Gibraltar 1779-1783: The Great Siege: No. 172 (Campaign) - Softcover

Chartrand, René

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841769770 ISBN 13: 9781841769776

Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2006

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"Osprey's military titles are very subject-specific, allowing for a depth of focus most other general-interest surveys lack. Their latest titles are top picks military reference libraries will appreciate... [In] Rene Chartrand's Gibraltar 1770-83...strategies and forces and plans which would assure British victory make for a vivid reenactment of history." --The Midwest Book Review ..".those interested in this period will find this, and indeed any title by Chartrand, an engaging read and a useful reference for future study." --Major John R Grodzinski CD, Canadian Army Journal (Summer 2007)

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After Spain declared war on Britain on 21 June 1779, Gibraltar was besieged by land and sea for four years. The centrepiece of the siege was the dramatic assault by supposedly invincible battering ships and the author reveals how these floating phenomena were countered by British engineering ingenuity and sheer resolve. In this detailed account of the siege, Rene Chartrand examines the Franco-Spanish and British forces as well as the personalities and plans that would contribute to a vital British victory at a time when British fortunes elsewhere in the world were on the wane.

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• Verlag: Osprey Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1841769770
• ISBN 13: 9781841769776
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
• Zeichner: Courcelle Patrice