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Call to Arms

Call to Arms

The Great Military Speeches

by Julian Thompson
Publication Date: 02/02/2009
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"Call to Arms" recounts more than 50 momentous and stirring speeches from a wide range of conflicts and eras. Complete with biographies of each military leader, the history of why each speech was significant and what happened in the battle as a result, this is a captivating history of the world at war. The speechmakers featured include: Julius Caesar, Henry V, Joan of Arc, George Washington, Admiral Nelson, Ulysses S. Grant, Field Marshal Haig, Haile Selassie, Winston Churchill, Douglas MacArthur, Field Marshal Montgomery, General George S Patton, General Schwarzkopf and Tim Collins.
ISBN:
9781847242662
9781847242662
Category:
Warfare & defence
Publication Date:
02-02-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Quercus NA
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
266.7x184.15mm
Weight:
0.91kg
Julian Thompson

Julian Thompson RMC served in the Royal Marines for 34 years, during which time he commanded operations at all levels from platoon to brigade. His period of command included the Falklands War of 1982, in which he commanded the 3rd Commando Brigade of three Royal Marines Commandos and the two battalions of the Parachute Regiment.

He is now a visiting professor at the Department of War Studies at King's College, London and Chairman of a company which advises the shipping industry on combatting piracy. He regularly appears on television as an authority on military history and has written 16 books on the subject including The Somme & Verdun: 1916 Remembered, and co-authored The Gallipoli Experience.

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