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Suffren Versus Hughes

Barry, Quintin
Suffren Versus Hughes
This book describes the fascinating but relatively little-known naval campaign between Britain and France for mastery of the Indian Ocean in the closing years of the War of American Independence. It is effectively the third volume of a trilogy recording the history of the Royal Navy during this period, the earlier volumes being Crisis at the Chesapeake (2021) and From Ushant to Gibraltar (2022).The contest for control of the sea was crucial to...

CHF 58.50

Far Distant Ships

Barry, Quintin
Far Distant Ships
Throughout the long drawn out war at sea during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, it was a cardinal principle of British naval strategy to blockade the port of Brest, the largest and most important of the French naval bases that threatened the security of the British Isles.

CHF 42.90

Command of the Sea: William Pakenham and the Russo-Japane...

Barry, Quintin
Command of the Sea: William Pakenham and the Russo-Japanese Naval War 1904-1905
This book is a study of the Russo Japanese War of 1904-1905, as seen through the eyes of the British Naval Attach¿Captain William Pakenham. The complicated set of international relations at the turn of the century is reviewed, as well as the balance of sea power in the Far East, which was a matter of considerable importance to the British government. The role of the naval attach¿as thus of considerable importance, particularly once war had bro...

CHF 65.00

FROM SOLEBAY TO THE TEXEL

Barry, Quintin
FROM SOLEBAY TO THE TEXEL
England and the Dutch Republic fought three naval wars in the middle of the 17th century, arising principally from a clash of mercantile interests. In the first of these, under the Commonwealth, England had much the better, due largely to the outstanding leadership of Robert Blake. The second war was more even. By now Charles II had been restored to the throne. There were a number of fierce battles which went either way, but the war ended with...

CHF 43.50

Last Throw of the Dice: Bourbaki and Werder in Eastern Fr...

Barry, Quintin
Last Throw of the Dice: Bourbaki and Werder in Eastern France 1870-71
This book recounts the last attempt by the Government of National Defence to reverse the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War, as Leon Gambetta launched the Army of the East under General Charles Bourbaki, the former commander of the Imperial Guard, in a desperate attack on the German lines of communication in South-Eastern France. The plan was that after sweeping aside the forces opposing it, the Army of the East would turn north to cooperate i...

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Disputed Victory: Schley, Sampson and the Spanish-America...

Barry, Quintin
Disputed Victory: Schley, Sampson and the Spanish-American War of 1898
In 1898 the United States went to war with Spain over the future of Cuba. The American navy had, in the preceding decade, been revived after years of neglect, and was much stronger than anything that the Spanish could bring against it. In the Philippines, Admiral George Dewey easily destroyed a weak Spanish squadron. A military invasion of Cuba was supported by the rest of the US Navy, under the command of Admiral William T Sampson. An importa...

CHF 78.00

Moltke and His Generals: A Study in Leadership

Barry, Quintin
Moltke and His Generals: A Study in Leadership
When Helmuth von Moltke took over as Chief of the Prussian General Staff, the Prussian army had not fought for more than forty years. Yet within a decade and a half he had brought it to the point where it was the strongest in Europe.

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The Somme 1870-71

Barry, Quintin
The Somme 1870-71
After the battle of Sedan on September 1, 1870 and the collapse of the Second Empire, followed by the investment of Paris, the Government of National Defence set about raising fresh armies. These had as their first objective the relief of the capital.

CHF 51.50

Far Distant Ships

Barry, Quintin
Far Distant Ships
Throughout the drawn-out war at sea during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, it was a cardinal principle of British naval strategy to blockade the port of Brest - the largest and most important of the French naval bases that threatened the security of the British Isles. It was a strategy that had been perfected by Sir Edward Hawke durin

CHF 43.50

Moltke and His Generals: A Study in Leadership

Barry, Quintin
Moltke and His Generals: A Study in Leadership
When Helmuth von Moltke took over as Chief of the Prussian General Staff, the Prussian army had not fought for more than forty years. Yet within a decade and a half he had brought it to the point where it was the strongest in Europe. His successes on the battle field led to his methods being painstakingly analysed by commentators and slavishly imitated by Western armies.His success was not only due to far sighted strategic planning, the compre...

CHF 89.00

The Somme 1870-71

Barry, Quintin
The Somme 1870-71
After the battle of Sedan on September 1, 1870 and the collapse of the Second Empire, followed by the investment of Paris, the Government of National Defence set about raising fresh armies. These had as their first objective the relief of the capital. The German troops covering the investment were stretched extremely thin until the fall of Metz at the end of October 1870. This released the forces around the city to move north and west to deal ...

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Lord Derby and His Horses

Barry, Quintin
Lord Derby and His Horses
The Earl of Derby frequently said that he had had two ambitions - to be Prime Minister, and to own the winner of the Derby. His political power derived from his home county, in which he was so preeminent that he was known, not unreasonably, as the 'King of Lancashire.' The revival of the family stable and stud began when his father became the sixteenth earl. It started with Canterbury Pilgrim, the yearling filly that the then Lord Stanley boug...

CHF 43.50