During the American Civil War and the years immediately following; thousands of Confederate sympathizers and former soldiers left the southern United States to seek exile in other lands. Evidence suggests that more Confederate soldiers went to British Honduras; presently known as Belize; than any other single site. This work is an in-depth look at the settlements established by former Confederates--what lured the Confederates there; what the trip from New Orleans was like; what life was like for immigrants in Belize City; the settlements at Toledo; New Richmond; northern British Honduras; Manattee and other settlements; and what Belize City was like at the height of the immigrant influx. Also included are lists of arrivals at the hotels and passenger lists from the ships; both were important in identifying prominent Confederates who sought refuge in British Honduras.
#1393616 in Books 2003-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .81 x 9.88 x 12.30l; #File Name: 0785816682200 pages
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great Commanders is a Great BookBy Logical ParadoxGreat Commanders and thier battles is a nice book; especially for the price. It covers 20 great historical military commanders and offers a great deal of info and beautiful llustrations. The book is a steal for the price and is well made. The visual aids such as maps; graphs and illustrations portray battles and information throughout the book and make the information much easier to understand. This also makes the book much more enjoyable while adding character and distinction to each commander and the battles they are famous for.The book offers a lot of information on the commanders and a lot of extra info about thier tactics and the events of thier best known battles.For each commander there is a timeline of the events of thier lives/carears; some decent and compelling biographical information; details on thier tactics; forces and champagnes as well as the impact the commander had in his world and thier place in history. Alexander's section for example spans 12 pages and does a great job illustrating his revolutionary tactics.Some questions remain however. I wish they would have covered more than one battle per commander; and some of the information may be a bit subjective; but you really cant escape that in a book like this. I do however wonder about the choice of commanders covered. While you will find many of the most memorable names in military history; from a variety of time periods (Napoleon; Alexander the Great; Ghengis Khan; Scipio Africanus; Irwin Rommel; Robert E. Lee; Fredrick The Great; Wellington; and even Douglas Maccarthur) some exceptions are curious - for example; some of those not covered that you would think would be present include - William the conquerer; Hannibal; Patton; Zhukov; Julius Caesar; Atilla the Hun and Montgomery just to name a few.All in all this is still a great book for the price and makes a great addition to any classroom library or any history buff's collection.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Great Commanders very well doneBy A CustomerThis is an informative book that can be read easily by an unschooled armchair general. It uses graphics of the battle scenes of Alexander; Scipio; Gustavus; Marlborough; Wellington; Rommel; MacAurthur; Napoleon; Slim; Henry V; Genghis Khan; Allenby; Washington; Lee; and others. It is a MUST have; and the introduction is a well done piece by General Sir John Hackett; an experienced soldier of the British Army; who has his own book own World War III. A warning though; it is exceedingly British. It is bias towards Britain in every battle involving the English; but this aspect is at worst evaluation a bit funny.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Commanders and Their BattlesBy A CustomerThis is a good book with lots of good information. I only wish it had more photos as I live to visualize the events and see what people looked like etc. But overall; it's a very good book.
