Excellent book on siege warfare. Discusses Assyrian atrocities - sometimes graphically but always respectfully. Focuses on a variety of ancient military cultures and the use of the siege as war tactic. Discusses effects of siege on the walled towns attacked.
A compilation of family sketches from Cass County, Missouri. Many are accompanied with black and white photographs, and most are dated from late 19th to early 20th centuries. 419 pages.
Names include: Chaffin, Helmuth, Lofland, Rosier, Shackelford, Turk View More...
Book about men who joined the frontier army only to endure a life of tedious drills, bad meals, uncomfortable quarter and ill-fitting uniforms. Working hard seven days a week in al kids of weather, soldiers frequently found themselves lonely and bored, with little opportunity for advancement but many ways to be punished - all for $13 a month. Focusing on the Indian Wars period of the 1840s through the 1890s, this study captures the daily challenges faced by the typical enlisted man and explores the role soldiers played in the American frontier. 266 pages. @ View More...
Almost four hundred years ago, Roger Williams, a minister who believed in universal religious freedom and the separation of church and state, founded the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Known for its independence, Rhode Island did not establish a state capital for several centuries. With the advent of the American Industrial Revolution, which began in Rhode Island, the nineteenth century witnessed the departure of Rhode Island families from their scraggly farmland to points north, south, and west. It also saw the arrival of a booming immigrant population, who were employed a... View More...
Sons and Soldiers draws on original interviews and extensive archival research to vividly re-create the stories of six of these men, tracing their journeys from childhood through their escapes from Europe, their feats and sacrifices during the war, and finally their desperate attempts to find their missing loved ones. As these boys became young men, they were determined to join the fight in Europe. Henderson describes how they were recruited into the U.S. Army and how their unique mastery of the German language and psychology was put to use to interrogate German prisoners of war. Sons and Sold... View More...
Author Dudley LeBlanc was a long time President of the Association of Louisiana Acadians, organizing pilgrimages to the Canadian homeland in 1930, 1936, and 1963. Each of these journeys included a stop at the White House to meet the President. This is a classic account of the the story of the Acadian people and its persecution at the hands of the British and contains valuable information for both the historian and the genealogist.
This diary documents the sights and sounds of the beginning of the Mexican War, as observed by young Rankin Dilworth, an officer recently graduated from the United States Military Academy. The diary contains his observations of the Mexican cities of Matamoros, Reynosa, Camargo, and Cerralvo, and how they appeared in 1846. Dilworth's first entry of April 28, 1846, is from the garrison at Jefferson Barracks; his last entry of September 19, 1846, is from Monterrey, Mexico.
