Panting For Glory

Author : Richard Bruce Winders
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 1623494176
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Panting For Glory written by Richard Bruce Winders and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2016-05-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with percussion rifles when most other US soldiers still carried flintlock muskets, the “Mississippi Rifles” served in the war against Mexico that followed the annexation of Texas in 1845. In Panting for Glory: The Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican War, Richard Bruce Winders skillfully uncovers the contrasting wartime experiences of two regiments, the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles. The 1st Mississippi Rifles were lauded for their service and remain a familiar part of the history of the Mexican War. Under the leadership of Col. Jefferson Davis—later the President of the Confederate States of America—the 1st enjoyed significant victories at the Battle of Buena Vista and the Battle of Monterey. The 2nd Mississippi Rifles, by contrast, saw little action and returned home overlooked and largely forgotten. Panting for Glory compares these regiments to show that the contours of history were sometimes arbitrary and that military historians, in their analysis of failure, should take into account a wide range of factors that influence outcomes, not merely records of wins and losses. As Winders concludes, “the 1st and 2nd Mississippi Rifles . . . offer the perfect opportunity to examine two sides of war: glory gained and glory denied.”

Author : William CRAWFORD (Minister of the Gospel at Wilton, Roxburghshire.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dying Thoughts ... [With an address to the reader by A. Colden and others.] The third edition written by William CRAWFORD (Minister of the Gospel at Wilton, Roxburghshire.) and published by . This book was released on 1756 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sonya Hale
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1474232477
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Glory Whispers & The Monkey written by Sonya Hale and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two plays - the winners of Synergy Theatre Project's Prison Writing Competition - tell the tense but often funny stories of drug users and the stress their habits place on their relationships. In Glory Whispers, we see Mina visited by Glory after many years away. Hopeful of seeing Glory's little boy, Mina overlooks Glory's drinking and possible drug use. But when Mina's boyfriend Jonno returns unexpectedly, the troubles and pressures of their relationships see the illusion fall away. The Monkey sees Terry on a rampage trying to reclaim the £500 his friend Alan (aka 'Thick-Al') owes him. Terry's unpredictability, the result of an accident many years before, drives the piece in dark, violent but often hilarious and unexpected ways. These plays were published to coincided with a 2017 production at Theatre503, London, by Synergy Theatre Company.

Author : Robert Walsh
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 654 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Museum of Foreign Literature and Science written by Robert Walsh and published by . This book was released on 1830 with total page 654 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Hamilton Drummond
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Battle of Trafalgar written by William Hamilton Drummond and published by . This book was released on 1806 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Wesley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 444 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Christian Library written by John Wesley and published by . This book was released on 1820 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Festus Sama-Ambe
Publisher : Spears Media Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Anniversary written by Festus Sama-Ambe and published by Spears Media Press. This book was released on 2023-12-20 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Anniversary is a thought-provoking play that mirrors the socio-political challenges faced by many Africans, particularly in Cameroon. The narrative unravels the nonchalance of a dictatorial regime to the suffering of its people and the eventual uprising against the long-standing oppressive leadership. The play highlights the theme of unity, the role of women, and people’s power as critical elements in fighting against oppressive systems. It draws parallels with the political landscape in Cameroon, offering a prophetic reflection on the enduring nature of such regimes and the need to flush them out in order for the people to be truly free.

Author : Richard Bruce Winders
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781585441624
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mr. Polk's Army written by Richard Bruce Winders and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on numerous diaries, journals, and reminiscences, Richard Bruce Winders presents the daily life of soldiers at war; links the army to the society that produced it; shares his impressions of the soldiers he "met" along the way; and concludes that American participants in the Mexican War shared a common experience, no matter their rank or place of service. Taking a "new" military history approach, Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War examines the cultural, social, and political aspects of the regular and volunteer forces that made up the army of 1846-48, presents the organizational framework of the army, and introduces the different styles of leadership exhibited by Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

Author : Mary Baskin
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Into Smooth Waters written by Mary Baskin and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Total Pages : 1472 pages
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Download or read book A Dictionary of the English Language: in Wich the Words are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers ... By Samuel Johnson. In Two Volumes. Vol. 1. [-2.] written by and published by . This book was released on 1777 with total page 1472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: