John Sweetman: 7 books

Book cover of Raglan
by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2010

All too many historians have dismissed FitzRoy James Henry Somerset, first Baron Raglan, as at best, an indifferent and, at worst, an incompetent on the basis of his association with the infamous Charge of the Light Brigade. Yet as this long overdue biography of a pivotal military figure of...
Book cover of Cavalry of the Clouds

Cavalry of the Clouds

Air War over Europe 1914–1918

by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011

In 1917, David Lloyd George declared that airmen were "the cavalry of the clouds . . . the knighthood of this war." This romantic image was fostered post-war by writers of adventure stories and the stunts of Hollywood filmmakers, and yet it was far from the harsh reality of life of an airman....
Book cover of The Artist and the Bridge
by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019

First published in 1999, this book explores how, from the stone bridges of neoclassicism which soar out of wild woods to span pastoral valleys to the post-1750 engineer’s bridge with its links to the more industrial landscape, the bridge was a popular feature in painting throughout the period 1700-1920....
Book cover of Balaclava 1854

Balaclava 1854

The Charge of the Light Brigade

by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2012

The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts;...
Book cover of The Crimean War

The Crimean War

1854–1856

by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2014

This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalised in film: in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred'. It relates...
Book cover of Crimean War
by John Sweetman
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2014

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Book cover of Dambusters
by Sweetman, John
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009

Published for the first time in digital format, André Deutsch’s ‘A World at War’ series presents a collection of authoritative and concise military histories written by some of the world’s most respected military and social historians. We launch with a series of 12 titles on the First and Second...
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