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South Shields at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two)
by Craig ArmstrongA tribute to the WWII contributions made by this northeastern English town from the historian and author of RAF Bomber Command at War 1939-1945.South Shields and its near neighbors such as Jarrow were key communities in the national war effort, despite their relatively small size. Located on the East Coast, South Shields was situated at the key entry to the strategically important River Tyne and was well defended against enemy attack. Huge numbers of South Shields men and women volunteered for wartime service, while many others worked in vital wartime industries. The town had a particularly high number of men serving in the Merchant Navy and the South Shields mariners suffered very heavy casualties. South Shields also had a multi-cultural population with a large number of foreign (or aliens as they were referred to) seamen and an especially large and active Yemeni community. Indeed, South Shields was to become the first town in Britain to have a purpose-built mosque. Although there were tensions amongst the population due to cultural and racial differences, the Yemeni community played a considerable and loyal role in the war effort.The book also looks at the considerable contribution made by the men and women who volunteered for the ARP and Civil Defence Services. The towns of Tyneside, including South Shields, were heavily attacked by the Luftwaffe and the blitzes of 1941 hit the town particularly hard. No member of the community was left untouched by the war, whether they were evacuees, workers, servicemen or just civilians struggling to maintain a home in wartime Britain.
South Shields at War 1939–45 (Your Towns & Cities in World War Two)
by Craig ArmstrongA tribute to the WWII contributions made by this northeastern English town from the historian and author of RAF Bomber Command at War 1939-1945.South Shields and its near neighbors such as Jarrow were key communities in the national war effort, despite their relatively small size. Located on the East Coast, South Shields was situated at the key entry to the strategically important River Tyne and was well defended against enemy attack. Huge numbers of South Shields men and women volunteered for wartime service, while many others worked in vital wartime industries. The town had a particularly high number of men serving in the Merchant Navy and the South Shields mariners suffered very heavy casualties. South Shields also had a multi-cultural population with a large number of foreign (or aliens as they were referred to) seamen and an especially large and active Yemeni community. Indeed, South Shields was to become the first town in Britain to have a purpose-built mosque. Although there were tensions amongst the population due to cultural and racial differences, the Yemeni community played a considerable and loyal role in the war effort.The book also looks at the considerable contribution made by the men and women who volunteered for the ARP and Civil Defence Services. The towns of Tyneside, including South Shields, were heavily attacked by the Luftwaffe and the blitzes of 1941 hit the town particularly hard. No member of the community was left untouched by the war, whether they were evacuees, workers, servicemen or just civilians struggling to maintain a home in wartime Britain.
South-East Asian Special Forces
by Kenneth Conboy Simon MccouaigElite units have long been prominent in the armies of South-East Asia and, given the turmoil in the region since the 1960s, these forces have had ample opportunity to be tested in combat. Acknowledged expert on South-East Asia Ken Conboy outlines the history, organization and insignia of Vietnamese, Cambodian, Indonesian, Malaysian and various other South-East Asian special forces from their origins up until the late 80s, covering such groups as the Vietnamese Luc Luong Dac Biet ('Special Forces') and Lien Doi Ngoui Nhia underwater demolition team and the Cambodian Airborne Brigade Group.
Southampton at War, 1939–45
by John J. EddlestonIn the Great War of 1914–1918, Southampton played a vital role in the war effort. Designated as Port Number One it saw hundreds of thousands of men and many tons of equipment sail for the fields of Belgium and France.The Second World War was a completely different type of war. Hitlers blitzkrieg tactics led to a more mobile war and, arguably for the first time, airpower played a crucial role. Whoever had superiority in the air had a massive advantage in any particular theater, or battle. This does not, however, mean that Southamptons role was relegated to a minor one.Southamptons men still enlisted in their hundreds. Her women took over roles in factories, on buses and trams, and many of them also served in the armed forces. Her citizens formed defense groups and helped to watch for the enemy invasion and those same citizens suffered greatly when the bombs fell. The Southampton Blitz claimed many lives and this, perhaps, was the greatest difference the town saw in this second global conflagration. It is true that her citizens had also served in the Great War but now, through the efforts of the Luftwaffe, these men, women and children were now also in the front line.Hitler once described Germanys plans as total war. The phrase is certainly apt when one considered how the towns and cities of Britain suffered during the Nazi supremacy. One of those towns was Southampton, a town that once again, just 20 short years after she had given so much, had to brace herself for long years of war in which every single person had their role to play.And once again, Southampton and her citizens were not found wanting.
