be told 'fix bayonets'? John Norris draws on personal accounts of soldiers using bayonets in combat from the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars, various Colonial campaigns, through the World Wars, Falklands War and into the 21st century in Afghanistan. In so doing he explains the seemingly anachronistic survival of this simple weapon on the modern battlefield.
Author : John W. Thomason
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781504073028
This collection of WWI sketches of the Fifth Marine Regiment is “forthright, unsparing, deeply felt but unsentimental, and reads like a house afire” (The Wall Street Journal). From a soldier who was there, here are first-hand accounts of combat and camaraderie during the Great War. In a series of stories and illustrations, Capt. John W. Thomason captures the bravery and gallantry of the leathernecks fighting the Germans in France—putting readers in the trenches, facing the staccato of rifle fire, feeling the pangs of starvation, and the demoralizing fatigue. This collection is a tribute to the men who lived and breathed the motto “Semper Fidelis”, or “Always Faithful”, those who made the ultimate sacrifice and those who made it out alive. “Fix Bayonets! is in the company of Tolstoy and Crane and Bierce in the literature of war. Indeed, I should leave Crane out of it . . . The Red Badge of Courage cannot stand the fierce sun of Fix Bayonets!” —Laurence Stallings, American playwright and veteran “Remains the single finest account of Americans in battle in World War I.” —The United States World War One Centennial Commission “Thomason brings life and energy to his account—and the spirited drawings—of what he saw.” —The Wall Street Journal
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Bayonets
ISBN : NYPL:33433066623368
Author : John Sheen
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830930
In August and September 1914 the Regimental Depot of the Durham Light Infantry at Fenham Barracks in Newcastle was overwhelmed by the number of men enlisting. Accommodation was tight so the men were formed into batches and sent off to training grounds in the south of England. Over 2,000 men were sent to Bulllswater near Woking in Surrey where they became the 12th and 13th Battalions of the DLI serving in 68 Brigade of the 23rd Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Sir James Babington KCB KCMG. The Division never failed to take an objective between 1915 and 1918.After initial training around Aldershot and Ashford, in May they embarked for France on 25 August 1915. In November Private Thomas Kenny, of the 13th DLI, a miner from Wingate, County Durham, won the Victoria Cross rescuing his wounded officer. In the summer of 1916 they joined the fighting on the Somme and took part in the capture of Contalmaison on 10 July. In October the two battalions took part in the capture of Le Sars before being sent north to the Ypres Salient. In Flanders they took part in the Battle of Messines and the 3rd Battle of Ypres. In November 1917 the 23rd Division was ordered to the Italian Front. The 12th and 13th Battalions were initially deployed on the Montello before moving into the mountainous region of the Asiago Plateau. They were attacked by the Austrians on 15 June 1918, however, the only enemy soldiers that entered the Durhams' trenches did so as prisoners, brought in by men of the two battalions. The 13th DLI was ordered back to France in September 1918 where it took part in the advance to victory; the battalion suffered many casualties in the last six weeks of the war. The 12th DLI remained in Italy and took part in the crossing of the River Piave in October 1918 and the Battle of Vittorio Veneto that led to the end of the war in Italy.The book uses unpublished memoirs and diaries along with letters from officers and men of both battalions. Using the soldiers personal documents this book reveals many of the tragic stories that led to unnecessary loss of life. Lists of gallantry awards and nominal rolls of officers of both battalions are included.
Author : John William Thomason (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1926
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : CUB:P101181609005
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-06-01
Category : Bayonets
ISBN : 1436848806
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1845743687
The 19th century was the century of the bayonet, and this book is probably the most complete guide to the correct use of the weapon as it was fixed to the newly introduced British magazine rifle in 1890. Alfred Hutton, whose other works include the aptly titled 'Cold Steel' gives an expert guide to offensive and defensive bayonet lunges, parries and positions, together with glossaries of English, French and Italian terms used in bayonet fencing. Profusely illustrated, this is surely the definitive guide to a weapon which has stubbornly retained its place in the military armoury from its introduction in the 18th century right up till today.This offer expires 21 December 2007
Author : John William Thomason Jr
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : History
ISBN : 0260857726
Excerpt from Fix Bayonets! They tell the tale of an American lady of notable good works, much esteemed by the French, who, at the end of June, 1918, visited one of the field-hospitals behind Degoutte's Sixth French Army. Degoutte was fighting on the face of the Marne salient, and the 2d American Division, then in action around the Bois de Belleau, northwest of Chateau Thierry, was under his orders. It happened that occasional casualties of the Marine Brigade of the 2d American Division, wounded toward the flank where De goutte's own horizon-blue infantry joined on, were picked up by French stretcher-bearers and evacuated to French hospitals. And this lady, 'looking downa long, crowded ward, saw on a pillow a face unlike the fiercely whiskered Gallic heads there displayed in rows. She went to it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : John W. Thomason Jr.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : United States
ISBN : 1847349749
Facsimile reprint. Originally published 1925.
