| Fire Over the Rock: The Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783 Contributor(s): Falkner, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1844159159 ISBN-13: 9781844159154 Publisher: Pen & Sword Military OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783 a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The tenacity and endurance shown by the attackers and defenders alike, and the sheer ingenuity of the siege operations mounted by both sides, make the episode an epic of military history, and the story gives us a fascinating insight into the realities of siege warfare. In this, the first full study of the siege for over 40 years, James Falkner draws on a wide range of contemporary sources to tell the exciting tale of a huge and complex operation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal |
| Dewey: 946.89 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.14 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Spanish - Cultural Region - Mediterranean |
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Contributor Bio(s): Falkner, James: - James Falkner is a leading authority on eighteenth-century warfare and he has made a special study of the military exploits of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. His book, Great and Glorious Days: Marlborough's Battles 1704-1709, is one of the outstanding studies of the subject. His other books include Blenheim 1704, Ramillies 1706, Marlborough Goes to War: Eyewitness Accounts 1702-1713, Marlborough's Sieges, Marlborough's Battlefields, Fire Over the Rock: The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783, Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France, Marlborough's War Machine and The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714. |