Southampton in the Great War (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War)
by John J. EddlestonMany troops passed through Southampton on their way to the Western Front and it played a vital role as a staging post for departing troops and those returning badly injured.Many of men from Southampton also joined up and the enormity of human sacrifice that the families of Southampton were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years was immense. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
Southeast Asia and the Rise of Chinese and Indian Naval Power: Between Rising Naval Powers (Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series)
by Sam Bateman Joshua HoThis book examines the emerging maritime security scene in Southeast Asia. It considers highly topical implications for the region of possible strategic competition between China and India - the rising naval powers of Asia - with a possible naval "arms race" emerging between these countries both with naval force development and operations. As part of its "Look East" policy, India has deployed naval units to the Pacific Ocean for port visits and exercises both with East Asian navies and the US Navy, but India is also concerned about the possibility of the Chinese Navy operating in the Indian Ocean. Even as the US-India defence relationship continues to deepen, the US and China are struggling to build a closer links. China’s and India’s strategic interests overlap in this region both in maritime strategic competition or conflict – which might be played out in the Bay of Bengal, the Malacca and Singapore Straits and the South China Sea. The sea lines of communication (SLOCs) through Southeast Asian waters constitute vital "choke points" between the Indian and Pacific Oceans carrying essential energy supplies for China and other Northeast Asian countries. Any strategic competition between China and India has implications for other major maritime players in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, especially Australia, the Republic of Korea and Japan, as well as the US. This book identifies possible cooperative and confidence-building measures that may contribute to enhanced relations between these two major powers and dampen down the risks associated with their strategic competition.
Southeast Asian History
by D. R. SardesaiDesigned to stand on its own, or to accompany the seventh edition of D. R. SarDesai's Southeast Asia: Past and Present, this updated reader includes classic and recent works on the history of Southeast Asia. <P><P> SarDesai has selected literary and historical writings that address crucial controversies in the region of Southeast Asia. The readings are organized in four sections--Cultural Heritage, Colonial Interlude, Nationalist Response, and the Fruits of Freedom--and cover the entire range of Southeast Asian history from ancient to contemporary times. Geographically, the book includes Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Indonesia, East Timor, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The revised second edition retains the most popular readings from the first edition, while replacing some of the historical chapters, updating the contemporary and recent coverage, and adding new readings to pertinent subject areas. Southeast Asian History: Essential Readings provides valuable context and critical background to events of this region.
Southeastern Geographer, Volume 51, #1 (Spring #2011)
by Robert Brinkmann Graham A. TobinTable of Contents, Volume 51, Number 1:<P><P> Introduction: Robert Brinkmann and Graham Tobin<P><P> Economic Geography in the South<P> Guest Editor: James O. Wheeler<P><P> Introduction: Economic Geography in the South<P> James O. Wheeler<P><P> The Furniture Foothills and the Spatial Fix: Globalization in the Furniture Industry<P> Susan M. Walcott<P><P> Mapping NASCAR Valley: Charlotte as a Knowledge Community<P> Ron L. Mitchelson and Derek H. Alderman<P><P> The Southern Culture of Risk Capital: The Path Dependence of Entrepreneurial Finance<P> William Graves<P><P> Renewable Energy in North Carolina: The Potential Supply Chain and Connections to Existing Renewable and Energy Efficiency Firms<P> Keith G. Debbage and Jacob F. Kidd<P><P> African American and Hispanic Self-Employment in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area<P> Qingfang Wang<P><P> Papers<P><P> Hurricane Katrina as a Lens for Assessing Socio-Spatial Change in New Orleans <P> Case Watkins and Ronald R. Hagelman, III<P><P> Drought and Other Driving Forces behind Population Change in Six Rural Counties in the United States<P> Justin T. Maxwell and Peter T. Soule<P><P> Mapping Existing and Potential River Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) Habitat in Western North Carolina<P> Joni L. Bugden, Christopher D. Storie, Carey L. Burda<P><P> Under-Tapped? An Analysis of Craft Brewing in the Southern United States <P> James Baginski and Thomas L. Bell<P><P> Citizenship Contested: The 1930s Domestic Migrant Experience in California's San Joaquin Valley <P> Toni Alexander<P><P> Book Reviews: Perspectives on Carbon Trade<P> Reviewed by Mary Finley-Brook<P><P> Carbon Markets: An International Business Guide <P> Arnaud Brohe, Nick Eyre, and Nicholas Howarth<P><P> Carbon Trading: How It Works and Why It Fails <P> Tamra Gilbertson and Oscar Reyes
Southeastern Geographer, Volume 51, #3 (Fall #2011)