Author : Bill Harriman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472845344
Although muskets delivered devastating projectiles at comparatively long ranges, their slow rate of fire left the soldier very vulnerable while reloading, and early muskets were useless for close-quarter fighting. Consequently, European infantry regiments of the 17th century were composed of both musketeers and pikemen, who protected the musketeers while loading but also formed the shock component for close-quarter combat. The development of the flintlock musket produced a much less cumbersome and faster-firing firearm. When a short knife was stuck into its muzzle, every soldier could be armed with a missile weapon as well as one that could be used for close combat. The only disadvantage was that the musket could not be loaded or fired while the plug bayonet was in place. The socket bayonet solved this problem and the musket/bayonet combination became the universal infantry weapon from c.1700 to c.1870. The advent of shorter rifled firearms saw the attachment of short swords to rifle barrels. Their longer blades still gave the infantryman the 'reach' that contemporaries believed he needed to fend off cavalry attacks. The perfection of the small-bore magazine rifle in the 1890s saw the bayonet lose its tactical importance, becoming smaller and more knife-like, a trend that continued in the world wars. When assault rifles predominated from the 1950s onwards, the bayonet became a weapon of last resort. Its potential usefulness continued to be recognized, but its blade was often combined with an item with some additional function, most notably a wire-cutter. Ultimately, for all its fearsome reputation as a visceral, close-quarter fighting weapon, the bayonet's greatest impact was actually as a psychological weapon. Featuring full-colour artwork as well as archive and close-up photographs, this is the absorbing story of the complementary weapon to every soldier's firearm from the army of Louis XIV to modern-day forces in all global theatres of conflict.
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-19
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0331476401
Excerpt from Fixed Bayonets: A Complete System of Fence for the British Magazine Rifle, Explaining the Use of Point, Edges, and Butt, Both in Offence and Defence; Comprising Also a Glossary of English, French, and Italian Terms Common to the Art of Fencing, With a Bibliographical Lis MY recent work, Cold Steel, ' has received a welcome from many of the most important journals, both English and foreign, so unexpectedly warm and generous, that I feel emboldened to lay before the public a companion to it, the matter of which I was, for various reasons, unable to include in the book itself. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798546895297
Alfred Hutton was a Victorian officer of the King's Dragoon Guards, writer, antiquarian, and swordsman of the highest caliber. He is today the most well-known figure in the first English revival of historical fencing, a movement which led directly to the internet-era revival of Historical European Martial Arts, also called HEMA in shorthand. Hutton's manuals are still some of the best available on the subject of HEMA swordsmanship, in particular his works "Cold Steel" and "Old Sword Play". Lesser known are his works on bayonet-fighting, a science which he was apparently equally skilled in as sword-fighting, producing several works of great value to the aspiring bayonet-fighter. We present for the first time in one volume: "Fixed Bayonets: A Complete System of Fence for the British Magazine Rifle," (1890) together with "Bayonet-Fencing and Sword Practice" (1882). The first manual in this volume is a book which can be reasonably judged by its' cover, as it's full title is "FIXED BAYONETS: A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF FENCE FOR THE BRITISH MAGAZINE RIFLE, EXPLAINING THE USE OF POINT, EDGES, AND BUTT, BOTH IN OFFENCE AND DEFENCE;COMPRISING ALSO A GLOSSARY OF ENGLISH, FRENCH, AND ITALIAN TERMS COMMON TO THE ART OF FENCING, WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL LIST OF WORKS AFFECTING THE BAYONET." This title provides a better review of the book's contents than most editors could today in as few words. The second manual contained in this volume, "Bayonet-Fencing and Sword Practice", is a manual designed for teaching the military the use of the bayonet against trained swordsmen such as himself.
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Scholar's Choice
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1294972383
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Alfred Hutton
Publisher : Andesite Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1297589009
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.