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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Lu par David Wales

English · 10h 47m · War & Military, Historical Fiction

4.7 (3 critiques)

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 2:33 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 1: Siege Of Gibraltar (1779-1782) 22:33 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 2: Defence Of Acre (1799) 17:05 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 3: The Wounded Captain In Talavera (1809) 29:16 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 4: The Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) 17:48 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 5: The Storming Of Badajos 1812) 26:58 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 6: A Prisoner In St. Sebastian (1813) 24:57 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 7: Jellalabad (1842) 40:02 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 8: Siege Of Sebastopol (1854-1856) 30:40 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 9: After Inkermann (1854) 21:26 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 10: The Indian Mutiny - Delhi (1857-1858) 42:05 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 11: The Defence Of Lucknow (31st of May to 25th of September 1857) 32:24 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 12: The Relief Of Lucknow (1857) 31:13 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 13: Running The Blockade (1861) 21:37 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 14: The First Ironclads (1862) 21:05 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 15: Capture Of New Orleans (1862) 12:45 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 16: The Siege Of Richmond (1862 and 1865) 20:18 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 17: The Siege Of Paris (1870-1871) With The Germans Outside 18:43 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 18: The Siege Of Paris - continued - With The Besieged (1870-1871) 18:24 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 19: Metz (1870) 25:28 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 20: Plevna (1877) 32:24 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 21: Siege Of Khartoum (1884) 17:22 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 22: Kumassi (1900) 27:00 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 23: Mafeking (1899-1900) 28:50 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 24: The Siege Of Kimberley (1899-1900) 14:31 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 25: The Siege Of Ladysmith (1899-1900) 27:56 Lu par David Wales
Chapter 26: Siege Of Port Arthur (1904) 21:39 Lu par David Wales

Critiques


(4.5 étoiles)

Loved the reading! Very interesting subject matter and a very long listen!