by Robert Brinkmann Graham A. TobinTable of Contents for Fall 2011:<P><P> Assessing Spatial Hydrological Data Integration to Characterize Geographic Trends in Small Reservoirs in the Apalachicola- Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin<P> Amber Ignatius and Jon Anthony Stallins<P><P> Spatial Patterns of Ecological Integrity in South Carolina Watersheds<P> John A. Kupfer and Peng Gao<P><P> The 2007 Mid-South Summer Drought and Heat Wave in Historical Perspective<P> Gregory B. Goodrich, J. Kyle Thompson, Stanley D. Wingard, and Kylie J. Batson<P><P> City Limits? The Impact of Annexation on the Frequency of Municipal Incorporation in North Carolina<P> Russell M. Smith<P><P> GIS Educational Opportunities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the United States<P> Rakesh Malhotra and Gordana Vlahovic <P><P> A Geography of Appalachian Identity<P> Christopher A. Cooper, H. Gibbs Knotts, and Katy L. Elders<P><P> Geographic Note<P> Posted Redux: Campaign Signs, Race, and Political Participation in Mississippi, 2008<P> J.O. Joby Bass<P><P> Book Reviews<P> ----------------------------------<P> Southeastern Geographer is published by UNC Press for the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (www.sedaag.org). The quarterly journal publishes the academic work of geographers and other social and physical scientists, and features peer-reviewed articles and essays that reflect sound scholarship and contain significant contributions to geographical understanding, with a special interest in work that focuses on the southeastern United States.
Southeastern Geographer, Volume 51, #4 (Winter #2011)
by Robert Brinkmann Graham A. TobinTable of Contents for Volume 51, Number 4 (Winter 2011)<P><P> Introduction: With Thanks <P> Graham A. Tobin and Robert Brinkmann<P><P> Innovations in Southern Studies within Geography <P> Derek H. Alderman and William Graves<P><P> The Bible Belt in a Changing South: Shrinking, Relocating, and Multiple Buckles <P> Stanley D. Brunn, Gerald R. Webster, and J. Clark Archer<P><P> Emerging Patterns of Growth and Change in the Southeast <P> Benjamin J. Shultz<P><P> Geographies of Race in the American South: The Continuing Legacies of Jim Crow Segregation <P> Joshua F. J. Inwood<P><P> Jim Crow, Civil Defense, and the Hydrogen Bomb: Race, Evacuation Planning, and the Geopolitics of Fear in 1950s Savannah, Georgia <P> Jonathan Leib and Thomas Chapman<P><P> Representing the Immigrant: Social Movements, Political Discourse, and Immigration in the U.S. South <P> Jamie Winders<P><P> Water, Water, Everywhere? Toward a Critical Water Geography of the South <P> Christopher F. Meindl<P><P> The Politics of Mobility in the South: A Commentary on Sprawl,Automobility, and the Gulf Oil Spill <P> Jason Henderson<P><P> Southeastern Geographer is published by UNC Press for the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers (www.sedaag.org). The quarterly journal publishes the academic work of geographers and other social and physical scientists, and features peer-reviewed articles and essays that reflect sound scholarship and contain significant contributions to geographical understanding, with a special interest in work that focuses on the southeastern United States.
Southend-on-Sea in the Great War (Your Towns & Cities in the Great War)
by Frances Clamp'A fortified place'. This is not the way we usually think of Southend-on-Sea but it was the description used by the Germans during the Great War. Built beside the Thames Estuary and with the Shoebury Garrison to the east, Rochford Aerodrome to the north and the longest pleasure pier in the world to the south, it was regarded as a legitimate target. During the war the pier was used as an embarkation point for British soldiers about to be transported to France.Southend-on-Sea in the Great War looks at the lives of the ordinary people of the town who coped with the new and unexpected problems that arose. A number of large hotels became hospitals for wounded military. The imposing Palace Hotel became the Queen Mary Royal Naval Hospital and it even received a visit from the Queen herself. The role of women changed. Some worked in munitions factories or cleaned trains whilst others supported the local hospitals. They coped with the constant fear of the loss of loved ones and dealt with ever increasing food shortages.Bombs were dropped on the town, the worst raid being in August 1917 when thirty-two people were killed and forty-four injured. Learn more about this tragic event and other accounts of the impact of the Great War on Southed-on-Sea in the pages of this fascinating book.Southend was at the sharp end of activity during the First World War. Bombed by Zeppelin and Gotha, it also received some of the first German POWs and acted as a camp for soldiers departing to the trenches across the Channel. This book explores how the experience of war impacted on this Coastal Town, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Southend were committed to as the war stretched out over the next four years. The Great War affected everyone. At home there were wounded soldiers in military hospitals, refugees from Belgium and later on German prisoners of war. There were food and fuel shortages and disruption to schooling. The role of women changed dramatically and they undertook a variety of work undreamed of in peacetime. Meanwhile, men serving in the armed forces were scattered far and wide. Extracts from contemporary letters reveal their heroism and give insights into what it was like under battle conditions.
