Bøger af Bruce A. Watson
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- The Tunisian Campaign, 1942-1943
1.089,95 kr. A study of Rommel's generalship in the context of the fateful Tunisian campaign, this book explores Rommel's generalship through the influential variables of battle, including logistics difficulties, weapons technology, and his relations with Hitler.
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- 1.089,95 kr.
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- Colin Campbell and the Campaign at Lucknow
866,95 kr. In 1857-8, rebels in northern India recruited tens of thousands of volunteers in a mutiny that threatened to engulf the entire subcontinent. This work explores how the vastly outnumbered British army, with extended lines of supply and reinforcement, could defeat so large a force on its home ground.
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- 866,95 kr.
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- Comparative Perspectives
1.085,95 kr. Desert Battle is a study of the nature of desert warfare with special attention to the evolution of weaponry, the organization of forces, the impact of the desert environment on the ability of those forces to sustain battle, and the influences of the desert on battle tactics.
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- 1.085,95 kr.
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- A Comparative Study
866,95 kr. The author utilizes the methodology John Keegan developed to define sieges as a form of battle and to explore the categories of combat--those relationships of men versus weapons and the commitment to battle on the part of the contestants--which determined the outcome of battles and wars.
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- 866,95 kr.
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- The Deadly Voyage of HMS Jervis Bay
646,95 kr. In November of 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked British Convoy HX-84. Watson recounts how the Scheer's 11-inch guns turned the ship into a burning hulk in twenty-two minutes, but most of the convoy escaped. In November of 1940, the German pocket battleship Admiral Scheer attacked British Convoy HX-84.
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- 646,95 kr.
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- Studies in Military Disintegration
1.082,95 kr. After an introduction showing three examples of military disintegration, the author examines six historical occurrences in depth: The India Mutiny of 1857;
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- 1.082,95 kr.