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An Illustrated Companion to the First World War

History

Bruce, Anthony

Military

Michael, Joseph

Though the campaign in Palestine helped make that region the trouble spot it is today, this is the first account of it since 1928. It was a tough and fast-moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in harsh terrain and sometimes stupefying heat. Its highpoints -- T E Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's victory march through the streets of Jerusalem -- are well known, but there is much more that is equally gripping. Anthony Bruce has produced a comprehensive history using all the sources, including the experiences of those who took part.

The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War

John Murray Pubs Ltd

An Encyclopedia of Naval History

Provides both the structure &amp; details of the evolution of naval history over the last 5 centuries. With more than 1,000 carefully researched entries, the book includes: entries for major wars, including chronologies of naval engagements, as well as entries for smaller naval battles; histories of individual ships, &amp; the progression of warship technology from the 16th through the 20th cent., including design modifications of strategic significance, ship dimensions, &amp; weaponry; biographies of naval commanders such as Barbarossa, Horatio Nelson, Sir Francis Beaufort, Chuichi Nagumo, &amp; Hyman George Rickover, among many others; descriptions of the development of navies, naval org's., &amp; naval tactics; &amp; suggested further readings. 120+ illustrations.

Cogar, William

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An Encyclopedia of Naval History details the evolution of naval history over the last five centuries. International in scope with a focus on the United States and Britain, the book provides descriptions of every notable naval engagement from 1571 onward, meticulously documenting background, main events, participants, and outcomes. Over 1,000 entries cover major sea battles, principal commanders, histories of individual ships and the development of warship technology from the sixteenth through the twentieth centuries, weapons and strategies, and naval tactics and organizations.

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The East Wind

Glendambo Books

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A lie to comfort the dying: A novel

Glendambo Pub

The Gatekeeper of Lies : A Novel

Glendambo Publishing

A middle-aged couple, having just bought a large, brown-shingle house in Berkeley, California, immediately set off on a lengthy and memorable European trip. Business was the reason, but the pleasure for them was in making the "Grand Tour" of the Continent. As the year happened to be 1912, this was the last Grand Tour for the couple (and for everyone else): Europe and travel would be forever changed by the First World War.The middle-aged couple was the author's great-grandparents-"Nannie" and "Daddy." Their move to Berkeley in 1912 was a beginning, as subsequent generations have also called the university town home during the ensuing 100 years. To commemorate the centennial of the move, the events of 1912 are recounted here in Nannie and Daddy's own words through letters they wrote home from their travels, and illustrated with family photographs and vintage postcards.

Home to Berkeley in 1912: A Centennial Remembrance

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

George Anson, Baron Anson (1697-1762), circumnavigator and First Lord of the Admiralty, entered the Royal navy in 1712 and progressed rapidly, achieving his first command in 1722. He benefited from the patronage of his uncle Thomas Parker, later the Earl of Macclesfield, who served as Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor until his impeachment for fraud in 1725. Anson first saw action at the Battle of Cape Passaro (1718) under Admiral Sir George Byng but most of his early career was spent as captain of the station ship based at Charleston, South Carolina.In 1737 he was appointed captain of the 60-gun Centurion and sent on patrol to West Africa and the Caribbean. It was in this ship that he circumnavigated the globe (1740-1744) during the war with Spain. Ordered to attack the Pacific coast of Spanish South America, the expedition almost ended in disaster when half of Anson's squadron disappeared as it encountered 'huge deep, hollow seas' during the passage around Cape Horn. Despite further heavy losses, Anson was able to carry out a limited number of raids against coastal targets, but his capture of the Spanish treasure galleon Nuestra Señora de Covadonga off the Philippines was a real victory that secured his reputation (and wealth).On his return Anson, welcomed as a national hero, soon revealed his political ambitions: he joined the opposition Whigs, was elected MP for Hedon and appointed to the Admiralty Board. Although he entered the Board while still a captain, he secured rapid promotion to Rear-Admiral, Vice-Admiral and then Admiral of the Fleet. Anson returned to sea in command of the Western Squadron in 1746-1747 and his notable victory against the French at the Battle of Cape Finisterre was a rare example of a British naval success after seven years of war. Anson, who was then raised to the peerage, returned to the Admiralty Board, working with the Duke of Bedford as First Lord and with Lord Sandwich on a series of naval reforms, which included ending political interference in courts-martial, introducing compulsory retirement, innovations in ship design and the formation of the Royal Marines under Admiralty control.In 1751, Anson succeeded Lord Sandwich as First Lord of the Admiralty and served until his death in 1762 (except for one brief interruption in 1756-1757 following the loss of Minorca). The reform program continued, but his main priority on returning to office (and the Cabinet) in the Pitt-Newcastle coalition was the Seven Years War: its strategic direction, planning operations and preparing naval forces. Although he died shortly before the conflict ended, Pitt later said of Anson: 'to his wisdom, to his experience the nation owes the glorious success of the last war.' Horace Walpole inevitably took a more critical view: 'Lord Anson was reserved and proud, and so ignorant of the world, that Sir Charles Williams said he had been round it, but never in it.'Anson's earlier biographers have focused on the story of the circumnavigation, which has largely defined his reputation, as well as his victories at sea. However, other aspects of his career, particularly his roles as a naval reformer and wartime strategist, deserve to be given greater weight in reassessing his position as a leading figure in British naval history. As one commentator has pointed out, 'there is an increasing cultural valuation of administrative skills that allows an Anson to be remembered in the same arena with, but still distinctly from, a Nelson. Whereas Horatio Nelson is certainly the most well-known and enduring example of a naval hero, others followed different paths to success during their lifetimes.'

Anson: Royal Naval Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762 (From Reason to Revolution)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Helion and Company

This is the first full account of World War I in Palestine since the official history published in the 1920s. It was a tough and fast-moving campaign, fought against a formidable enemy in harsh terrain and sometimes stupefying heat. Its highpoints - T.E. Lawrence's capture of Aqaba with a charge of Arab horsemen, and Allenby's victory march through the walled city of Jerusalem with fighters overhead and volleys of machine-gun fire in the streets - are classic moments in the history of warfare, but there is more that is equally gripping; the battles of Gaza were among the most hard-fought, and the battle of Megiddo among the most brilliant and decisive victories of the entire war.;Hostilities began with the defence of the Suez Canal, Britain's jugular, against the Ottoman Turks and their German allies. The Allies' thrust into Palestine when Allenby took over from the less aggressive Murray, and Lawrence harnessing the irregular forces of Arab nationalism, were much needed victories. In contrast to the failures at Gallipoli and in Mesopotamia, or the inconclusive battles on the Western Front, Palestine's view of movement and dramatic success made an essential contribution to the Allied will to win. Anthony Bruce has produced a comprehensive military history of the campaign, drawing on the full range of sources including the experiences of those who took part.  "Bruce is not only a fine miltary historian but an engaging writer who makes the narrative seems as exciting as T E Lawrence's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom." Norman Stinchcombe. (Birmingham Evening Mail )  "Comprehensive and fascinating." The Middle East  "Bruce has a good eye for the telling detail, and ... his account is untainted by the grinding of axes." Gary Sheffield.Times Literary Supplement

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An Illustrated Companion to the First World War

The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War

An Encyclopedia of Naval History

An Encyclopedia of Naval History

The East Wind

A lie to comfort the dying: A novel

The Gatekeeper of Lies : A Novel

Home to Berkeley in 1912: A Centennial Remembrance

Anson: Royal Naval Commander and Statesman, 1697-1762 (From Reason to Revolution)

The Last Crusade: The Palestine Campaign in the First World War