Gibraltar
The Greatest Siege in British History
$46.85
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2019
Summary
For over three and a half years, from 1779 to 1783, the tiny territory of Gibraltar was besieged and blockaded, on land and at sea, by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. It became the longest siege in British history, and the obsession with saving Gibraltar was blamed for the loss of the American colonies in the War of Independence.
Located between the Mediterranean and Atlantic, on the very edge of Europe, Gibraltar was a place of varied nationalities, languages, religions …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349142395 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349142394 |
| Author: | Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2019 |
| Weight: | 393g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 34mm |
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Well-researched and briskly written … worthy of the most melodramatic Hollywood blockbuster - Sunday Times
Well-researched and briskly written … worthy of the most melodramatic Hollywood blockbuster - Sunday Times
About The Author
Lesley Adkins
Roy Adkins (Author)
Roy and Lesley Adkins are husband-and-wife authors of widely acclaimed books on naval history, archaeology and social history, which have been translated into seventeen languages. They include Jack Tar, Trafalgar, Gibraltar, The War for All the Oceans, The Keys of Egypt, The Handbook of British Archaeology, Empires of the Plain, Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece, Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome, Dictionary of Roman Religion, and Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England. They are Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London, Fellows of the Royal Historical Society and Members of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. They live in Devon.
Lesley Adkins (Author)
Roy and Lesley Adkins are husband-and-wife historians and authors of widely acclaimed books on naval and social history, including Jack Tar, Trafalgar, The War for All the Oceans and Eavesdropping on Jane Austen’s England, which have been translated into seventeen languages. They are Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London and the Royal Historical Society, as well as Members of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. They live in Devon.
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