John W Gordon
Biographic Data
| ID | 5303442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Gordon |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Gordon |
| SIGNATURE | GORDON J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Schlumberger (Ireland) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Deterrent Effect and So Forth and So On
A Gallant Defense
A Devil of a Whipping
The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way fo…
The Other Desert War
Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Foreword by Theodore Ropp First Experiments: World War I The Penetration of the Desert The Formation of a Desert Special Force First Missions: A Huge Bluff Played Out Against the Germans The Raiding Partnership A Daring Gamble That Failed: The Raids on Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce The Road Watch and the Verification of Ultra The Last Act: A Left Hook Around the Mareth Line Epilogue Essay on Sources Index
Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865
The Other Desert War
Gordon's book reveals an impressive mastery of the archival and secondary sources available on the subject. His writing is crisp and interesting, yet sober and scholarly at the same time. The daring and resourceful men of the British desert forces have found a historian whose ability to tell their story matches their ability to create some of the most daring and imaginative operations of World War II. This is an extraordinary book about extraordi…
For the Common Defense
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For the Common Defense
The Other Desert War
Gordon's book reveals an impressive mastery of the archival and secondary sources available on the subject. His writing is crisp and interesting, yet sober and scholarly at the same time. The daring and resourceful men of the British desert forces have found a historian whose ability to tell their story matches their ability to create some of the most daring and imaginative operations of World War II. This is an extraordinary book about extraordi…
The Other Desert War
Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Foreword by Theodore Ropp First Experiments: World War I The Penetration of the Desert The Formation of a Desert Special Force First Missions: A Huge Bluff Played Out Against the Germans The Raiding Partnership A Daring Gamble That Failed: The Raids on Tobruk, Benghazi, Jalo, and Barce The Road Watch and the Verification of Ultra The Last Act: A Left Hook Around the Mareth Line Epilogue Essay on Sources Index
Charleston's Maritime Heritage, 1670-1865
A Devil of a Whipping
The battle of Cowpens was a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War in the South and stands as perhaps the finest American tactical demonstration of the entire war. On 17 January 1781, Daniel Morgan's force of Continental troops and militia routed British regulars and Loyalists under the command of Banastre Tarleton. The victory at Cowpens helped put the British army on the road to the Yorktown surrender and, ultimately, cleared the way fo…
A Gallant Defense
Deterrent Effect and So Forth and So On
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