Southern California's World War II Aircraft (Images of Aviation)
by Cory Peyton Graff Patrick Thomas DevineThe cities of Los Angeles and San Diego were boomtowns during World War II. California aviation companies designed many of the greatest combat aircraft of the era, and bustling armies of women and men helped quickly churn them out by the thousands. An astounding 41 percent of all US warplanes came from California drawing boards during the war. These planes saw combat service everywhere--from the deserts of North Africa to the frozen tundra of Alaska. Southern California planes were the first to bomb Japan. They turned the tide at the Battle of Midway and dropped paratroopers behind enemy lines on D-Day. They flew tons of fuel, ammunition, and supplies over the treacherous Himalayan Mountains, relentlessly hounded enemy submarines and ships, and helped smash Nazi Germany's war-making industry with "thousand plane raids."
Southern Seahawk: A Novel of the Civil War at Sea
by Randall PefferSouthern Seahawk, the first novel in the Seahawk Trilogy, grows from the true story of Commander Raphael Semmes’ rise to infamy, becoming the Union’s “Public Enemy Number One.”In June, 1861, Semmes’ Confederate cruiser Sumter makes a daring escape through the Federal Blockade of the Mississippi. So begins the commander’s career as the Southern Seahawk. With a hand-picked crew of Southern officers and mercenary seamen, Semmes seizes eight enemy ships in four days, a record never surpassed by any other captain of a warship. By the time the cruises of the Sumter and her successor Alabama end, Semmes will have taken and burned more than eighty prizes, making him the most successful maritime predator in history.For two and a half years Semmes eludes a pack of pursuers and almost single-handedly drives marine insurance rates so high in the North, that many Yankee ships refuse to sail until he is caught Back in Washington, Semmes’ predations fuel feuds within the Lincoln cabinet and incite the spy games of historical figures like courtesans Rose Greenhow, Betty Duval, detective Allan Pinkerton and the commander’s mistress.
Southern Thunder: The Royal Navy and the Scandinavian Trade in World War One
by Steve R DunnA history and analysis of the battle for the North Sea—and the crucial supplies needed by both Britain and Germany to fight the war. During World War I, the Scandinavian countries played a dangerous and sometimes questionable game; they proclaimed their neutrality but at the same time pit the two warring sides against one another to protect their import and export trades. Germany relied on Sweden, Norway, and Denmark for food and raw materials—while Britain needed to restrict the flow of these goods and claim them for herself. And so the battle for the North Sea began. The campaign was ferociously fought, with the Royal Navy forced to develop new tactical thinking, including convoy, to combat the U-boat threat. Many parts of Scandinavia considered that the war had missed the region, and that it was just a distant &“southern thunder.&” Much of that thunder was over the North Sea. This new book tells this little-known, and often ignored, story from both a naval and a political standpoint, revealing how each country, including the USA, tried to balance the needs of diplomacy with the necessities of naval warfare. From the declaration of a British blockade to delicate negotiations, the work of Royal Navy and merchant marine sailors to Admiralty infighting over the development of a new system of convoyed vessels, this book tells the story—including a tense encounter between the US Navy and the German High Sea Fleet—and includes detailed analysis and firsthand accounts of those who were there.
Southern and West Country Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force: 2nd Tactical Air Force in Southern and South-West England in WWII (Aviation Heritage Trail)
by Peter Jacobs"As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area in this case West Sussex, Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire and Cornwall. The South and South-west of England emerged from six years of war with a rich diversity of RAF bomber and fighter airfields used by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, both before and after the D-Day landings. Much of this proud legacy is now threatening to disappear. However, the tourist can combine visits to an abundance of disused and active airfields, country houses and museums with countless attractions, imaginative locations, broad land, and coastal hideaways that have no equal.The airfields and other places of interest include Hartford Bridge, Lasham, Westhamptonett, Merston, Odiham, Holmsley South, Funtington, Hurn, Ford, Tangmere, Ibsley, Perranporth, Thruxton, Thorney Island, Appledram, Selesy, Needs Oar Point, Zeals, Lee-on-Solent and Bognor Regis. This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favorite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation. Other museums and places that are relevant will also be described and general directions on how to get them included."
