Tag: Generals

Cavalier Generals King Charles I & His Commanders in the English Civil War 1642-46


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English | January 24th, 2020 | ISBN: 184415128X | 224 pages | True EPUB | 12.13 MB
Previous studies of the Royalist high command have concentrated largely upon a handful of notable individuals such as King Charles himself and Prince Rupert. In this ground-breaking study, John Barratt re-examines these key figures, but he also explores the careers and characters of some of the lesser-known, but equally able Royalist officers. These men played decisive roles in the war, but hitherto they have received little attention.

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Invisible Generals Rediscovering Family Legacy, and a Quest to Honor America’s First Black Generals [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0C9N2ZXHL | 2023 | 6 hours and 35 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 368 MB
Author: Doug Melville
Narrator: Doug Melville

The amazing true story of America’s first Black generals, Benjamin O. Davis, Sr. and Jr., a father and son who helped integrate the American military and created the Tuskegee Airmen. Red Tails, George Lucas’s celebration of America’s first Black flying squadron, the Tuskegee Airmen, should have been a moment of victory for Doug Melville. He expected to see his great-uncle Benjamin O. Davis Jr.-the squadron’s commander-immortalized on-screen for his selfless contributions to America. But as the film rolled, Doug was shocked when he realized that Ben Jr.’s name had been omitted and replaced by the fictional Colonel A. J. Bullard. And Ben’s father, Benjamin O. Davis Sr., America’s first Black general who helped integrate the military, was left out too.

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French Generals of the Great War Leading the Way


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 1781592527 | 312 Pages | EPUB | 4 MB
Who were the senior generals who took France through the First World War, and why do we know so little about them? They commanded the largest force on the Western Front through both humiliating defeats and forgotten victories; they won international respect and adoration, but also led their army to infamous mutiny. Nevertheless, the French and their allies, under a French General in Chief, would eventually achieve final victory over Imperial Germany. It is extraordinary that this remarkable group of men has been so neglected in histories on the war. Previous studies are outdated and haven’t tapped the wealth of primary source material in France’s military archives. It is this gap in the literature and in the understanding of the conflict that this thought-provoking and original volume is designed to address. It takes a collective biographical approach to the leading French soldiers who ran the war on the Western Front.

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