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This engaging biography tells the story of James FitzGibbon, a hero of the War of 1812 who played a key role in defending Upper Canada against American invaders. From his early days as a soldier in Ireland to his celebrated exploits on the battlefield, Mary Agnes FitzGibbon offers a vivid portrait of a remarkable man. Packed with action and intrigue, this book is a must-read for fans of military history.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 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.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.

This book tells the story of John Kalb, a Prussian-born American soldier who fought for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Kalb was a trusted and respected leader, and his contributions to the cause of American independence are still celebrated today.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 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.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.

Experience the thrilling tale of General Count Rapp, one of Napoleon's most trusted commanders. From battles on the front lines to high-stakes diplomacy in the halls of state, Rapp's memoirs offer a unique glimpse into the tumultuous era of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This gripping narrative is a must-read for military history buffs and armchair adventurers alike.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 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.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.

This book provides an in-depth look at the life and military career of General Richard Montgomery, a prominent figure in the American Revolutionary War. It includes biographical information about Montgomery's early years, his service in the British Army, his decision to join the Continental Army, and his tragic death at the Battle of Quebec. The book also includes a selection of previously unpublished letters written by Montgomery that provide insight into his personality and beliefs. 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 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.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.

"Pete Hegseth joined the Army to fight extremists. Then that same Army called him one. The military Pete joined twenty years ago was fiercely focused on lethality, competency, and color blindness. Today our brass are following the rest of our country off the cliff of cultural chaos and weakness. Americans with common sense are fighting this on many fronts, but if we can't save the meritocracy of our military, we're definitely going to lose everywhere else. The War on Warriors uncovers the deep roots of our dysfunction--a society that has forgotten the men who take risks, cut through red tape, and get their hands dirty. The only kind of men prepared to face the dangers that the Left pretends don't exist. Unlike issues of education or taxes or crime, this problem doesn't have a zip code solution. We can't move away from it. We can't avoid it. We have only one Pentagon. Either we take it back or surrender it altogether. Combining his own war experiences, tales of outrage, and an incisive look at how the chain of command got so kinked, this book is the key to saving our warriors--and winning future wars. The War on Warriors must be won by the good guys, because when the shooting really starts, they're the only ones who can save us"--

After his graduation from Princeton University and Naval Officer Candidate School, Bud Mackey finds himself aboard the USS Chevalier (DD 805) in the early days of the Vietnam War as the ship powers its way across the Pacific toward the Gulf of Tonkin. Along the journey, he contemplates major events of WWII, writes poetry about his experience, and journals about the people and places he encounters. In this memoir, based on old journals and logbooks, Mackey shares his trenchant and often humorous descriptions of life on the high seas and in port. "We had the experience but missed the meaning," he writes. Ultimately, this is his attempt to glean insight from those long-ago days.

An influential yet controversial naval officer who played key roles in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars through unconventional methods and secretive operations.Quicksilver Captain is the story of Sir Home Popham (1762-1820), an extraordinary and under-appreciated personality of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Popham was a bundle of highly unusual contradictions. He achieved the rank of post-captain without a ship; he was more often employed by the War Department than by the Admiralty; and, as an expert in combined operations, he spent almost as much time serving on shore as at sea. In just over 25 years as a naval officer, Popham acted as an agent for transports, an unofficial diplomat, an intelligence officer, a Member of Parliament, an acclaimed hydrographer, a scientist and inventor, a publicist, and a government adviser, among many other roles.Popham's career was literally as well as figuratively amphibious. So was his personality. Popham's well-known past as an illicit private trader, as well as his notorious lack of scruples, marred his reputation. People meeting him for the first time did not know what to make of him: 'He seems a pleasant man, but a dasher.' He fully understood the importance of communication and is best known for inventing a signal code that the Royal Navy used for decades. When he died, he left reams of correspondence behind him. But he also understood that words could either obfuscate or illuminate the truth, and his genius for twisting the facts to suit his own purposes made him an unreliable narrator. Many contemporaries distrusted and loathed him; after his court martial in 1807 for attacking Buenos Aires without orders (he escaped with a reprimand), many of his naval peers refused outright to serve with him again. And yet, even his greatest critics could not deny his abilities. One of his fellow naval captains wrote what could have been his epitaph: 'He is an extraordinary man, and would have been a great man, had he been honest.'Quicksilver Captain paints a portrait of an ambitious man who built a career based on secrets and shadows. Popham's direct line to important patrons like William Pitt and Henry Dundas allowed him to play a role far beyond that of an ordinary post-captain. His ideas for using Britain's naval might for imperial defense and expanding British trade, as well as his knowledge of combined operations, made him the politicians' go-to expert. They wanted results, no matter what the cost, and Popham's willingness to play dirty - using bribery, threats, and experimental weaponry - appealed to them. In return, they protected him from his many foes, although in the end, they could not save him from his worst enemy - himself.

