Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Autor(a) de The Boer War 1899-1902
About the Author
Gregory Fremont-Barnes holds a doctorate in modern History from Oxford University and servers as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Amongst his numerous publications, he is the author of The Peninsular War 1807-14, The Fall of the French mostrar mais Empire 1813-15, Nile 1798 and Trafalgar 1805, as well as editor of Armies of the Napoleonic Wars and the three-volume Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. mostrar menos
Séries
Obras de Gregory Fremont-Barnes
The Wars of the Barbary Pirates: To the Shores of Tripoli: The Birth of the US Navy and Marines (2006) 73 cópias
The Napoleonic Wars: The Peninsular War 1807-1814 (Essential Histories, No 17) (2002) 70 cópias, 2 resenhas
Napoleon Bonaparte: The background, strategies, tactics and battlefield experiences of the greatest commanders of… (2010) — Autor — 34 cópias, 1 resenha
The Encyclopedia of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars: A Political, Social, and Military History - 3 Volume… (2006) 22 cópias, 1 resenha
Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815 [Two Volumes] (2007) 15 cópias
Encyclopedia of the Age of Political Revolutions and New Ideologies, 1760-1815: Volume 2: M-Z (2007) 4 cópias
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- UK
- Educação
- University of Oxford (DPhil | Modern History)
- Ocupação
- lecturer
writer
editor
military historian - Organizações
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Membros
Resenhas
This book takes an in-depth look at the siege, revealing the political background behind it and analysing the controversial decision by the Prime Minister to sign over control of the streets of London to the military. The artwork illustrates the moment the walls were breached and shows how the strict planning of the operation was critical to its success. With input from those involved in the mission, the author strips away some of the mystery behind the best counter-terrorism unit in the world and their most famous raid.… (mais)
Nothing special just a fairly basic listing of events with an uncontroversial interpretation. Jone was reckless the battle would have been better with fire support and victory came down to the greater ability of the paras as professional regular soldiers.
Short concise examination of the Iranian Embassy Hostage Negotiations and subsequent storming of the embassy by the SAS. Very interesting were the first hand accounts by SAS members and the hostages, as well as the dialogue by the terrorists. Good light read before I start 'The Day of Battle'.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 39
- Membros
- 1,096
- Popularidade
- #23,436
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Resenhas
- 13
- ISBNs
- 96
- Idiomas
- 3
It is a surprise that Clerk, Mate, Purser and Surgeon do not feature in the index - I hope that these officers do feature in the text!