Southwest Passage: The Yanks in the Pacific
by Alex Belth John LardnerAt a time when few Americans had visited Australia, journalist John Lardner sailed down under with the U.S. armed forces as one of the first American war correspondents in the Pacific theater. With his excellent sense of humor and gift for narrative, Lardner penned vignettes of MacArthur’s arrival and his reception in Melbourne and a flight with the daring Dutch flier Capt. Hans Smits. More frequently, Lardner wrote about the ordinary day and the average person. Traveling throughout the country, in Southwest Passage Lardner offers a glimpse of Australia in the 1940s and generates warmth and admiration for World War II fighters in the Pacific, whether Australian, New Zealander, aboriginal, or American. For generations of readers who have learned about World War II with the benefit of hindsight, Lardner’s tone, style, and selected topics give more than just entertaining anecdotes about the military in the Pacific; they are a view into the culture and society of midcentury America.
Souvenir
by James R. BennAn American soldier&’s life, from the Depression to WWII and the turbulent 1960s, is told through memory—and a dangerous secret. Secrets trail an American soldier from his Depression upbringing to the cold winter battles in the Ardennes Forest in the last months of World War II, and through the postwar decades, as he struggles to keep his family from being torn apart while keeping the truth buried close to his heart. Clay Brock, proprietor of Jake&’s Tavern, has endured terrible losses throughout his life. In 1964, he is working to build a life for his wife and son, only to see everything he has worked for threatened by forces beyond his control. To keep his family from breaking apart, he must confront the very secret he has kept buried. For Clay, the war has never been over, and his foxhole buddy Jake Burnett never far from his thoughts. At two crucial points in his life, as a young father and later as an old man at the dawn of a new and unfamiliar century, his memories draw him back until he must confront them and speak the truth. But at what cost?
Souvenirs De Campagnes Du Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Bégos
by Lieutenant-Colonel Louis Bégos« Souvenirs de campagnes du lieutenant-colonel Louis Bégos, ancien capitaine adjudant-major au 20 régiment suisse au service de la France. Lausanne, Delafontaine, 1859, in-8°, 188 p.Bégos a voulu par réaction contre Thiers qu'il accuse d'avoir oublié le rôle des soldats suisses, dans les armées napoléoniennes, raconter sa participation aux opérations militaires en Italie, en Espagne et en Russie. » p 14 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971
Souvenirs Militaires
by Auguste ThirionThis ebook is purpose built and is proof-read and re-type set from the original to provide an outstanding experience of reflowing text for an ebook reader. « Scènes pittoresques de bivouacs ou de batailles, intéressant les campagnes de Pologne, d'Espagne, de Russie et d'Allemagne et s'achevant sur le portrait de Marmont que le justifie. » p 163 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971 Auguste Thirion (1787-1869)
Souvenirs Militaires De La République Et De l’Empire Tome I (Souvenirs Militaires De La République Et De l’Empire #1)
by Général Baron Pierre Berthezène« Souvenirs militaires de la République et de l'Empire. Paris, Dumaine, 1855, 2 vol. in-8°. Portr.Bon récit de la seconde campagne d'Italie (pp. 85-108) et surtout des opérations en Prusse et de l'occupation du pays : recensement des ressources (donations, problème de la monnaie... (pp. 111-168). Nombreux détails, mais des inexactitudes, sur la campagne d'Autriche (pp. 169-270), l'expédition d'Anvers (pp. 273-283). La guerre en Russie occupe les dernières pages du tome I et le début du tome II. La campagne de 1813 est également racontée de façon détaillée. A peu près rien en revanche sur la campagne de France. Les souvenirs s'achèvent sur les opérations de 1815. C'est par cette partie que Berthezène avait commencé la rédaction de ses mémoires en 1816. Malgré quelques erreurs, il a l'avantage sur d'autres généraux, de s'attacher à décrire les pays occupés ou envahis. » p 16 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971
Souvenirs Militaires De La République Et De l’Empire Tome II (Souvenirs Militaires De La République Et De l’Empire #2)
