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On August 19, 1942, a mainly Canadian force left England in an attempt to seize the German-occupied French port of Dieppe--a mission that has been described as the largest raid in history. The result was a complete disaster. Here Brian Villa unravels all the complexities that led to it: the political interests in both Britain and Canada; the pressures placed on Churchill and the British Chiefs of Staff; and especially the vagaries of Lord Louis Mountbatten,...

This is the story of Wilson's raid, which played a major role in the final defeat of the Confederacy. In March 1865, under the command of Maj. Gen. James H. Wilson, 13,480 Union cavalrymen began their raid on Alabama and Georgia. Two months after it began, it was over. Selma, Montgomery, Columbus, and Macon had fallen. Wilson's men went on to capture the Confederate president, Jefferson Davis, near Abbeville, Georgia and the vice president Alexander...

"Provides comprehensive information on the Texas polygamist raid and the differing perspectives accompanying it"--Provided by publisher.

Before colonial Americans could declare independence, they had to undergo a change of heart. Beyond a desire to rebel against British mercantile and fiscal policies, they had to believe that they could stand up to the fully armed British soldier. This work uncovers one story of how the Americans found that confidence. On April 19, 1775, British raids on Lexington Green and Concord Bridge made history, but it was an episode nearly two months earlier...

Describes the Great Comanche Raid of 1840 in the Republic of Texas and its causes, including Mexican involvement in Texas Native American affairs and President Mirabeau B. Lamar's policies against Texas tribes.

Examines the 1814 British attack on the privateers of Pettipaug, also known as the British Raid on Essex, when an American traitor guided the enemy up the Connecticut River to where they burned 27 American vessels.