万本电子书0元读

万本电子书0元读

顶部广告

Held Fast for England电子书

售       价:¥

0人正在读 | 0人评论 9.8

作       者:G. A. Henty

出  版  社:Seltzer Books

出版时间:2018-03-01

字       数:54.6万

所属分类: 进口书 > 外文原版书 > 小说

温馨提示:数字商品不支持退换货,不提供源文件,不支持导出打印

为你推荐

  • 读书简介
  • 目录
  • 累计评论(0条)
  • 读书简介
  • 目录
  • 累计评论(0条)
Historical novel. The Preface begins: "The Siege of Gibraltar stands almost alone in the annals of warfare, alike in its duration and in the immense preparations made, by the united powers of France and Spain, for the capture of the fortress. A greater number of guns were employed than in any operation up to that time; although in number, and still more in calibre, the artillery then used have in, modern times, been thrown into the shade by the sieges of Sebastopol and Paris. Gibraltar differs, however, from these sieges, inasmuch as the defence was a successful one and, indeed, at no period of the investment was the fortress in any danger of capture, save by hunger. At that period England was not, as she afterwards became, invincible by sea; and as we were engaged at the same time in war with France, Spain, Holland, and the United States, it was only occasionally that a fleet could be spared to bring succour and provisions to the beleaguered garrison. Scurvy was the direst enemy of the defenders. " According to Wikipedia: "George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent, and Imperialist born in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, England. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include Out on the Pampas (1871), The Young Buglers (1880), With Clive in India (1884) and Wulf the Saxon (1895)."
目录展开

HELD FAST FOR ENGLAND: A TALE OF THE SIEGE OF GIBRALTAR (1779-83) BY G. A. HENTY

Preface.

Chapter 1: "Something Like An Adventure."

Chapter 2: A Great Change.

Chapter 3: An Unexpected Journey.

Chapter 4: Preparations For A Voyage.

Chapter 5: A French Privateer.

Chapter 6: The Rock Fortress.

Chapter 7: Troubles Ahead.

Chapter 8: The Siege Begins.

Chapter 9: The Antelope.

Chapter 10: A Cruise In A Privateer.

Chapter 11: Cutting Out A Prize.

Chapter 12: A Rich Prize.

Chapter 13: Oranges And Lemons.

Chapter 14: A Welcome Cargo.

Chapter 15: Bob's Mission.

Chapter 16: A Cruise In The Brilliant.

Chapter 17: The Floating Batteries.

累计评论(0条) 0个书友正在讨论这本书 发表评论

发表评论

发表评论,分享你的想法吧!

买过这本书的人还买过

读了这本书的人还在读

回顶部