ebook free download pdf!!!
Author : Charles Lee Lewis
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2016-11-11
ISBN 10 : 9781512803877
Pages : 296 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (83 downloads)
Download The Romantic Decatur PDF Format Full Free by Charles Lee Lewis and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2016-11-11 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Spencer Tucker
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2013-12-15
ISBN 10 : 9781612515106
Pages : 304 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (515 downloads)
Download Stephen Decatur PDF Format Full Free by Spencer Tucker and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-12-15 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brave, energetic, intensely patriotic, Stephen Decatur is America's first great naval hero after John Paul Jones. His short and dramatic life is a story of triumph and tragedy told by the noted historian and author of some twenty books, Spencer Tucker. Decatur's raid into Tripoli Harbor in 1804 to burn the Philadelphia, a prized U.S. warship captured when it ran aground during the Barbary Wars, earned him international fame. An admiring Horatio Nelson described the feat as "the most bold and daring act of the age." Explaining the tremendous impact Decatur's action had on the early U.S. Navy, the author notes that it set a standard of audacity and courage for generations of future naval officers. At the age of twenty-five, Decatur was promoted to captain, becoming the youngest naval officer ever to attain that rank in the U.S. Navy. The book fully examines Decatur's astonishing achievements as it chronicles his rapid rise in the Navy, including his command of the Constitution and the United States, during the War of 1812, when he captured the British frigate Macedonian off the Azores. The book also recounts the cruise that many call his greatest triumph: Decatur sailed into the Mediterranean with a nine-ship American squadron to punish the dey of Algiers for taking American merchant shipping, securing peace with Algiers and keeping other Barbary states quiescent. Lionized by a grateful American public upon his return, Decatur offered a toast at a reception in his honor that is now legendary, "Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong!" In describing Decatur's life, the author also examines Decatur's relationshipwith James Barron, a Navy captain who fatally shot Decatur during a 1820 duel.
Author : James Bradford
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2013-03-22
ISBN 10 : 9781612512624
Pages : 480 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (512 downloads)
Download Quarterdeck and Bridge PDF Format Full Free by James Bradford and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb collection of biographical essays tells the story of the U.S. Navy through the lives of the officers who forged its traditions. The essayists are leading naval historians who assess the careers of these men and their impact on the naval service, from the Continental Navy of the American Revolution to the nuclear Navy of the Cold War.
Author : Kenneth J. Hagan
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 1992-08-21
ISBN 10 : 9780029134719
Pages : 468 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (134 downloads)
Download This People's Navy PDF Format Full Free by Kenneth J. Hagan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1992-08-21 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses history of the United States Navy to include its origins, trials, tribulations, victories, and reorganization.
Author : Alf Andrew Heggoy
Publisher : University Press of America
Release Date : 1982
ISBN 10 : 0819121827
Pages : 194 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (819 downloads)
Download Through Foreign Eyes PDF Format Full Free by Alf Andrew Heggoy and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 1982 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays designed to explore the nature and causes of misconceived and often misguided western attitudes towards the people and institutions of North Africa over a period of roughly one and a half centuries. Throughout their essays, the contributors highlight the double standards of previous western authors about the Maghrib, noting their emphasis on North African superstitions and cruelties and their failure to compare them with those practiced in the European world.
Author : Spencer Tucker
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2009
ISBN 10 : 1598841726
Pages : 952 pages
Rating : 4.8/5 (598 downloads)
Download U.S. Leadership in Wartime PDF Format Full Free by Spencer Tucker and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2009 with total page 952 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Profiles American military and civilian leaders during wartime, from John Adams and his work during the American Revolution to Paul Wolfowitz's involvement with the Iraq wars.
Author : Doris Devine Fanelli
Publisher : American Philosophical Society
Release Date : 2001
ISBN 10 : 9780871692429
Pages : 360 pages
Rating : 4.4/5 (692 downloads)
Download History of the Portrait Collection, Independence National Historical Park PDF Format Full Free by Doris Devine Fanelli and published by American Philosophical Society. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a history and catalog of the portraits by Charles Willson Peale, who painted heroes of the American revolution, founders of American government, statesmen, jurists, men of science, and individuals who contributed art and letters. The three chapters by Fanelli (Cultural Resources Management, Independence National Historical Park) discuss the collection from its inception through the period in which the shrine that housed it became a museum. Each of the 250 entries (mostly b&w, with a few in color) in the catalog includes a brief biography of the subject, a physical description of the painting, the circumstances under which it was created, and its provenance. They are arranged alphabetically by sitter. Edited by Karie Diethorn, chief curator, Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Michael W. Fazio
Publisher : JHU Press
Release Date : 2006-06-13
ISBN 10 : 9780801881046
Pages : 769 pages
Rating : 4.0/5 (881 downloads)
Download The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe PDF Format Full Free by Michael W. Fazio and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This deeply researched and abundantly illustrated study catalogs all of Latrobe's domestic commissions, offering an authoritative treatment of the concepts, designs, and unique interior and exterior features of his houses. Benjamin Henry Latrobe, an English émigré and the first professional architect of international stature to practice in the United States, invented an American house type for the new democratic republic. Calling upon his diverse education and travel experiences in Europe and his training with eminent architects and engineers in London, Latrobe responded to American manners and climate by producing what he called his "rational house," an application of Enlightenment thinking to the design of a proper living environment for the citizens of the world's most recent democracy. Establishing a new benchmark in Latrobe studies, Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon extend their analysis to Latrobe's training and career in England and Europe, his principles of design, and his methods of architectural practice. The authors trace the evolution of his design thinking through analytical essays on all of his major domestic commissions and conclude with a summary discussion of his position within the international architectural scene, his design theories, the integration of interior design and engineering into his architectural practice, and the preservation of his houses.
