Bøger af Patrick Wilson

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This Second Volume of "Viva Juarez" is entirely devoted to a wide variety of battles of the French Intervention in Mexico and Napoleon III's attempt to create a puppet empire in Mexico while including as many details as possible. Whereas the First Volume is devoted to the Armies that fought in Mexico (their uniforms, weapons, and organization), the Second covers some thirty-one actions of a wide range of sizes. Battles described range in size from almost 50,000 combatants to only a few hundred. Sieges lasting from months to only a few days appear, but most actions are open field engagements, with others actively fought in the streets of cities and villages. Not every action included determined the ultimate outcome of the war, but those decisive actions which did appear here, too. For while a work of history, with much that is new to the subject not previously available in English, it is also intended for the historical miniatures wargame community. Frequently, they base their interests the amount of "hard data" on the armies engaged, and if the battlefields can be effectively represented on the tabletop. Readers will be able to find all this-and more-in this volume.The matter of Orders of Battle (OB's) has been addressed through the work the of Andrew Preziosi, a name well respected in wargame and historical circles. His detailed lists of OB's for the French Intervention in Mexico are included, adding considerable depth to the final results.Battle histories without maps are exercises in obscurity. The realities of the ground, location of roads, watercourses, etc, explain why units moved where they did and what obstacles they faced. The battlefield and other maps provided have come from museums in Mexico and resources from around the world. Most have been enhanced with color and/or text for easier comprehension. Further, the great majority are reproduced at full page size to allow close study of the terrain and troop deployments. "Viva Juarez!" provides the best available information for wargamers to refight these historical battles with miniatures using whichever rules they prefer. All engagements appear in chronological order, each with a description of the action, OB's, and at least one battlefield map. Other regional and state maps also appear to help orient the reader to where events occurred in Mexico. In order to help the reader keep the dramatis personae clear, a set of short biographies of many key personages is also provided to help distinguish their affiliations and achievements.Though aimed at the historical miniatures wargamer, the text is presented as straight and gripping history, accessible to any reader interested in the plans and actions of the generals, with an emphasis on the conditions the combatant soldiers faced in terrain that varied from parched desert to humid jungle. As single or paired volumes, "Viva Juarez!" has become the "go to" resource for this most dramatic of mid-Nineteenth Century Wars in the Americas.

For war game players and writers, the MWSB provides basic historical information, including much hard to find detail that exists in no other source. By providing well researched facts on army organizations, tactics, weaponry, soldier and warrior dress and costume, it is possible to refight actual and "what if?" battles as miniature war games, learning how they were lost or won in ways not possible by reading about them alone. Volume 2 covers basic information on the Mahdist Army, as well as the Abyssinians and Italian Colonial forces drawn into the conflict from 1886 to 1899. Besides organizational, tactical, and weapons information, the uniforms/costumes of these three combatants are covered in detail, particularly the dress of the Mahdists, with the most full color illustrations and photos of Jibbas and other items to appear in any work on the subject. Similarly, the dress of the Abyssinians and Italian forces, including their Askari's, is described along with color plates.As in the first volume, special emphasis has been made to provide full color and highly detailed period maps of the region and battles. A number of special "pictorials" have been added to help illustrate campaigns, battles, and weapons not otherwise specifically covered in the text. Operational studies include Italy's campaigns and actions against the Ansar armies, and several detailed chapters on aspects of the decisive Battle of Omdurman. Many popular myths about this action are given critical treatment, including the famous--but not necessarily deservedly so--Charge of the 21st Lancers.The Mahdist Forts built along the Nile to defend their capital, Omdurman, are located and identified, complete with respective armaments and commanders, as well as numerous color photos of some surviving examples today.And to round out the work, there is material on rank and succession among the Mahdiyya, and a detailed chronology of the conflict, from the youth of Mohammad Ahmed to the death of his Khalifa at Um Diwaykarat.And for general completeness, there is the chapter, "Hollywood And The Sudan," a list of Internet resources, and for war gamers an updated list of manufacturers of figurines in all scales, from 54mm to 5/6mm, with which to assemble their own armies in miniature.Priced at $30.00, this 8.5" x 11" soft bound companion volume has 148 pages containing 17 color maps (many full and half page size), 93 color illustrations/photos, 42 B&W illustrations/photos, 7 full pages of color uniform illustrations, and 35 pages of detailed Orders of Battle. Bibliography and notes follow at the end of each chapter.

Published to coincide with the major 2 part BBC1 series (Autumn 2000) of the same name, War Behind the Wire focuses on the capture, interrogation, the comradeship of camp life, escape planning and forgery techniques, tunnelling, the thrill of life on the run, re-capture and punishment, the joy of liberation.

?Where the definition of public knowledge may surprise readers, the second part of the book will frighten them. The depth of private ignorance, ' as Wilson relates it, is like the Mariana Trench, virtually unplumbable, and while we might quibble with some of the suppositions, the weight of the arguments leaves little room for doubt.?-College & Research Libraries

Taking into account the origins and history of RMJM, and their inspiring approach to a new way of practising architecture, this book presents an account of a body of work and an overall vision. It includes a diversity of material that provides a different way of looking at architecture, art, design, space, and visual culture.