Views of England, During a Residence of Ten Years; Six of Them as a Prisoner of War
Title | Views of England, During a Residence of Ten Years; Six of Them as a Prisoner of War PDF eBook |
Author | René Martin Pillet |
Publisher | |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | England |
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The Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross
Title | The Napoleonic Prison of Norman Cross PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Chamberlain |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2018-03-19 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0750987340 |
Norman Cross was the site of the world's first purpose-built prisoner-of- war camp constructed during the Napoleonic Wars. Opened in 1797, it was more than just a prison: it was a town in itself, with houses, offices, butchers, bakers, a hospital, a school, a market and a banking system. It was an important prison and military establishment in the east of England with a lively community of some 7,000 French inmates. Alongside a comprehensive examination of the prison itself, this detailed and informative book, compiled by a leading expert on the Napoleonic era, explores what life was like for inmates and turnkeys alike – the clothing, food, health, education, punishment and, ultimately, the closure of the depot in 1814.
The Portico
Title | The Portico PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | Philadelphia (Pa.) |
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The Book of British Topography
Title | The Book of British Topography PDF eBook |
Author | John Parker Anderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 500 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
Analectic Magazine
Title | Analectic Magazine PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 638 |
Release | 1818 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816
Title | French and American Prisoners of War at Dartmoor Prison, 1805-1816 PDF eBook |
Author | Neil Davie |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2021-11-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3030838919 |
This book explores the history of Dartmoor War Prison (1805-16). This is not the well-known Victorian convict prison, but a less familiar penal institution, conceived and built nearly half a century earlier in the midst of the long-running wars against France, and destined, not for criminals, but for French and later American prisoners of war. During a period of six and a half years, more than 20,000 captives passed through its gates. Drawing on contemporary official records from Britain, France and the USA, and a wealth of prisoners’ letters, diaries and memoirs (many of them studied here in detail for the first time), this book examines how Dartmoor War Prison was conceived and designed; how it was administered both from London and on the ground; how the fate of its prisoners intertwined with the military and diplomatic history of the period; and finally how those prisoners interacted with each other, with their captors, and with the wider community. The history of the prison on the moor is one marked by high hopes and noble intentions, but also of neglect, hardship, disease and death
The War for All the Oceans
Title | The War for All the Oceans PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Adkins |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 2008-07-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780143113928 |
A brutal, action-packed account of the sea battles of the Napoleonic War by the author of the bestselling Nelson’s Trafalgar and co-author of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018) As he did with his much lauded Nelson’s Trafalgar, Roy Adkins (now writing with wife Lesley) again thrusts readers into the perils and thrills of early-nineteenth-century warfare. From its very first page, this is an adventure story--a superb account of the naval war that lasted from Napoleon’s seizure of power in 1798 to the War of 1812 with the United States. Providing a ringside seat to the decisive battles, as well as detailed and vivid portraits of sailors and commanders, press-gangs, prostitutes, and spies, The War for All the Oceans is “a rollicking, patriotic account of the Napoleonic wars that will go down well with Master and Commander fans” (The Telegraph).