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Author : Frederic George Stephens
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (6 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges written by Frederic George Stephens and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains a history of Gibraltar and the many sieges against it.
Author : Roy Adkins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735221634
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Gibraltar written by Roy Adkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rip-roaring account of the dramatic four-year siege of Britain’s Mediterranean garrison by Spain and France—an overlooked key to the British loss in the American Revolution For more than three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. It became the longest siege in British history, and the obsession with saving Gibraltar was blamed for the loss of the American colonies in the War of Independence. Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions, and social classes. During the siege, thousands of soldiers, civilians, and their families withstood terrifying bombardments, starvation, and disease. Very ordinary people lived through extraordinary events, from shipwrecks and naval battles to an attempted invasion of England and a daring sortie out of Gibraltar into Spain. Deadly innovations included red-hot shot, shrapnel shells, and a barrage from immense floating batteries. This is military and social history at its best, a story of soldiers, sailors, and civilians, with royalty and rank and file, workmen and engineers, priests, prisoners of war, spies, and surgeons, all caught up in a struggle for a fortress located on little more than two square miles of awe-inspiring rock. Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History is an epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail—a tale of courage, endurance, intrigue, desperation, greed, and humanity. The everyday experiences of all those involved are brought vividly to life with eyewitness accounts and expert research.
Author : J. H. Mann
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230427133
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (271 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges written by J. H. Mann and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ... chapter xxxvi. the fourteenth siege--the great siege, 1779-1783. attempt a detailed account of the tremendous conflict which next comes to our hands would not only be impracticable within the limits of this work, but it is superfluous to do so at length. Drinkwater's account of this event," the Siege of Sebastopol" of the last century, at which he was present, supplies abundance of particulars which readers can study with pleasure in the straightforward and simple style of the English officer. This excellent volume, the text-book of the subject, has been supplemented by more than one other. In Captain Sayer's "History," all the important matters relating to the grar.d action have been drawn together with considerable skill and research, which produced much that was unknown to the worthy " Captain of the late 72nd Regiment, or Royal Manchester Volunteers." It is noteworthy that Colonel James--a laborious, but terribly confused and uncritical writer--Captain Drinkwater and Captain Sayer, all held appointments on the Rock (the last as civil magistrate); their opportunities were therefore excellent. In the following abstract we shall chiefly depend upon Drinkwater's work as not only the most complete of contemporary histories, but because his style is simple and clear in a marked degree. This author gives a very good sketch of the fortifications and appearance of the Rock in his time, which, of course, is much more valuable than that of the Spaniard Ayala, although the historical researches and national character of the latter render his production more precious to the student of the history of Gibraltar at large. Taken together, we have in these descriptions abundance of material for those who wish to reconstruct the place of three...
Author : Roy Adkins
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735221642
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (352 download)
Download or read book Gibraltar written by Roy Adkins and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-03-12 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rip-roaring account of the dramatic four-year siege of Britain’s Mediterranean garrison by Spain and France—an overlooked key to the British loss in the American Revolution For more than three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. It became the longest siege in British history, and the obsession with saving Gibraltar was blamed for the loss of the American colonies in the War of Independence. Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions, and social classes. During the siege, thousands of soldiers, civilians, and their families withstood terrifying bombardments, starvation, and disease. Very ordinary people lived through extraordinary events, from shipwrecks and naval battles to an attempted invasion of England and a daring sortie out of Gibraltar into Spain. Deadly innovations included red-hot shot, shrapnel shells, and a barrage from immense floating batteries. This is military and social history at its best, a story of soldiers, sailors, and civilians, with royalty and rank and file, workmen and engineers, priests, prisoners of war, spies, and surgeons, all caught up in a struggle for a fortress located on little more than two square miles of awe-inspiring rock. Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History is an epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail—a tale of courage, endurance, intrigue, desperation, greed, and humanity. The everyday experiences of all those involved are brought vividly to life with eyewitness accounts and expert research.