by Général Baron Pierre Berthezène« Souvenirs militaires de la République et de l'Empire. Paris, Dumaine, 1855, 2 vol. in-8°. Portr.Bon récit de la seconde campagne d'Italie (pp. 85-108) et surtout des opérations en Prusse et de l'occupation du pays : recensement des ressources (donations, problème de la monnaie... (pp. 111-168). Nombreux détails, mais des inexactitudes, sur la campagne d'Autriche (pp. 169-270), l'expédition d'Anvers (pp. 273-283). La guerre en Russie occupe les dernières pages du tome I et le début du tome II. La campagne de 1813 est également racontée de façon détaillée. A peu près rien en revanche sur la campagne de France. Les souvenirs s'achèvent sur les opérations de 1815. C'est par cette partie que Berthezène avait commencé la rédaction de ses mémoires en 1816. Malgré quelques erreurs, il a l'avantage sur d'autres généraux, de s'attacher à décrire les pays occupés ou envahis. » p 16 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971
Souvenirs Militaires d’un Officier Du Premier Empire (1792 – #1832)
by Colonel Jean-Nicolas-Auguste Noël« Le colonel Noël a participé à la seconde campagne d'Italie, celle de 1809, sous les ordres de Macdonald (récit des batailles de la Piave, Tarvis, Raab), à l'expédition d'Espagne et du Portugal (Ciudad-Rodrigo, Torres-Vedras), aux campagnes de Russie, d'Allemagne et de France, à Waterloo enfin. Il a consigné impressions sur des carnets dont l'éditeur n'a publié que les récits militaires, coupant les réflexions d'ordre moral ou politique ce qui est dommage. A noter la critique adressée à Napoléon de n'être pas revenu en Espagne en 1810 pour prendre lui-même en main les opérations. » p 122-123 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Sur Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971
Souvenirs d’un Officier de La Grande Armée,: publié par Maurice Barrès, son petit-fils.
by Maurice Barrès Jean-Baptiste Barrès« Souvenirs d'un Officier de La Grande Armée, publié par Maurice Barrés, son petit-fils. Paris Plon, 1923, in-16, 332 p... Maurice Barrés a bien mis en lumière dans sa préface ce qu'il y a de naïf et de savoureux dans ces souvenirs de son grand-père, vélite de la Garde. On Lira avec amusement le récit du sacre, celui d'Austerlitz et sa célèbre veillée, l'entrevue de Tilsit, la nomination au grade de sous-lieutenant, le Portugal en 1810, la campagne d'Allemagne... » p 11 - Professeur Jean Tulard, Bibliographie Critique Des Mémoires Sur Le Consulat Et L'Empire, Droz, Genève, 1971
Sovereign Sheriff (Cowboys Royale #5)
by Cassie MilesAs sheriff, the law guided his decisions.As a man protecting a princess, his libido seemed to be in control...Sheriff Jake Wolf took pride in two things: his Native American heritage and his adherence to the law. So when Princess Saida Khalid came to him, desperate for answers to an unsolved case, Jake stuck to the facts-and tried not to get distracted by what he wanted. But ignoring Saida's gorgeous features and whip-smart mind were nearly impossible, especially when she claimed he was the only person who could keep her safe. Jake had every intention of maintaining a professional distance...even though he ached to hold her and promise everything would be okay. But remaining alert had to be his priority. And one touch would never be enough.
Sovereign Soldiers: How the U.S. Military Transformed the Global Economy After World War II (American Business, Politics, and Society)
by Grant MadsenThey helped conquer the greatest armies ever assembled. Yet no sooner had they tasted victory after World War II than American generals suddenly found themselves governing their former enemies, devising domestic policy and making critical economic decisions for people they had just defeated in battle. In postwar Germany and Japan, this authority fell into the hands of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur, along with a cadre of military officials like Lucius Clay and the Detroit banker Joseph Dodge.In Sovereign Soldiers, Grant Madsen tells the story of how this cast of characters assumed an unfamiliar and often untold policymaking role. Seeking to avoid the harsh punishments meted out after World War I, military leaders believed they had to rebuild and rehabilitate their former enemies; if they failed they might cause an even deadlier World War III. Although they knew economic recovery would be critical in their effort, none was schooled in economics. Beyond their hopes, they managed to rebuild not only their former enemies but the entire western economy during the early Cold War.Madsen shows how army leaders learned from the people they governed, drawing expertise that they ultimately brought back to the United States during the Eisenhower Administration in 1953. Sovereign Soldiers thus traces the circulation of economic ideas around the globe and back to the United States, with the American military at the helm.