Fire over the rock : the great siege of Gibralter, 1779-1783 /
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| Author / Creator: | Falkner, James. |
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| Imprint: | Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England : Pen & Sword Military, 2009. |
| Description: | xix, 168 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7998969 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- List of Maps
- Chronology of the Great Siege of Gibraltar
- Introduction: Noble Impartiality and Impatient Ambition
- 1. A Little World of Itself
- 2. The Disagreeable Necessity
- 3. Moonlight Battles and Mountains of Fire
- 4. These Infernal Spit-fires
- 5. This Glorious Occasion
- 6. An Equal Share of Glory
- 7. That Proud Fortress
- Appendices
- 1. The Cock of the Rock: General Sir George Eliott, 1st Baron Heathfield of Gibraltar
- 2. The Opposing Land Forces in the Great Siege
- 3. The Gibraltar Battle Honours
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