Author : J. H. MANN
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033104354
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)
Download or read book HISTORY OF GIBRALTAR AND ITS SIEGES written by J. H. MANN and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Frederic George Stephens
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290903479
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (34 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges; With Photographic Illustrations written by Frederic George Stephens and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : John Drinkwater
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Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 written by John Drinkwater and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Drinkwater
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Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A History of the Siege of Gibraltar, with a Description and Account of that Garrison, from the Earliest Periods written by John Drinkwater and published by . This book was released on 1839 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Drinkwater
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Total Pages : 408 pages
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Download or read book A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar written by John Drinkwater and published by . This book was released on 1785 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : James H. Mann
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges written by James H. Mann and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J H Mann
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781355999607
Total Pages : 356 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (996 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges written by J H Mann and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-08 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : John Drinkwater
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781019571057
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (71 download)
Download or read book A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar. written by John Drinkwater and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic work on military history describes the siege of Gibraltar by Spanish and French forces between 1779 and 1783, during the American War of Independence. John CN Drinkwater provides a detailed and fascinating account of the tactics, strategies, and personalities that shaped the course of this important battle, as well as the history of the garrison that defended the rock over the centuries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Frederic George Stephens
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Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book A history of Gibraltar and its sieges ; with photographic illustrations by J. H. Mann written by Frederic George Stephens and published by . This book was released on 1873 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : J. H. Mann
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780266251590
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (515 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges (Classic Reprint) written by J. H. Mann and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : J. H. Mann
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ISBN 13 : 9780649750788
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (57 download)
Download or read book A History of Gibraltar and Its Sieges. Second Edition written by J. H. Mann and published by . This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trieste Publishing has a massive catalogue of classic book titles. Our aim is to provide readers with the highest quality reproductions of fiction and non-fiction literature that has stood the test of time. The many thousands of books in our collection have been sourced from libraries and private collections around the world.The titles that Trieste Publishing has chosen to be part of the collection have been scanned to simulate the original. Our readers see the books the same way that their first readers did decades or a hundred or more years ago. Books from that period are often spoiled by imperfections that did not exist in the original. Imperfections could be in the form of blurred text, photographs, or missing pages. It is highly unlikely that this would occur with one of our books. Our extensive quality control ensures that the readers of Trieste Publishing's books will be delighted with their purchase. Our staff has thoroughly reviewed every page of all the books in the collection, repairing, or if necessary, rejecting titles that are not of the highest quality. This process ensures that the reader of one of Trieste Publishing's titles receives a volume that faithfully reproduces the original, and to the maximum degree possible, gives them the experience of owning the original work.We pride ourselves on not only creating a pathway to an extensive reservoir of books of the finest quality, but also providing value to every one of our readers. Generally, Trieste books are purchased singly - on demand, however they may also be purchased in bulk. Readers interested in bulk purchases are invited to contact us directly to enquire about our tailored bulk rates.
Author : J. D. Bethune
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Total Pages : 410 pages
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Download or read book A History of the Late Siege of Gibraltar ... written by J. D. Bethune and published by . This book was released on 1790 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ernle Bradford
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1497617189
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (976 download)
Download or read book Gibraltar written by Ernle Bradford and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since ships first set sail in the Mediterranean, The Rock has been the gate of Fortress Europe. In ancient times, it was known as one of the Pillars of Hercules, and a glance at its formidable mass suggests that it may well have been created by the gods. Sought after by every nation with territorial ambitions in Europe, Asia, and Africa, Gibraltar was possessed by the Arabs, the Spanish, and ultimately the British, who captured it in the early 1700s and held onto it in a siege of more than three years late in the eighteenth century. The fact that that was one of more than a dozen sieges exemplifies Gibraltar’s quintessential value as a prize and the desperation of governments to fly their flag above its forbidding ramparts. Bradford uses his matchless skill and knowledge to take the reader through the history of this great and unique fortress. From its geological creation to its two-thousand-year influence on politics and war, he crafts the compelling tale of how these few square miles played a major part in history.