Author : Wayne Franklin
Publisher : Yale University Press
Release Date : 2007-01-01
ISBN 10 : 0300108052
Pages : 708 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (3 downloads)
Download James Fenimore Cooper PDF Format Full Free by Wayne Franklin and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reassesses the life and work of the early American writer who established genres such as the Western, the sea tale, and Revolutionary War romance.
Author : James C. Bradford
Publisher : Routledge
Release Date : 2004-12
ISBN 10 : 9781135950347
Pages : 1600 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (95 downloads)
Download International Encyclopedia of Military History PDF Format Full Free by James C. Bradford and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 1600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its impressive breadth of coverage – both geographically and chronologically – the International Encyclopedia of Military History is the most up-to-date and inclusive A-Z resource on military history. From uniforms and military insignia worn by combatants to the brilliant military leaders and tacticians who commanded them, the campaigns and wars to the weapons and equipment used in them, this international and multi-cultural two-volume set is an accessible resource combining the latest scholarship in the field with a world perspective on military history.
![Download 500 Great Military Leaders [2 volumes] PDF](https://books.google.com/books/content/images/frontcover/SZHgBQAAQBAJ?fife=w200-h370)
Author : Spencer C. Tucker
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2014-12-16
ISBN 10 : 9781598847581
Pages : 890 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (847 downloads)
Download 500 Great Military Leaders [2 volumes] PDF Format Full Free by Spencer C. Tucker and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful encyclopedia examines the most influential commanders who have shaped military history and the course of world events from ancient times to the present. • Profiles 500 military commanders who had a major impact on history in A–Z entries written in plain, easily understood language • Provides critical analyses of the individuals themselves, off the field, as well as their significant contributions to military history—and in some cases, world history • Includes more than 40 sidebars that provide interesting facts and insight into various military leaders as well as extensive references for further reading
Author : Robert L. Gale
Publisher : Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 1995
ISBN 10 : 9780313290114
Pages : 536 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (29 downloads)
Download A Herman Melville Encyclopedia PDF Format Full Free by Robert L. Gale and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 1995 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herman Melville is one of the most challenging authors of American literature. Known primarily as the author of Moby-Dick, he wrote several other novels, short stories, and poems. This volume is a comprehensive guide to his life and work. Included are hundreds of entries for his writings, characters, family members, friends, and acquaintances. The volume identifies characters from Melville's works, and entries on the most important topics include bibliographies.
Author : David Long
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2014-04-18
ISBN 10 : 9781612513195
Pages : 432 pages
Rating : 4.1/5 (513 downloads)
Download Nothing Too Daring PDF Format Full Free by David Long and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-04-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Commodore David Dixon Porter made history when he took the Essex into the Pacific and crippled the British whaling industry in the War of 1812. He was the first to suggest that the U.S. Navy force open Japan. He was also court-martialed and convicted on charges arising out of his unauthorized invasion of Spanish Puerto Rico. He later sought to reverse his fortunes in the Mexican Navy, and consistently suffered chaos in his personal and financial affairs. As the first U.S. chargé d’affaires in Constantinople he established direct diplomatic relations between the U.S. and the Ottoman Empire. Porter was courageous, passionate, intelligent, far-sighted, dedicated, and generous. Yet he was at the same time impulsive, avaricious, hot-tempered, conceited, sometimes vicious, and finally paranoiac. Nothing Too Daring offers an objective, thoroughly researched biography of one of America’s most colorful naval officers.
Author : Spencer Tucker
Publisher : ABC-CLIO
Release Date : 2012-11-21
ISBN 10 : 9781598845303
Pages : 2524 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (845 downloads)
Download Almanac of American Military History PDF Format Full Free by Spencer Tucker and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2012-11-21 with total page 2524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This almanac provides a comprehensive, chronological overview of all American military history, serving as the standard reference work of its type. * Biographies of 270 key individuals in American military history * Over 50 documents with introductions * 200 charts
Author : Mark Grossman
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Release Date : 2007-01-01
ISBN 10 : 9780816074778
Pages : 414 pages
Rating : 4.7/5 (74 downloads)
Download World Military Leaders PDF Format Full Free by Mark Grossman and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Articles profiling important military leaders are arranged in A to Z format.
Author : James Bradford
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
Release Date : 2013-03-22
ISBN 10 : 9781612512617
Pages : 352 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (512 downloads)
Download Command Under Sail PDF Format Full Free by James Bradford and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-03-22 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of esssays on 12 officers who helped to build the foundation of the U.S. Naval tradition.
Author : Walter Jon Williams
Publisher : Walter Jon Williams
Release Date : 2015-04-27
ISBN 10 : 9780985454357
Pages : 405 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (454 downloads)
Download The Macedonian PDF Format Full Free by Walter Jon Williams and published by Walter Jon Williams. This book was released on 2015-04-27 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Favian Markham, USN, is a man surrounded by secrets. Secrets that will be revealed when he is court-martialled for losing his ship. Secrets held by his mistress Caroline. The secrets of enemy spies signaling to British ships over the horizon. And the greatest secret of the War of 1812, a secret which will be revealed once Favian breaks the enemy blockade in The Macedonian, a frigate stolen from his own government . . . The Macedonian, originally published as by "Jon Williams," is one of the works of historical fiction with which Walter Jon Williams began his career.