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The Speedicut Papers Book 5 (1871–1879)
Suffering Bertie
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
As the subtitle implies, Book 5 of The Speedicut Papers is largely concerned with Speedicuts unsought role as a part-time courtier to Prince Albert Edward, The Prince of Wales, whilst at the same time he tries to track down the traitor in the British establishment. Along the way he witnesses the battle...
The Speedicut Papers Book 4 (1865–1871)
Where Eagles Dare
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2018
Two main storylines run through Book 4 of The Speedicut Papers: Speedicuts quest to identify the traitor within the British establishment, who has already occasioned him considerable personal problems, and his involuntary and often disastrous involvement in the geopolitical affairs of the Emperors...
by Ed Gilbert, Catherine Gilbert
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2015
The American Revolution was a decisive conflict, which saw the birth of a new nation. Continental Army regulars fought in massive and famous battles from New England to Virginia, but in the South a different kind of warfare was afoot. Local militia, sometimes stiffened by a small core of the Continental...
Guilford Courthouse 1781
Lord Cornwallis's Ruinous Victory
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2013
By the Spring of 1781, the American Revolutionary War had dragged on for almost six years and the outcome still hung in the balance. When the British commander Lord Cornwallis launched his invasion of North Carolina in early 1781, his objective was to destroy General Nathaniel Greene's American army....
by Betty Bolte
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2016
"The story centers on second chances at love and the role of compromise in relationships." ~Amazon Reviewer
Love Blossoms Where Flames Rampaged in the Revolutionary War Romance, EVELYN'S PROMISE by Betty Bolte
Charleston, South Carolina, 1782-1783
Determined to make her own...
Les Grands Navigateurs du XVIIIe siècle – suivi d'annexes
Nouvelle édition 2019
Language: French
Release Date: February 13, 2019
Nouvelle édition 2019 sans DRM de Les grands navigateurs du XVIIIe siècle de Jules Verne augmentée d'annexes (Biographie).
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by Robert Wernick
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Here is the surprising story of Swiss hero William Tell. With one shot of his bow, writes New York Times bestselling author Robert Wernick in this essay, Tell started the centuries-long series of events that turned a few, isolated settlements of poor, backward, medieval mountaineers into the proud and prosperous modern nation of Switzerland.
The Hunt after Jeanne-Antoinette de Pompadour
Patronage, Politics, Art, and the French Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
This book recasts the import of Mme de Pompadour as a political and artistic patron at the court of Versailles in mid-eighteenth centery France. Pompadour's visual record is lush and the memoirs, diaries, correspondence, and political records are fecund examples of the weight she carried. In them...
Rescuing the Revolution
Unsung Patriot Heroes of the Revolution and the Ten Crucial Days of Americas War for Independence
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
The victories achieved by the American cause during the events from December 25, 1776 to January 3, 1777 in the war for independence from Great Britain were the product of bold and imaginative leadership on the part of George Washington and his fellow generals, miscalculation by the enemy, and the...
The Wars of the Barbary Pirates
To the shores of Tripoli: the rise of the US Navy and Marines
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014
The wars against the Barbary pirates not only signaled the determination of the United States to throw off its tributary status, liberate its citizens from slavery in North Africa, and reassert its right to trade freely upon the seas: they enabled America to regain its sense of national dignity. The...
by Carl Franklin
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2013
Based on contemporary records and paintings, this book identifies each cavalry and infantry regiment and illustrates changes in uniforms, their facing colors and the nature and shape of lace worn by officers, NCOs and private soldiers from 1751 to 1783. Regiments that served in the American War of...
Frederick the Great's Army (3)
Specialist Troops
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
Frederick the Great was not renowned as a great artillery enthusiast, however he did recognise the importance of artillery and greatly expanded the arm. Frederick was also aware of the value of strong fortifications as barriers against the manoeuvres of enemy armies, and as places of security for...
Frederick the Great’s Army (1)
Cavalry
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2012
The Prussian army of King Frederick II, 'the Great', became so renowned as a result of its campaigns, principally during the Seven Years' War, that it was regarded as a model for many of the other armies of Europe. In this first of two volumes exploring Frederick the Great's splendid army, Philip...
Ramillies 1706
Marlborough’s tactical masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2014
This is the story of one of the great battles which forged the reputation of the Duke of Marlborough as one of history's greatest captains. His tactical intuition on the field of Ramillies led to perhaps his finest battlefield performance and paved the way for a campaign that would see much of Flanders,...