America\'s Military Adversaries. From Colonial Times to the Present

PEARSON, RICHARD Pearson, Richard (March 1731–January 1806) English Naval Officer P earson was an ac- tive and enterpris- ing of ...

French frigate Pallas, and the 12-gun corvette Vengeance. At first glance, the British were badly outnumbered, but Jones exercis ...

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fortification as commander of the region. Pecaudy complied but, en route, became ap- prised that Ensign Edward Ward with 41 men ...

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Allies once an armistice had been signed. On September 19, 1943, the Italians struck first, ambushing a column of his men near t ...

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ies in that it was highly mobile to keep apace with fast-moving cavalry columns. Over the ensuing winter months, Pelham merciles ...

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folk and the James River. That November he transferred south to the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, to serve ...

River on May 16 and 17. The Confederates were totally defeated and driven back into Vicksburg’s fortifications. Johnston repeate ...

PENGDEHUAI Peng Dehuai (October 24, 1898–November 29, 1974) Chinese General A tough-talking, burly peasant, Peng Dehuai was one ...

remainder of World War II, gaining a reputa- tion as among the best of the communist generals. Following the Japanese surrender ...

final warning to MacArthur not to test Chi- nese resolve. The general responded by launching his “Home by Christmas” offen- sive ...

Mao began to look askance at Peng’s re- forms—and began to view them as a threat. He then authorized the creation of large-scale ...

PEPELYAEV, YEVGENIJ Pepelyaev, Yevgenij (March 18, 1918–) Russian Fighter Pilot P epelyaev is gener- ally regarded as the highes ...

communist China entered into the equation and warned United Nations forces not to ap- proach its border. Gen. Douglas MacArthur ...

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charge of the British camp with the local rank of brigadier general. Within a year, lingering re- sentment over British tax- ati ...

mishandled his assignment that defeat had to be literally snatched from the jaws of disaster. Percy himself was also taken aback ...