Author : William Gerard Don
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ISBN 13 : 9781332278695
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (786 download)
Book Synopsis Reminiscences of the Baltic Fleet of 1855 (Classic Reprint) by : William Gerard Don
Download or read book Reminiscences of the Baltic Fleet of 1855 (Classic Reprint) written by William Gerard Don and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Reminiscences of the Baltic Fleet of 1855 The following reminiscences have been compiled from a Journal kept by me while serving in the Baltic Fleet, supplemented by recollections which had not, and never can fade from my memory. While mixing in other scenes, during thirty years of military service in various parts of the world, the very existence of the Journal (which was carefully preserved by my dear mother) had almost passed from my mind. Yet, in perusing it, to recast the following summary, most of the events recorded came back with surprising clearness, not merely in the main, but even in detail - proving, indeed, that youthful impressions are stamped on the memory with a permanence withheld from those of riper years. The personal incidents here given are faithfully recorded; while those more hearsay are of a most trustworthy kind. For, being in the Flagship, I always had information at first hand, through my good friend Paymaster Munday, Secretary to the Admiral; as well as access to official charts, plans, and lists, and so had the best knowledge alike of our own and the French Squadron, as of Russian ships, forts, and fortresses. 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.
