Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Treatment of Prisoners of WarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, in Consequence of the Several Motions Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee on Treatment of Prisoners of WarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 133
Book Description
French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816
Author: Neil DaviePublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030838919
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners’ letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. The history of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death
Copies of original letters from the army of general Bonaparte in Egypt, intercepted by the fleet under ... admiral lord Nelson, with an Engl. transl
Author: France armyCopies of Original Letters from the Army of General Bonaparte in Egypt
Author: Copies of Original Letters from the Army of Général Bonaparte in Egypt Intercepted by the Fleet Under the Command of Admiral Lord Nelson, with an English Translation
Author: Copies of Original Letters from the Army of General Bonaparte in Egypt, Intercepted by the Fleet Under the Command of Admiral Lord Nelson. With an English Translation
Author: Tempest
Author: James DaveyPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300238274
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 463
Book Description
A major new history of the Royal Navy during the tumultuous age of revolution The French Revolutionary Wars catapulted Britain into a conflict against a new enemy: Republican France. Britain relied on the Royal Navy to protect its shores and empire, but as radical ideas about rights and liberty spread across the globe, it could not prevent the spirit of revolution from reaching its ships. In this insightful history, James Davey tells the story of Britain's Royal Navy across the turbulent 1790s. As resistance and rebellion swept through the fleets, the navy itself became a political battleground. This was a conflict fought for principles as well as power. Sailors organized riots, strikes, petitions, and mutinies to achieve their goals. These shocking events dominated public discussion, prompting cynical--and sometimes brutal--responses from the government. Tempest uncovers the voices of ordinary sailors to shed new light on Britain's war with France, as the age of revolution played out at every level of society.
Republics at War, 1776-1840
Author: P. SernaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137328827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 291
Book Description
This collection probes the troubling connections between war and republic during Revolutionary era, 1776-1840. It presents the work of an international team of scholars, some of them in English for the first time.
Languages and the Military
Author: H. FootittPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137033088
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Through detailed case studies ranging from the 18th century until today,this book explores the role of foreign languages in military alliances, in occupation and in peace building. It brings together academic researchers and practitioners from the museum and interpreting worlds and the military.
A Catalogue of the Books, Belonging to the Library Company of Philadelphia
Author: Library Company of PhiladelphiaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description