Author : Helmuth von Moltke
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ISBN 13 : 9781330815380
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (153 download)
Book Synopsis Essays, Speeches and Memoirs of Field-Marshal Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Helmuth von Moltke
Download or read book Essays, Speeches and Memoirs of Field-Marshal Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Helmuth von Moltke and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essays, Speeches and Memoirs of Field-Marshal Count Helmuth Von Moltke, Vol. 1 of 2 "Holland and Belgium" is the first article which the Field-marshal had published under his name after that he had been appointed second lieutenant on the general's staff. The Belgian Revolution, the immediate sequence of the July Revolution in Paris, seemed on the point of setting all Europe on fire, and even before it had been brought to a close the insurrection in the East also, in Warsaw, was started. It is obvious that these events must have interested the clever young officer in the liveliest manner. While he, eager for action, was yearning for the war which a long time was thought to be unavoidable, he was also searching for an explanation of the great events. And he found this explanation, as he mentions in a letter to his mother, dated the 24th of December, 1830, in the history of the Netherlands which he specially examined with a view to this fact. How he toiled in doing this, is gathered from this same letter, where he says: "I have read over a thousand pages in quarto and four thousand in octavo." Afterwards, he had the work resulting from these studies printed as a brochure, and thus experienced the disappointments which every young author has to undergo. The next letter to his mother, describes in a pleasing manner what these are: - "Berlin, 9th January, 1831. "All the sorrows of a young author who is spoiling for a publisher have visited me. Thoroughly impressed by the value of our work, we are astonished to hear the booksellers talk of unsuccessful ventures, of the depressed condition of the book trade to which we had just purposed to add a new impetus by our manuscript. 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.
