Project Gutenberg 2015-10-16 Public domain in the USA. 103 Gilliat, Edward 1841 1915 Gilliat, E. (Edward) The Romance of Modern Sieges Describing the personal adventures, resource and daring of besiegers and beseiged in all parts of the world Produced by Shaun Pinder, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Romance of Modern Sieges" by Edward Gilliat is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work vividly narrates various sieges throughout history, showcasing the personal adventures, resourcefulness, and courage of both besieging forces and the beleaguered. The opening chapters hint at a focus on significant historical events, blending military strategy with the rich tapestry of human emotion and experience amid conflict. At the start of the book, the author introduces the Siege of Gibraltar (1779-1782), detailing the dire circumstances faced by its British garrison as they endure starvation and relentless bombardment from the Spanish forces. The narrative encompasses the hardships of the residents, the struggle for survival, and moments of unexpected heroism, illustrating how human nature is tested under siege. Through vivid descriptions, readers are drawn into both the grim realities of warfare and the lighter, more humorous anecdotes that emerge in the chaos, laying a compelling foundation for the stories that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Battles Adventure and adventurers War Sieges D Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 677294 677295 2024-09-21T04:42:05.202414 2023-09-21T14:30:26.493722 text/html text/html 686327 2015-10-16T10:27:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 1676998 2015-10-16T10:28:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1718436 2024-09-21T04:42:14.285375 application/epub+zip 1728256 2024-09-21T04:42:06.617374 application/epub+zip 348627 2024-09-21T04:42:05.911370 application/epub+zip 1926950 2024-09-21T04:42:20.271294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1867288 2024-09-21T04:42:13.443390 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 491018 2022-09-22T17:11:49.211048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 624634 624433 2024-09-21T04:42:03.614425 2023-09-21T14:30:24.617719 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 624921 2015-10-16T10:27:56 text/plain; charset=utf-8 245703 2015-10-16T10:28:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18724 2024-09-21T04:42:20.410311 application/rdf+xml 25228 2024-09-21T04:42:06.005396 image/jpeg 3673 2024-09-21T04:42:05.958396 image/jpeg 1676844 2024-09-21T04:42:05.306385 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog