Forgotten Decisive Victories

Author : Richard V. Barbuto
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781545394519
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Decisive Victories written by Richard V. Barbuto and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-04-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by the faculty of the Department of Military History, US Army Command and General Staff College, this anthology is a collection of essays on forgotten decisive battles in history, each of which examines a battle that, in its time, altered the strategic balance between the belligerents in a lasting way. Although many of the battles described herein are less well known today even among scholars, their impact on the lives of the people, armies, and states involved ranged from significant (the Somme) to existential (Pusan Perimeter). The factors influencing the sequence & outcome of each battle are of course unique to each circumstance. It is applicable equally to the military professional, the interested layman, and the student of humanity. All seek better to understand the drivers of human conflict. The study of such conflicts from a wide swath of human history offers the best way to understand those drivers of conflict and thus offers us a chance to mitigate their influence on our world.

Author : Richard V. Barbuto
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781940804385
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Forgotten Decisive Victories written by Richard V. Barbuto and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ripley Hitchcock
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780265582107
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisive Battles of America (Classic Reprint) written by Ripley Hitchcock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Decisive Battles of America The battle on the Plains Of Abraham, which ended French rule on this continent, was fought by Englishmen with only slight American aid, but its consequences to Amer icans were assuredly momentous. As compared with Gettysburg, or Sedan, or Mukden, Bunker Hill was a mere skirmish, yet its fame is well founded, for it was the first formal stand against the British by an organized American soldiery, and in this and in the fact Of American initiative in seizing and fortifying Breed's Hill, it differed from the hasty gathering Of patriots at Lexington and from the brief conflict at Concord Bridge. In the light Of modern experience, again, the naval battles Of Lake Erie and Lake Champlain seem small engagements, but the one safe guarded Our northern frontier and the other repelled an invasion aimed at the very Vitals Of our country. On the other hand, the dramatic battle Of New Orleans, fought after peace was made, would have had but Slight political consequences had the outcome been different. AS to the war with Mexico, a certain chastening Of the American conscience has perhaps led us to forget the extraordinary gallantry Of a volunteer as well as a regular soldiery in a foreign country, repeatedly pitted against great Odds. The story Of the more significant battles in those campaigns is entitled to better acquaintance, and Taylor's final victory on the north and the series Of des perate attacks by which Scott reached the heart of Mexico are therefore set forth in some detail. 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 : Thomas W. Knox
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781331982715
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisive Battles Since Waterloo written by Thomas W. Knox and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Decisive Battles Since Waterloo: The Most Important Military Events In 1852 Professor (afterwards Sir Edward) Creasy published a book, which is well described by its title, "The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World, from Marathon to Waterloo." Professor Creasy's work has passed through many editions, and has long since become a standard authority among historical students. In the belief that the decisive battles since Waterloo are worthy of record in a similar form, the author has ventured to prepare the volume, of which these lines are the preface. Creasy justly says: "It is probable, indeed, that no two historical inquirers would entirely agree in their lists of the decisive battles of the world," and it is of course still less likely that any unanimity of opinion could be found among historical students of the present day in the selection of the decisive battles since 1815. There is a wide difference of opinion concerning the battles which assured English supremacy in India; the battles which decided the result of the civil war in America; and concerning those which have repeatedly changed the political map of the valley of the Danube and the regions contiguous to it. Several of the twenty-five battles which are described in this volume could hardly be included if the list were subjected to the crucial test of Hallam in his comments upon the victory of Charles Martel, between Tours and Poictiers, over the Saracens. In speaking of that battle Hallam says: "It may justly be reckoned among those few battles of which a contrary event would have essentially varied the drama of the world in all its subsequent scenes." 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 : Hanson Baldwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Battles Lost and Won Great Campaigns of World War II written by Hanson Baldwin and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Cathal Nolan
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199874654
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Allure of Battle written by Cathal Nolan and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-02 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History has tended to measure war's winners and losers in terms of its major engagements, battles in which the result was so clear-cut that they could be considered "decisive." Cannae, Konigsberg, Austerlitz, Midway, Agincourt-all resonate in the literature of war and in our imaginations as tide-turning. But these legendary battles may or may not have determined the final outcome of the wars in which they were fought. Nor has the "genius" of the so-called Great Captains - from Alexander the Great to Frederick the Great and Napoleon - play a major role. Wars are decided in other ways. Cathal J. Nolan's The Allure of Battle systematically and engrossingly examines the great battles, tracing what he calls "short-war thinking," the hope that victory might be swift and wars brief. As he proves persuasively, however, such has almost never been the case. Even the major engagements have mainly contributed to victory or defeat by accelerating the erosion of the other side's defences. Massive conflicts, the so-called "people's wars," beginning with Napoleon and continuing until 1945, have consisted of and been determined by prolonged stalemate and attrition, industrial wars in which the determining factor has been not military but matériel. Nolan's masterful book places battles squarely and mercilessly within the context of the wider conflict in which they took place. In the process it help corrects a distorted view of battle's role in war, replacing popular images of the "battles of annihilation" with somber appreciation of the commitments and human sacrifices made throughout centuries of war particularly among the Great Powers. Accessible, provocative, exhaustive, and illuminating, The Allure of Battle will spark fresh debate about the history and conduct of warfare.

