Military History by Donald E. Graves
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Fix Bayonets! Set against the dramatic background of the Napoleonic Wars, Fix Bayonets! records the true adventures of Thomas Pearson who campaigned on three continents, fought in 15 major battles and countless skirmishes, received 5 wounds and 2 battlefield promotions, was captured by a American privateers and survived it all to end his career as a lieutenant-general. |
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Century of
Service The history of the South Alberta Light Horse, Alberta's senior militia regiment, this splendidly-illustrated book traces the story of the unit and its predecessors from 1885 to 2005. |
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Another Place, Another Time: Written in conjunction with a veteran U-boat officer, this is a unique personal record of a young German's experiences in the Second World War and includes more than 200 photographs from his personal photograph albums, excerpts from his wartime diary and never-before-published photographs of the Type IXC 40 U-boat. |
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More Fighting for Canada The second volume in the "Fighting for Canada" series, this book contains detailed accounts of five battles fought in Canada or by Canadian soldiers overseas, written by a select group of military historians. Again, the emphasis is on the tactical level, the "sharp end." |
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Peril On The Sea During the Second World War the Royal Canadian Navy expanded from a tiny force of ten warships in 1939 to the third largest Allied navy by 1945. Most Canadian warships served in the North Atlantic and In Peril on the Sea is the important contribution made by the RCN to Allied victory in the Battle of the Atlantic – the most crucial battle of the Second World War. |
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Quebec, 1759 The fall of Quebec, the fortified capital of New France, to British forces in 1759 led to the ultimate defeat of French power in North America. The dramatic battle on the Plains of Abraham which secured final victory for Major General James Wolfe not only set the course for the future of Canada, it also opened the door to the independence of the thirteen American colonies some twenty years later... |
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Guns Across The
River In 1838, seeing political turbulence in Canada as an opportunity, members of a clandestine American organization -- the Patriot Hunters -- launched a series of attacks across the international border. The Hunters were hoping to duplicate the success of the Texas rebellion two years before... |
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Fighting for Canada Seven hard-fought action examined by six military historians, this collection of battle studies emphasizes the tactical level of war -- the "sharp end" where soldiers kill and are killed. Edited with an introductory essay by Donald E. Graves, Fighting for Canada examines warfare from 1758 to 1945. |
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The Incredible War
of 1812 The return of a classic! J.M. Hitsman's account of the War of 1812, first published in 1965, is both exciting and authoritative, and it is regarded by many as the best one-volume history of that conflict available. Hitsman provides an engrossing account of the origins, the course of the campaigns and battle, the life of regular and militia soldiers... |
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Field of Glory In the autumn of 1813, the United States staged the largest military operation of the War of 1812. Two American armies, one marching north from Lake Champlain through swamp and forest, the other sailing down the St. Lawrence River in a flotilla of three hundred small boats, invaded Canada... |
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South
Albertas The 29th Canadian Armoured Reconnaissance Regiment (South Alberta Regiment) was formed in 1940 from five western Canada militia units. Almost forgotten today, the SAR formed a splendid combat record and was the only Canadian unit to receive the Victoria Cross during the Normandy Campaign of 1944... |
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Where Right
and Glory Lead! In the eight years since it first appeared in print, this detailed examination of the bloodiest and most hard-fought action of the War of 1812 has become a minor classic. |
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Redcoats & Grey Jackets After two years of frustrating fighting against a well led and professional enemy, on 5 July 1814 the United States Army gained its first major victory against British regulars in a battle fought in the open. This signal event occurred on the fields of Canadian Samuel Street's farm not far from the village of Chippawa... |
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Merry Hearts Make Light Days In June 1812, 17-year-old John
Le Couteur, an officer in a Canadian regiment of the British army,
arrived in Halifax to learn that war had broken out between the United
States and Great Britain. For the next three years Le Couteur campaigned
from Halifax to Fort Erie and left an entertaining memoir of his experiences... |
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Other Books by Donald E. Graves including Normandy 1944 |