King George's Army: British Regiments and the Men who Led Them 1793-1815 will contain five volumes, with coverage given to army administration and cavalry regiments (Volume 1), infantry regiments (Volumes 2, 3 and 4), and ordnance (Volume 5). It is the natural extension to the web series of the same name by the same author which existed on The Napoleon Series from 2009 until 2019, but greatly expanded to include substantially more biographical information as well as biographies of leading political figures concerned with the administration of the army as well as commanders in chief of all major commands.Volume 2 covers in great detail the Foot Guards and 1st to 30th Regiments of Foot within the army of King George the Third for the period of the Great War with France; and the men who commanded them. Regimental data provided includes shortform regimental lineages, service locations and dispositions for the era, battle honors won, tables of authorized establishments, demographics of the field officer cohorts and of the men, even sources of recruits from the militia. But the book is essentially concerned with the field officers, the lieutenant colonels and majors commanded the regiments, and Volume 2 alone contains over 1,000 mini-biographies of men who exercised such command, including their dates of birth and death, parentage, education, career (including political), awards and honors, and places of residence. Volumes 3 to 5 will extend the coverage to ultimately record over 4,500 biographies across more than 200 regiments.These biographies will show the regimental system in action, officers routinely transferring between regiments for advancement or opportunity, captains who were also (brevet) colonels, many who retired early, some who stayed the distance to become major generals and beyond. Where it has been possible to accurately ascertain, advancement by purchase, exchange or promotion has also been noted.Readers with military ancestors will no doubt find much of interest within, and the author hopes that the work will allow readers to break down a few 'brick walls'; either through connecting to the officers recorded, or through an understanding of the movements of the regiments around the world, or from the volunteering patterns of the militia regiments into the regular army.Encyclopedic in scope, and aimed to be a lasting source of reference material for the British army that fought the French Revolution and Napoleon between 1793 and 1815, King George's Army: British Regiments and the Men who Led Them will hopefully be a necessary addition to every military and family history library for years to come.

A fascinating eyewitness account of some of the lesser-known episodes in World War Two, written by an Indian Army officer turned RAF pilot. Full of self-deprecating humour, Dunford Wood's war diaries record adventure, boredom, terror, love and more. Accompanied by photographs and maps, his adventures began on the North-West Frontier of British India in early 1939 and continued through operations in Iraq, Burma, China, Holland and Germany. Over this period he piloted over 100 aircraft types, including Audaxes, Lysanders, Hurricanes and Spitfires. He was one of 39 pupil pilots who fought at Habbaniya in May 1941; he was shot down by friendly fire in Burma in 1942; he flew the last Hurricane out in the face of the marauding Japanese, before returning to Burma as part of the Arakan campaign in 1943; and he flew Spitfires in support of the Allied crossing of the Rhine in 1945. Of 60 Indian Army officers who originally volunteered to transfer to the RAF when war broke out, he was one of just two survivors. It's an incredible tale.

How Forward Air Controllers and Close Air Support fundamentally changed the American war machine in the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.

