Leading American Soldiers
Author | : Robert Matteson Johnston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Robert Matteson Johnston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert K. Wright |
Publisher | : Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, United States Army |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
A narrative analysis of the complex evolution of the Continental Army, with the lineages of the 177 individual units that comprised the Army, and fourteen charts depicting regimental organization.
Author | : Joseph Plumb Martin |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 198 |
Release | : 2022-11-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Joseph Plumb Martin (1760 – 1850) was a soldier in the Continental Army and Connecticut Militia during the American Revolutionary War, holding the rank of private for most of the war. His published narrative of his experiences has become a valuable resource for historians in understanding the conditions of a common soldier of that era, as well as the battles in which Martin participated. "My intention is to give a succinct account of some of my adventures, dangers and sufferings during my several campaigns in the revolutionary army." Contents: Campaign of 1776. Campaign of 1777. Campaign of 1778. Campaign of 1779. Campaign of 1780. Campaign of 1781. Campaign of 1782. Campaign of 1783.
Author | : Mark Edward Lender |
Publisher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 625 |
Release | : 2016-04-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0806155132 |
Historians have long considered the Battle of Monmouth one of the most complicated engagements of the American Revolution. Fought on Sunday, June 28, 1778, Monmouth was critical to the success of the Revolution. It also marked a decisive turning point in the military career of George Washington. Without the victory at Monmouth Courthouse, Washington's critics might well have marshaled the political strength to replace him as the American commander-in-chief. Authors Mark Edward Lender and Garry Wheeler Stone argue that in political terms, the Battle of Monmouth constituted a pivotal moment in the War for Independence. Viewing the political and military aspects of the campaign as inextricably entwined, this book offers a fresh perspective on Washington’s role in it. Drawing on a wide range of historical sources—many never before used, including archaeological evidence—Lender and Stone disentangle the true story of Monmouth and provide the most complete and accurate account of the battle, including both American and British perspectives. In the course of their account it becomes evident that criticism of Washington’s performance in command was considerably broader and deeper than previously acknowledged. In light of long-standing practical and ideological questions about his vision for the Continental Army and his ability to win the war, the outcome at Monmouth—a hard-fought tactical draw—was politically insufficient for Washington. Lender and Stone show how the general’s partisans, determined that the battle for public opinion would be won in his favor, engineered a propaganda victory for their chief that involved the spectacular court-martial of Major General Charles Lee, the second-ranking officer of the Continental Army. Replete with poignant anecdotes, folkloric incidents, and stories of heroism and combat brutality; filled with behind-the-scenes action and intrigue; and teeming with characters from all walks of life, Fatal Sunday gives us the definitive view of the fateful Battle of Monmouth.
Author | : Jack Kelly |
Publisher | : St. Martin's Press |
Total Pages | : 307 |
Release | : 2014-09-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1137474564 |
Band of Giants brings to life the founders who fought for our independence in the Revolutionary War. Jefferson, Adams, and Franklin are known to all; men like Morgan, Greene, and Wayne are less familiar. Yet the dreams of the politicians and theorists only became real because fighting men were willing to take on the grim, risky, brutal work of war. We know Fort Knox, but what about Henry Knox, the burly Boston bookseller who took over the American artillery at the age of 25? Eighteen counties in the United States commemorate Richard Montgomery, but do we know that this revered martyr launched a full-scale invasion of Canada? The soldiers of the American Revolution were a diverse lot: merchants and mechanics, farmers and fishermen, paragons and drunkards. Most were ardent amateurs. Even George Washington, assigned to take over the army around Boston in 1775, consulted books on military tactics. Here, Jack Kelly vividly captures the fraught condition of the war—the bitterly divided populace, the lack of supplies, the repeated setbacks on the battlefield, and the appalling physical hardships. That these inexperienced warriors could take on and defeat the superpower of the day was one of the remarkable feats in world history.
Author | : R. M. (Robert Matteson) Johnston |
Publisher | : Hardpress Publishing |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2012-08 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781290923392 |
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Author | : R. M.. Johnston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 1917 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780722292402 |
Author | : Robert Matteson 1867-1920 Johnston |
Publisher | : Wentworth Press |
Total Pages | : 410 |
Release | : 2016-08-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781374178991 |
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Author | : R. M. Johnston |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 418 |
Release | : 2016-06-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781332604616 |
Excerpt from Leading American Soldiers The study of history leaves many students firmly per suaded that although war in excess, war as a habit, is brutalizing and degrading, the occasional war that has a right cause behind it, a struggle for religion, for principle, for national existence, marks the healthy and vital stage in a people's development, While the long periods of peace are invariably attended by materialism and moral loss And is not materialism at the present day more closely associated with the outcry against war than is generally realized materialism now busy constructing a new civilization, but that will later turn to the mere enjoyment of it? There is doubt less an exaggeration in the indifference to death displayed by so many Asiatics; is it not possible, however, that there is some excess of materialism in our present extreme fear of it? The battle-field takes life, it is true, but it does not take that which otherwise we would retain. The hour is advanced, and that - why hesitate to say it - is often best. Would it not have been better to have stood among our soldiers on the banks of the Rappahannock furiously cheering our great Opponent Stonewall Jackson as he inspected his pickets on the further side, than to have lived twenty years longer to mingle with football mobs hurrahing at the disablement of a successful adversary? Or to have followed Sherman to the sea among waves of uplifted slave faces fondly dreaming liberty and righteousness had come, rather than Spend a lengthened life in the lucrative but dubious routine of mer cantile affairs? Which is the better part? 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 | : Robert Matteson Johnston |
Publisher | : Palala Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2016-04-23 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781354385166 |
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