The 900 Days
Author: Harrison Evans Salisbury
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 635
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Harrison Evans Salisbury
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 635
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: A. A. Hoehling
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Published: 1996-03-01
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 0811749371
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Civil War diaries and memoirs of inhabitants of besieged Vicksburg and soldiers reveal the heroism and sacrifice that marked the Confederate experience.
Author: Tamas Dobozy
Publisher: Dundurn.com
Published: 2012-09-15
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 1771022639
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →2012 Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize — Winner 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award — Finalist, English-Language Fiction In December of 1944, the Red Army entered Budapest to begin one of the bloodiest sieges of the Second World War. By February, the siege was over, but its effects were to be felt for decades afterward. Siege 13 is a collection of thirteen linked stories about this terrible time in history, both its historical moment, but also later, as a legacy of silence, haunting, and trauma that shadows the survivors. Set in both Budapest before and after the siege, and in the present day – in Canada, the U.S., and parts of Europe – Siege 13 traces the ripple effect of this time on characters directly involved, and on their friends, associates, sons, daughters, grandchildren, and adoptive countries. Written by one of this country’s best and most internationally recognized short story authors – the story "The Restoration of the Villa Where Tibor Kallman Once Lived" won the 2011 O. Henry Prize for short fiction – Siege 13 is an intelligent, emotional, and absorbing cycle of stories about war, family, loyalty, love and redemption.
Author: Lon Tinkle
Publisher: Southwest Landmarks
Published: 1996-02
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780890967072
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Given in memory of Jameson Garrett Brown by the Rotary Club of Aggieland with matching support from the Sara and John H. Lindsey '44 Fund, Texas A & M University Press, 2003.
Author: William Colbrath
Publisher:
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 9780915992263
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Paul Bentley Kern
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13: 9780253335463
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book examines how siege warfare was able to unleash unrestrained violence. It shows how the methods of siege warfare devalued the skills of traditional warriors, along with the shared values of honor and prowess that limited the violence of traditional field battles.
Author: Jamel Ostwald
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9004154892
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Vauban under Siege" is the first systematic comparison of the theory of Vaubanian siegecraft with its reality, contrasting military engineering's pursuit of the efficient siege with generals' contradictory search for rapid conquest, purchased at the cost of additional lives.
Author: Michael S. Fulton
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2020-02-19
Total Pages: 583
ISBN-13: 1526718677
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An extensive study of the strategy and technology employed by the Franks and Muslims as they fought each other in the Holy Land. Sieges played a key role in the crusades, but they tend to be overshadowed by the famous battles fought between the Franks and the Muslims, and no detailed study of the subject has been published in recent times. So, Michael Fulton’s graphic, wide-ranging, and thought-provoking book is a landmark in the field. Fulton examines the history of siege warfare in the Holy Land from every angle—the tactics and technology, the fortifications, the composition of the opposing armies, and the ways in which sieges shaped Frankish and Muslim strategy at each stage of the conflict. The differences and similarities between the Eastern and Western traditions are explored, as is the impact of the shifting balance of power in the region. The conclusions may surprise some readers. Neither the Muslims nor the Franks possessed a marked advantage in siege technology or tactics, their fortifications reflected different purposes and an evolving political environment, and, although there were improvements in technologies and fortifications, the essence of siege warfare remained relatively consistent. Essential reading for medieval and military historians. “A lavishly illustrated text full of original photographs of sites, many of which are inaccessible and hard to find images of, guides the reader through the strategies, tactics and weaponry of offense and defense in the Latin East.” —The Society for Medieval Archaeology “This is a book you will read once and continually return to not only as an invaluable reference but as a cracking good read.” —Michael McCarthy, battlefield guide
Author: Simon Kernick
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2013-06-04
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 1476706239
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →After highly trained gunmen take over the Stanhope Hotel in London and become more violent as the night wears on, the hostages wonder if they're ever going to see the morning light.
Author: Mark Alpert
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2016-07-05
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 149263171X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Mission: Sabotage. Adam gave up everything for a new chance at life. Now with a cutting-edge digital mind, he is smarter, faster, better than a normal teen. Except Adam is anything but invincible. He's indebted to the government program that gave him this ability-and freedom comes at a price. Adam and his teammates, the six Pioneers, swore to defend humanity against Sigma, the most ruthless artificial intelligence program ever designed. The Pioneers are all that stand between the AI and world domination. But Sigma has an advantage. It has learned about human weakness, and its new weapon? Betrayal. In this war between good and evil, the battle lines have been drawn...but someone is about to switch sides. The Six Series: The Six (Book 1) The Siege (Book 2) The Silence (Book 3, coming Summer 2017) Praise for The Six: "Questions of principle, power, and possibility keep this look at our modern, hardwired existence fresh and fascinating." -Booklist, STARRED review "Adam is an unusual hero—and he faces a frightening question: Computers can't kill—CAN they? I'm still shaken by the answer. Will the near-future really be this terrifying?" -R.L. Stine, bestselling author of Fear Street