Описание: In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of 'farewell letters' written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Si n Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of the soldiers, sailors and airmen of the past three hundred years. Each letter provides an enduring snapshot of an impossible moment in time - when an individual stares death squarely in the face. Some were written or dictated as the person lay mortally wounded; many were written on the eve of a great charge or battle; others were written by soldiers who experienced premonitions of their death, or by kamikaze pilots and condemned prisoners. They write of the grim realities of battle, of daily hardships, of unquestioning patriotism or bitter regrets, of religious fervor or political disillusionment, of unrelenting optimism or sinking morale - and above all, they write of their love for their family and the desire to return to them one day. Be it an epitaph dictated on a Napoleonic battlefield, a staunch, unsentimental letter written by a Victorian officer, or an email from a soldier in modern day Afghanistan, these voices speak eloquently and forcefully of the tragedy of war and answer that fundamental human need to say goodbye.
Автор: Smith, David Bonner Название: Letters of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of St. Vincent ISBN: 1911248804 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781911248804 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 4898.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: These volumes present letters and other documents of St Vincent`s period as First Lord of the Admiralty, the most controversial and politically-heated of any during the time of the sailing navy. They are taken from his out-letter books, and do not include the replies.
Автор: Smith, David Bonner Название: Letters of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of St. Vincent ISBN: 0853540519 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780853540519 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 13014.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is a Navy Records Society book.
Автор: Smith, David Bonner Название: Letters of Admiral of the Fleet The Earl of St. Vincent ISBN: 1911248898 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781911248897 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 4898.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: These volumes present letters and other documents of St Vincent`s period as First Lord of the Admiralty, the most controversial and politically-heated of any during the time of the sailing navy. They are taken from his out-letter books, and do not include the replies.
Описание: The early years of the war saw much frustration. There was also disappointment at the failure to bring about a decisive action with the German navy.
Описание: The early years of the war saw much frustration. There was also disappointment at the failure to bring about a decisive action with the German navy.
Описание: First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of letters documents the celebrated naval career of Lord Nelson in his own words. Volume 2 covers Nelson`s career from 1795 to 1797, when he was serving in the Mediterranean, and includes the battles of Genoa and Cape St Vincent.
Описание: First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of letters documents the celebrated naval career of Lord Nelson in his own words. Volume 3 covers Nelson`s career during 1798 and 1799, including the battle of the Nile in August 1798.
Описание: First published between 1844 and 1846, this seven-volume collection of letters documents the celebrated naval career of Lord Nelson in his own words. Volume 1 covers Nelson`s career until 1794, from service in the Caribbean to his Mediterranean posting following France`s declaration of war in 1793.
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