...We summarize our findings on the military career for all ranks of the military community; how armies were raised—recruitment; the make-up of the English military over the period and in different military theatres. We also discuss how the changing needs of strategy impacted on English soldiery; how...

...This chapter focuses on the life of William Lawrence Bragg during World War I. It begins with a description of Bragg's military career. It then describes his receipt of the Nobel Prize in 1915. The magnitude of this achievement is perhaps best shown by the fact that Bragg received the Nobel Prize...

...This chapter focuses on Prince Andrei Mikhailovich Kurbskii, who was descended from the princes of Yaroslavl´ and was remotely connected to the family of the Tsaritsa Anastasia. It covers Kurbskii's successful military career, of which he served both in the sieges of Kazan´ and in the Livonian war...

...Meade’s birth, early life, education, marriage, family, and his military career up to June 28, 1863. General Robert E. Lee’s army was moving north toward Pennsylvania. The reputation of General Hooker in the wake of his defeat at Chancellorsville and his recrossing of the Rappahannock called...

...This chapter examines the social background of Jewish military officers, the financial implications of a military career upon marriage and the formation of broader social networks, and the interplay between finance and social capital in a family that could boast of one or more army officers...

... democracy Stalin Joseph Iran Javan Young Iran Society Naficy Mosharraf political parties Siassi Ali Akbar Young Iran Society Iran Javan corruption Modarres Hassan Dashti Ali Shafaq e sorkh The Red Dawn Cossack Reza Khan Alasht military career Abolqasem Beig World War I Iran prime minister...

... the most nobly born and influential of the Romans, bestowed upon him considerable prestige and influence, and he first obtained a military tribuneship and then became quaestor. Plutarch Marcus Cato military career political career martial expertise military campaigns public speaking Valerius Flaccus...

... Cromwell lieutenant-general political career military career Committee of Both Kingdoms Wars of the Three Kingdoms On 20 January 1644, Parliament rewarded the earl of Manchester and his army for its good initial service by raising the property tax on the Eastern Association, which was designed...

..., but secured a transfer to the much more prestigious Rifle Brigade. Wilson's choice of the Rifle Brigade no doubt reflected his military, and perhaps also his social, ambitions. This chapter chronicles Wilson's early military career, including the first campaigns he joined, as well as his engagement to Cecil...

...Donne's military career is the essence of this article. Donne's military career spans 1596–7, including two expeditions against Spain: the former a maritime assault and landing at Cadiz; the latter an ill-fated venture in the Azores, often called the Islands voyage. For both expeditions Donne...

...After graduating from West Point in 1892, Charles Pelot Summerall (1867–1955) launched a distinguished military career, fighting Filipino insurgents in 1899 and Boxers in China in 1900. His remarkable service included brigade, division, and corps commands in World War I; duty as chief of staff...

..., inspiring an endless series of stories and representations that emerged shortly after his death and continues today. The book reflects on the most interesting and emblematic depictions of this towering historical figure. Some of the stories relate to historical events associated with Alexander's military...

... military bases and personnel in the Gulf states prestige of military career in the Gulf economic role salary and perquisites military foreign defense contractors FDC mercenaries contract soldiers Balochistan labor force participation of citizens in the Gulf affluence of Gulf countries García Batte...

... Testament Presbyterians Wiltshire Manchester Edward Montagu earl of Church of England Grey of Groby Lord Willoughby of Parham Lord Bernard Robert Fairfax Sir Thomas Waller Sir William Oliver Cromwell national figure religion political career military career reputation manipulation courage...

... providing a background on his family and the environment in which he grew up, this chapter considers Moreno's education. At the age of seventeen, Moreno enlisted in the Savoyard army and was severely wounded at Goito in June 1848. It was the beginning of his military career. Because Moreno proudly bore...

...This chapter discusses the birth and early life of Mohham'mad ‘Al'ee, and the commencement of his military career in Egypt. Mohham'mad ‘Al'ee was born in the year of the flight 1182 (A.D. 1768–9), at Cavalla. In early life, he lost his father, Ibrahee'm A'gha, after which he was brought up...

..., who, after a lackluster military career, moved from one mediocre job to another as a civilian. Munzenberg made very few friends while he was young, and those he did make he did not keep for long. He had two older brothers, both of whom were serving in the military by the time he was in school and who...

... constituted what were once considered typical Latin traits. Spurned in his quest for a military career by the court of Louis XIV, his rage at this humiliation was unquenchable. Kaiser Leopold recognised early on Eugene's potential as a soldier, though it is unlikely that even Leopold realised the full extent...

... of the historical Sherman. Sherman’s military career should be assessed within the context of his own time. Viewed in the longer stream of Western military history, Sherman was not prophetic and did not anticipate the methods used during the two World Wars of the twentieth century. He simply recognized with great...

... (professional military education) First World War interwar era military career The early careers of both Simpson and Moore are representative of the top tier of officer for their respective generations. Both men were West Point graduates who successfully commanded at all the appropriate levels prior...