U 15 – das erste OpferDer Journalist Knud Jakobsen hat für das Sea War Museum in Thyborøn, Dänemark, ein neues Buch über U-Boote aus dem Ersten Weltkrieg herausgebracht. Es trägt den Titel „U 15 – das erste Opfer“ und enthält insgesamt sechs Berichte aus dem Seekrieg 1914 – 1918. U 15 war das erste U-Boot der Geschichte, das durch eine Kriegshandlung versenkt wurde. Der Krieg war erst 4 Tage alt, am 8. August 1914, als das Schicksal zuschlug.Es gab keine Überlebenden und die genaueren Vorkommnisse wurden erst geklärt, als das Sea War Museum Jutland das Wrack des U-Bootes im Jahr 1021 im nördlichen Teil der Nordsee fand. Dies alles können Sie im Buch lesen und zum ersten Mal auch ein Bild des U-Boot-Kommandanten Richard Pohle zu sehen bekommen.Knud Jakobsen ist es gelungen einen 86-jährigen Neffen in Schweden zu finden. Das Buch enthält auch den einzigartigen Bericht über die letzte Reise des dänischen Dampfschiffs „Indien“ im Jahre 1918. Das Schiff wurde im Atlantik von einem deutschen U-Boot versenkt und die 38 Seeleute an Bord wurden sich selbst überlassen. Im Beiboot Nummer 2 überlebten neun Männer, weil der 2.Offizier Hans, Christian Tversted, Erfahrungen im Umgang mit dem kleinen Boot hatte. Neben den anderen Berichten muss insbesondere die Geschichte des Dampfschiffs Frode erwähnt werden. Bevor das dänische Schiff westlich von Irland von einem deutschen U-Boot versenkt wurde, gab sich einer der „dänischen“ Seeleute als Deutscher zu erkennen und wurde mit offenen Armen auf dem U-Boot empfangen.Außerdem gibt es die Geschichte von Ernst August Krüger, der eines der vielen Opfer der Skagerrakschlacht war, sowie die Geschichte eines Fischerkapitäns aus Esbjerg und seiner Begegnung mit einem deutschen Flieger und schließlich die Geschichte des dänischen Schiffskochs, der an Bord zurückgelassen wurde, als sein Schiff von einem U-Boot versenkt wurde und anschließend vom deutschen U-Boot gerettet wurde. Das Buch ist das perfekte Weihnachtsgeschenk für alle, die sich für das Leben auf See interessieren. Es ist sowohl auf Dänisch als auch auf Deutsch erschienen und ist in Deutschland bei Berliner Zinnfiguren erhältlich. Frühere Bücher derselben Reihe sind ”U 20 - Ein U-Boot änderte den Lauf der Geschichte” (2021) und”U 55 - Berühmt und berüchtigt” (2022), die auch beide bei Berliner Zinnfiguren erhältlich sind.

U 15 – det første offer Journalist Knud Jakobsen har for Sea War Museum skrevet en ny bog i serien om ubåde fra Første Verdenskrig. Den nye bog hedder ”U 15 – det første offer”, og indeholder i alt seks beretninger fra søkrigen 1914-1918.U 15 var den første ubåd i historien, der blev sænket ved en krigshandling, hvilket skete allerede den 8. august 1914. Der var ingen overlevende, og nøjagtigt hvad der skete, blev først opklaret, da Sea War Museum Jutland i 2021 fandt ubådens vrag i den nordlige del af Nordsøen. Det kan man læse om i bogen, og her kan man for første gang også se et billede af ubådens kommandant, der hed Richard Pohle- Knud Jakobsen fandt hans 86-årige nevø, der bor i Färentuna i Sverige. Bogen indeholder også den fantastiske beretning dampskibet Indiens sidste rejse i 1918. Skibet blev sænket af en ubåd i Atlanten, og 29 søfolk omkom. Kun de ni mand i båd nummer 2 ført af styrmand Hans Christian Tversted fra Skagen overlevede, fordi han kunne sejle en lille båd. Blandt de øvrige beretninger skal især nævnes historien om dampskibet Frode, som vest for Irland blev sænket af en tysk ubåd, hvorefter det viste sig, at det danske skib havde en tyske sømand om bord. Han hoppede af og blev modtaget med åbne arme i ubåden. Der er også beretningen om Ernst August Krüger, der var et af de mange ofre i Jyllandsslaget, samt historien om en fiskeskipper fra Esbjerg og hans møde med en tyske flyver, og endelig historien om den danske skibskok, der blev efterladt om bord, da hans skib blev sænket af en ubåd, hvorefter han blev reddet af den tyske ubåd. Bogen er den perfekte julegave til alle med interesse for livet til søs. Den fås både på dansk og tysk og kan købes på Sea War Museum samt i boghandelen fra 15. november.

