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The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World

The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World

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Number of Chapters: 27

Length: 10 hours and 47 minutes

Language: English

Lively narratives of some of the great siege battles of war. The book was written before World War I, in 1908. Some of the narratives contain language which was common in 19th and early twentieth century usage but which listeners today may find offensive. Summary by david wales

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Preface (David Wales)
Chapter 1: Siege Of Gibraltar (1779-1782) (David Wales)
Chapter 2: Defence Of Acre (1799) (David Wales)
Chapter 3: The Wounded Captain In Talavera (1809) (David Wales)
Chapter 4: The Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) (David Wales)
Chapter 5: The Storming Of Badajos 1812) (David Wales)
Chapter 6: A Prisoner In St. Sebastian (1813) (David Wales)
Chapter 7: Jellalabad (1842) (David Wales)
Chapter 8: Siege Of Sebastopol (1854-1856) (David Wales)
Chapter 9: After Inkermann (1854) (David Wales)
Chapter 10: The Indian Mutiny - Delhi (1857-1858) (David Wales)
Chapter 11: The Defence Of Lucknow (31st of May to 25th of September 1857) (David Wales)
Chapter 12: The Relief Of Lucknow (1857) (David Wales)
Chapter 13: Running The Blockade (1861) (David Wales)
Chapter 14: The First Ironclads (1862) (David Wales)
Chapter 15: Capture Of New Orleans (1862) (David Wales)
Chapter 16: The Siege Of Richmond (1862 and 1865) (David Wales)
Chapter 17: The Siege Of Paris (1870-1871) With The Germans Outside (David Wales)
Chapter 18: The Siege Of Paris - continued - With The Besieged (1870-1871) (David Wales)
Chapter 19: Metz (1870) (David Wales)
Chapter 20: Plevna (1877) (David Wales)
Chapter 21: Siege Of Khartoum (1884) (David Wales)
Chapter 22: Kumassi (1900) (David Wales)
Chapter 23: Mafeking (1899-1900) (David Wales)
Chapter 24: The Siege Of Kimberley (1899-1900) (David Wales)
Chapter 25: The Siege Of Ladysmith (1899-1900) (David Wales)
Chapter 26: Siege Of Port Arthur (1904) (David Wales)
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