{"title":"Author: John Beakes","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"101-b9920","title":"A History of One Branch of the Beakes Family in America 1682-1996","description":"\u003cp\u003eBegins with the 1682 arrival in Philadelphia of William Beakes, a Quaker farmer from Backwell in Southwestern England. One of William's four sons married the daughter of the founder of Trenton, New Jersey and their plantation occupied much of what is now downtown Trenton. Samuel Beakes from Pennington, New Jersey, served in the New Jersey Militia during the Revolutionary War. One branch of the family moved to the South in the 1700s, and some descendants who use the spelling \"Beeks\" fought for the Confederacy, while a number named \"Beakes\" fought for the Union in Units from New York, New Jersey, and Maryland. A later descendant, Edward Johnson Beakes, served for a career in the United States Navy, and among his many letters in this book is his first-hand description of the Battle of Manila Bay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn H. Beakes, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1997, 6\" x 9\", cloth, index, 96+ pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B9920\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43617062736,"sku":"101-B9920","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b9920.png?v=1727714402"},{"product_id":"101-b5900","title":"De Kalb: One of the Revolutionary War's Bravest Generals","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeople who saw Major General Johann de Kalb's heroic actions at the battle of Camden, South Carolina on August 16, 1780, never forgot it. A soldier who fought there wrote fifty-three years later that de Kalb was \"…perhaps the bravest man that ever lived.\" Bleeding from eleven wounds, de Kalb died three days after the battle. British officers attended his funeral to respect an honored foe. American leaders spoke and wrote of their high regard. Congress authorized a memorial statue in Annapolis, the capital of Maryland, whose sons he had led in battle. This military biography chronicles the life and legacy of this fine military leader. He gave his all for us. We should remember him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a well-researched and welcome addition to Revolutionary War historiography. Johann de Kalb was a largely unknown, able, professional soldier with broad European experience. His extensive knowledge and leadership were valuable to the American cause while exemplifying the prosaic requirements of much military service. His steady, quiet and ultimately heroic contributions have been largely overlooked until John Beakes' fine study.\" - Joseph W. A. Whitehorne, military historian and author of \u003ca href=\"\/products\/101-w5866\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Battle For Baltimore 1814\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battle for Baltimore, 1814\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Inspectors General of the United States Army, 1903-1939\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003ca href=\"\/products\/101-w0018\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"While Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie, 1814\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile Washington Burned: The Battle for Fort Erie, 1814\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e; and other books on military history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Beakes demonstrates a solid grasp of European warfare in the eighteenth century and how it shaped the perspectives of the young Johann de Kalb. His book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of how the European military experience impacted the development of the Continental Army and by extension the U.S. military. - Jim McIntyre, author of \u003cem\u003eBritish Light Infantry Tactics\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJohann Ewald, Partisan Commander\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Beakes is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy who served as an officer in nuclear submarines before embarking on a business career. His lifelong interest in military history led him to study officers of the Continental Army, resulting in books which he co-authored with Jim Piecuch on \u003ca href=\"\/products\/101-p5893\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"John Eager Howard\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eJohn Eager Howard\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/101-p5373\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Light Horse Harry Lee\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLight Horse Harry Lee\u003c\/a\u003e, and then his first solo effort on \u003ca href=\"\/products\/101-b5379\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Otho Holland Williams\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eOtho Holland Williams\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Beakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2019, 6\" x 9\", cloth, 488 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788459009\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B5900\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30149354684534,"sku":"101-B5900","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b5900.png?v=1727714493"},{"product_id":"101-b0316","title":"The European Diaries of Kendall Douglas Beakes","description":"\u003cp\u003eKendall Douglas Beakes was a close observer of everything around him, and he kept very detailed diaries during a formative period in his life. This book contains diaries from two major activities in his twenties: Part One; which are his diaries from the time he began studying at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1948 covering his extensive travels through Europe during his student years, and culminating with a journey into the Balkans in 1951 and Part Two; which are his diaries from his participation in World War II between his landing in Normandy France in September 1944 through the end of the war in May 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Beakes, editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2019\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788403163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-B0316\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31624928788598,"sku":"101-B0316","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b6966.png?v=1727714513"},{"product_id":"101-p5893","title":"\"Cool Deliberate Courage\": John Eager Howard in the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"John Eager Howard was an accomplished army officer, a conscientious political leader, and that rare public personage in American history who maintained an untarnished reputation throughout his life and after his death.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneral George Washington's expectations of regimental commanders were high and \"Howard continually met this demanding standard ... whether he was in camp, on the march, or leading his proven troops on the battlefield, John Eager Howard could always be counted upon to employ his men to the best possible advantage, no matter how dire the situation.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"For the first hundred years after the Revolution, the deeds of men like Howard were well known and taught throughout the land, but these stories are now largely forgotten. These men deserve to be remembered. ...they prevailed against overwhelming odds, and left succeeding generations the priceless heritage of a nation of free people.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapters include: Baltimore's Farewell to a Revolutionary War Hero, Campaigning in the North, Battling for South Carolina, Triumph at the Cowpens, The Race to the Dan, Guilford Courthouse, The Second Fight for Camden - Hobkirk's Hill, The Final Campaign, Politician and Businessman, and an Epilogue. Portraits, maps, a bibliography, and an index to full-names, places and subjects add to the value of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJim Piecuch and John Beakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(2009), 2020, 6\" x 9\", paper, index, 180 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788458934\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e101-P5893\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31966687133814,"sku":"101-P5893","price":23.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-p5893.png?v=1727803245"},{"product_id":"101-b4900","title":"William Campbell in the American Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommander of Riflemen at Kings Mountain and Guilford Courthouse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA thoroughly researched and highly readable biography of William Campbell, an iconic figure on the frontier during the American Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Beakes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2022, 6\" x 9\", cloth, 452 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780788449000\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e101-B4900\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heritage Books, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39812603019382,"sku":"101-B4900","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/101-b4900.png?v=1727714745"},{"product_id":"101-b7749","title":"The Life of Charles M. Ailes, 1880-1966","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Farm Boy Who Became a Master Builder and a Much-Loved Family Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharles Melville Ailes was born December 15, 1880 to William Elvy Ailes and Martha Jane Carrick Ailes at their 172-acre farm in Peach Bottom Township, Pennsylvania. This is his story, working on the farm, building projects for friends and family and his life as a foreman for Bartlett-Hayward Company in the demanding work of building natural gas holders at many locations across the United States. An appendix includes the natural gas holders built by Bartlett-Hayward between 1905 and 1944.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe region around the farm was later named Ailston. The story of the Ailes is recounted in the recently published \u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Ailes Family of Ailston, Pennsylvania\" href=\"\/products\/101-b2999\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Ailes Family of Ailston, Pennsylvania\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e which covers the background of the Ailes and Carrick families, some stories of life on the farm, and a summary of the lives and names of descendants of these families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn H. 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