The Tomahawk Warriors, a crew of nine who perished in a 1944 B-17 Flying Fortress crash in England, was a mystery of WWII until explained in this book. It would have lain in partial obscurity if it were not for the author's initial involuntary involvement. As a child, he witnessed what would become a dogged determination in his lifetime later to tell this story. As the faint light of dawn was breaking the morning of August 12, 1944, a crippled American B-17 bomber flew perilously close over the roof of the author's house in Southern England. Around 30 seconds later, it crashed and exploded. In 2016, the author, David E. Huntley, after almost a lifetime, came across the story of the crew known as the 'Tomahawk Warriors' and recognized it as the accident he had witnessed as a child.He started his own research and began asking himself many questions about the disaster. How did this plane crash and why, particularly in that location? For what reason was the plane misnamed 'The Tomahawk Warrior' through all those years? What strange circumstance led the author to come into possession of the navigator's diary that no one knew even existed? Why did one airman not take his place on board that day and become a part of the 'missing airman' legend?Despite the coincidence that the plane of the 'Tomahawk Warriors' and the plane of Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. crashed on the same day; Huntley revealed a further significant link between them. This incident adds a further little-known aspect about the Kennedy's in American history.Based on Declassified Secret Operational Records, analysis of other official and unofficial records, the author's personal observations on the day of the accident, and his pursuit of other facts, those mysteries became fully resolved. This story provides a distinct understanding of the immense courage those young 20 to 26-year-old American airmen displayed. Mission after mission, they climbed aboard their craft and carried out their respective duties at 28,000 ft in sub-zero temperatures, hoping their electric-heated protective clothing would not short out during the 9 to 10-hour flight. They prayed that flak and enemy fighters would give them that 70 percent chance of getting back home.The book offers vivid descriptions of those who got shot down, baled out, and died or got captured to spend the rest of the war as POWs.The narrative places its emphasis on the lives of the heroes who served in WWII and their loved ones who have grown up in their shadows. He obtained a posthumous honor to the deceased crew, as well as a Permanent Commemorative Marker, and brought relief and closure to the descendants' relatives. This is not a post-mortem of wartime machinery, but a window into the lives of some heroes who sacrificed themselves for a cause, as well as a personal insight into the familial relationships with their loved ones at home.

Baron Manfred von Richthofen, Germany's renowned First World War flying ace, was known as 'The Red Knight' or more the war as 'The Red Baron' due to the colour of his Albatros aeroplane. He was attributed with eighty 'kills' before losing his life inaction in 1918.Written by a remarkable war correspondent, Floyd Gibbons, shortly after the cessation of hostilities, The Red Knight is a fascinating insight into the life of this most ruthless and talented war pilot. Gibbons had access to extensive first-hand sources including personal letters from von Richthofen to his mother. He also interviewed airmen who had survived aerial combat with the uncompromising von Richthofen, who wrote before his death, 'I have not found a happier hunting ground than the Battle of The Somme'.He is widely hailed as the 'greatest fighter pilot who has ever lived' - Lord Ashcroft KCMG PC