Author : Wayne E. Lee
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190920645
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Other Face of Battle written by Wayne E. Lee and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking its title from The Face of Battle, John Keegan's canonical book on the nature of warfare, The Other Face of Battle illuminates the American experience of fighting in "irregular" and "intercultural" wars over the centuries. Sometimes known as "forgotten" wars, in part because they lackedtriumphant clarity, they are the focus of the book. David Preston, David Silbey, and Anthony Carlson focus on, respectively, the Battle of Monongahela (1755), the Battle of Manila (1898), and the Battle of Makuan, Afghanistan (2020) - conflicts in which American soldiers were forced to engage in"irregular" warfare, confronting an enemy entirely alien to them. This enemy rejected the Western conventions of warfare and defined success and failure - victory and defeat - in entirely different ways. Symmetry of any kind is lost. Here was not ennobling engagement but atrocity, unanticipatedinsurgencies, and strategic stalemate.War is always hell. These wars, however, profoundly undermined any sense of purpose or proportion. Nightmarish and existentially bewildering, they nonetheless characterize how Americans have experienced combat and what its effects have been. They are therefore worth comparing for what they hold incommon as well as what they reveal about our attitude toward war itself. The Other Face of Battle reminds us that "irregular" or "asymmetrical" warfare is now not the exception but the rule. Understanding its roots seems more crucial than ever.

Author : Paul K. Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195143669
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Decisive Battles written by Paul K. Davis and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Surveys the one hundred most decisive battles in world history from the Battle of Megiddo in 1469 B.C. to Desert Storm, 1991.

Author : Daniel P. Bolger
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0544370481
Total Pages : 565 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Why We Lost written by Daniel P. Bolger and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2014 with total page 565 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-ranking general's gripping insider account of the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and how it all went wrong. Over a thirty-five-year career, Daniel Bolger rose through the army infantry to become a three-star general, commanding in both theaters of the U.S. campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. He participated in meetings with top-level military and civilian players, where strategy was made and managed. At the same time, he regularly carried a rifle alongside rank-and-file soldiers in combat actions, unusual for a general. Now, as a witness to all levels of military command, Bolger offers a unique assessment of these wars, from 9/11 to the final withdrawal from the region. Writing with hard-won experience and unflinching honesty, Bolger makes the firm case that in Iraq and in Afghanistan, we lost -- but we didn't have to. Intelligence was garbled. Key decision makers were blinded by spreadsheets or theories. And, at the root of our failure, we never really understood our enemy. Why We Lost is a timely, forceful, and compulsively readable account of these wars from a fresh and authoritative perspective.

Author : Jaywant Joglekar
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1847283020
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Decisive Battles India Lost (326 B. C. to 1803 A. D.) written by Jaywant Joglekar and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is on military history of India. This is an aspect of Indian history that has received scanty attention. The political, social, and cultural aspects of Indian history have been more than adequately dealt with by eminent Indian and western scholars. This deficiency is largely responsible for the lack of insight in the real life of India and has produced distorted judgments about things Indian. Those who want to have correct perspective of Indian history must learn the military aspect of Indian history. In this book the following six battles have been described and analyzed 1. The battle of Jhelum. 2. The battle of Tarori. 3. The battle of Kanwa. 4. The battle of Rakshas-Tagadi. 5. The battle of Panipat. 6. The battle of Assaye. The conclusion is that if India wants to remain free and not become a satellite of a bigger power, it must build an indigenously superior weapon-system. Borrowed knowledge and weapons may help overcome temporary deficiency, but it is not a permanent solution.