The Invasion of the Crimea: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress, Down to the Death of Lord Raglan, Vol. 8 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Meyer, F. B.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440060282 ISBN 13: 9781440060281

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2012

Synopsis

Excerpt from The Invasion of the Crimea, Vol. 8: Its Origin, and an Account of Its Progress, Down to the Death of Lord Raglan The Allies now committed to what might prove a long siege; The predicament in which they had placed themselves; The duress they suffered; The bearing of this duress upon their power as combatants; The task of defence now weighing upon their energies; And defence under hard conditions; No idea of raising the siege could be well or even prudently harboured; The double task now pressing upon the Allies; Their defensive works; The designs of the French, though postponed, still pointing to the Flagstaff Bastion; Checked in carrying forward their approaches; They resort to mining; Extension towards their left of siege-work carried on by the French; The part taken at this time by the English in the work of the siege; The great strain put on their fortitude About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1440060282
• ISBN 13: 9781440060281
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 414