2016, ISBN: 9781843423508

Kartoniert, 608 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 32mm, Sprache(n): eng must confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 1812 with the USA, which is the subject of this book. For anybody e… Plus…

Kartoniert, 608 Seiten, 216mm x 140mm x 32mm, Sprache(n): eng must confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 1812 with the USA, which is the subject of this book. For anybody else in the same boat, who wants to learn about it, this 1000-page account will go a long way towards remedying that lack of knowledge. It is a contemporary account, published a few years after the war, which officially ended in December 1814 though hostilities dragged on. As you might expect, the prose is flowery, written at a time when authors were not inclined to simply call a spade a shovel, but rather tended to elaborate and wordy sentences. That said, it is a very comprehensive account with great attention to detail, beginning with the causes for the war during which an American invasion of Canada was sharply seen off. There are numerous appendices containing official correspondence, the wording of the Peace Treaty drawn up in Ghent in December 1814 (though hostilities did not cease for a two or three months) and casualty figures for various engagements. Battle honours awarded to the British forces engaged included Detroit, Niagara, Miami and Queenstown, but on the other hand James is severely critical of what he calls the misbehaviour in action of two British regiments, the 44th and 21st Foot, described as "the two worst disciplined corps on the field at New Orleans." The problem for the British was the threat from Napoleon, and it wasn't till the Spring of 1814, after his fall, that they were able to reinforce significantly their naval and military forces forces; nevertheless they were certainly pleased to see the end of the war. It was during this conflict that Washington was taken and the Capitol burned and that reminds me of a story an American officer colleague told me. He was attending a military conference chaired by US colonel and at some point the British representative, also a colonel, was proving difficult. Eventually the exasperated chairman thumped the table saying: "What can you expect from the guys who burned Washington!" The British officer replied: "Really? I know we did for Joan of Arc but I didn't know we did George as well!" Evidently I was not alone in my ignorance.William James was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist. He was born on January 11, 1842, and died on August 26, 1910. He was the first teacher in the United States to teach a psychology course. James and Charles Sanders Peirce started the philosophical school called pragmatism, and James is also considered one of the founders of functional psychology. James studied medicine, physiology, and biology, and he started teaching in those fields. However, he was drawn to the scientific study of the human mind at a time when psychology was becoming a science. James's knowledge of the work of people like Hermann Helmholtz in Germany and Pierre Janet in France helped him get scientific psychology classes started at Harvard University. In the 1875-1876 school year, he taught his first experimental psychology class at Harvard. Versandkostenfreie Lieferung<

2016, ISBN: 1843423502

[EAN: 9781843423508], Neubuch, [PU: Naval And Military Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - must confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 18… Plus…

[EAN: 9781843423508], Neubuch, [PU: Naval And Military Press], nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - must confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 1812 with the USA, which is the subject of this book. For anybody else in the same boat, who wants to learn about it, this 1000-page account will go a long way towards remedying that lack of knowledge. It is a contemporary account, published a few years after the war, which officially ended in December 1814 though hostilities dragged on. As you might expect, the prose is flowery, written at a time when authors were not inclined to simply call a spade a shovel, but rather tended to elaborate and wordy sentences. That said, it is a very comprehensive account with great attention to detail, beginning with the causes for the war during which an American invasion of Canada was sharply seen off. There are numerous appendices containing official correspondence, the wording of the Peace Treaty drawn up in Ghent in December 1814 (though hostilities did not cease for a two or three months) and casualty figures for various engagements. Battle honours awarded to the British forces engaged included Detroit, Niagara, Miami and Queenstown, but on the other hand James is severely critical of what he calls the misbehaviour in action of two British regiments, the 44th and 21st Foot, described as 'the two worst disciplined corps on the field at New Orleans.' The problem for the British was the threat from Napoleon, and it wasn't till the Spring of 1814, after his fall, that they were able to reinforce significantly their naval and military forces forces; nevertheless they were certainly pleased to see the end of the war. It was during this conflict that Washington was taken and the Capitol burned and that reminds me of a story an American officer colleague told me. He was attending a military conference chaired by US colonel and at some point the British representative, also a colonel, was proving difficult. Eventually the exasperated chairman thumped the table saying: 'What can you expect from the guys who burned Washington!' The British officer replied: 'Really I know we did for Joan of Arc but I didn't know we did George as well!' Evidently I was not alone in my ignorance., Books<

2016, ISBN: 1843423502

[EAN: 9781843423508], Neubuch, [PU: Naval and Military Press], HISTORY - GENERAL MILITARY GESCHICHTE, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Si… Plus…

[EAN: 9781843423508], Neubuch, [PU: Naval and Military Press], HISTORY - GENERAL MILITARY GESCHICHTE, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Klappentextrnrnmust confess I know little, if anything, about the War of 1812 with the USA, which is the subject of this book. For anybody else in the same boat, who wants to learn about it, this 1000-page account will go a long way towards reme., Books<

2016, ISBN: 9781843423508

Buch, Softcover, [PU: Naval & Military Press], Naval & Military Press, 2016

2016, ISBN: 1843423502

Kartoniert / Broschiert, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Naval and Military Press]