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The War in the Peninsula and Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos

By: Lieutenant Robert Knowles,Captain James MacCarthy

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The War in the Peninsula and Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos

By: Lieutenant Robert Knowles,Captain James MacCarthy

Lieutenant Knowles served in the 7th (Royal) Fusiliers 1811-1813, seeing action in several battles, being wounded at the storming of Badajoz and at the battle of Salamanca. He was killed at Roncesvalles on 25 July 1813 during the Battle of the Pyrenees. By combining the overall picture as painted by Lt Knowles with the specific, bloody narrative of the storming of the Castle by Captain MacCarthy in one volume, this work is not only fantastic value for money but also offers the discerning reader a whole new perspective on the campaign. What did these two men – of different temperaments – make of events? Wellington had watched helplessly at Badajos as the flower of his army was smashed against the ramparts of Badajos: the 4th and Light Divisions attacked no less than 40 times. When they finally succeeded, an orgy of rape, pillage and destruction followed that even the Iron Duke could not quell. What did both men have to say about this? Both of these rare classics are essential reading for students of the period.

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213

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The History Press

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0750980117

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9780750980111

Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 2

By: Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. Crawford

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Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 2

By: Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. Crawford

Volume 2 of 2. An excellent research tool which lists 6586 former IMS personnel, giving details of their services, honours and awards, campaign medal entitlements, etc. This very large book also contains interesting information concerning Indian Medical Colleges and places of instruction. A primary source, by the same author who wrote the preceding entry, containing a huge amount of biographical detail which could be obtained from other sources only with great difficulty.

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417

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Andrews UK Limited

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1781502315

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9781781502310

Sir Frederick Sykes and the Air Revolution 1912-1918

By: Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Ash

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Sir Frederick Sykes and the Air Revolution 1912-1918

By: Lieutenant-Colonel Eric Ash

This is a long-overdue study of Sir Frederick H. Sykes, Chief of the Air Staff of Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) during the First World War. Historians, for the most part, have either overlooked Sykes or misinterpreted him, leaving a gap in the story of British flying. Contrary to previous images of Sykes, we now see that he was not a secretive intriguer or a tangential subject in RAF history. Rather, he played a fundamental part in organizing and leading British aviation from 1912 to the end of 1918. He provided organization, visionary guidance and efficient administrative control for the fledgling service that tried to survive infancy in the heat of battle.

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306

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Routledge

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1136315233

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9781136315237

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The War in the Peninsula and Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos

The War in the Peninsula and Recollections of the Storming of the Castle of Badajos

Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 2

Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930 - Volume 2

Sir Frederick Sykes and the Air Revolution 1912-1918

Sir Frederick Sykes and the Air Revolution 1912-1918

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