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Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History de Lesley Adkins

Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History

Autor Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mar 2019

În literatura academică dedicată secolului al XVIII-lea, Marele Asediu al Gibraltarului a fost adesea tratat ca o notă de subsol în cadrul Războiului de Independență al Statelor Unite. Volumul Gibraltar semnat de Lesley Adkins și Roy Adkins vine să completeze această lacună, repoziționând evenimentul ca un punct de cotitură strategic și social. Remarcăm o abordare duală: pe de o parte, analiza tehnică a inovațiilor militare, cum ar fi utilizarea 'red-hot shot' și a bateriilor plutitoare, iar pe de altă parte, o istorie socială profundă a celor două mile pătrate de stâncă asediată.

Observăm că autorii extind cadrul propus de Gibraltar 1779–1783 de René Chartrand cu date noi din jurnalele civile și însemnările chirurgilor sau inginerilor, oferind o perspectivă mult mai umană asupra privațiunilor cotidiene. Dacă lucrarea lui René Chartrand se concentrează pe ingeniozitatea inginerească și tacticile de campanie, Gibraltar integrează experiențele femeilor, copiilor și prizonierilor de război prinși între blocada navală și bombardamentele constante.

Această lucrare se înscrie organic în opera autorilor, continuând explorarea vieții cotidiene în contexte maritime și militare începută în Jack Tar. Totodată, precizia arheologică specifică The Handbook of British Archaeology se reflectă aici în descrierea meticuloasă a fortificațiilor și a resturilor materiale ale asediului. Putem afirma că volumul reușește să transforme o monografie de istorie regională într-o frescă a rezilienței umane, menținând un echilibru între rigoarea surselor primare și fluența narativă.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780349142395
ISBN-10: 0349142394
Pagini: 480
Ilustrații: 16 pp b/w and colour
Dimensiuni: 128 x 198 x 34 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: Little Brown
Colecția Abacus
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

De ce să citești această carte

Această carte este esențială pentru cei interesați de istoria militară a secolului al XVIII-lea și de geopolitica Imperiului Britanic. Cititorul câștigă o înțelegere profundă a modului în care un teritoriu minuscul a influențat soarta coloniilor americane. Este o recomandare excelentă pentru studenții la istorie și pasionații de strategii de asediu care caută o perspectivă ce îmbină detaliul tehnic cu mărturia umană autentică.

Despre autor

Lesley Adkins este istoric, arheolog și membru al Society of Antiquaries din Londra, fiind recunoscută pentru capacitatea de a aduce la viață perioade istorice complexe prin detalii de arhivă. Împreună cu Roy Adkins, a semnat numeroase lucrări de referință care explorează istoria socială și militară a Marii Britanii. Expertiza sa vastă, care include studii despre descifrarea hieroglifelor în The Keys of Egypt și manuale de specialitate precum The Handbook of British Archaeology, îi permite o abordare multidisciplinară a evenimentelor istorice, transformând datele brute în narațiuni riguroase și accesibile.

Descriere

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 and social classes. During the siege, thousands of soldiers, civilians and their families withstood terrifying bombardments, starvation and diseases. Very ordinary people lived through extraordinary events, from shipwrecks and naval battles to an attempted invasion of England and a daring sortie out of Gibraltar into Spain. Deadly innovations included red-hot shot, shrapnel shells and a barrage from immense floating batteries.

This is military and social history at its best, a story of soldiers, sailors and civilians, with royalty and rank-and-file, workmen and engineers, priests, prisoners-of-war, spies and surgeons, all caught up in a struggle for a fortress located on little more than two square miles of awe-inspiring rock. Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History is an epic page-turner, rich in dramatic human detail - a tale of courage, endurance, intrigue, desperation, greed and humanity. The everyday experiences of all those involved are brought vividly to life with eyewitness accounts and expert research.

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The siege that changed the course of British History . . . Well-researched and briskly written . . . worthy of the most melodramatic Hollywood blockbuster
The Adkins . . . have captured the tortured and contested story of this solitary rock with aplomb . . . The Adkins's page-turning account makes you feel as if you were there amid the smoke, blood and gunpowder
A definitive new book . . . it recounts in detail the stirring story of the conflict and Lord Heathfield's key role in ensuring a momentous British victory
The Adkins bring the siege vividly to life, especially the everyday experiences of all those involved in the struggle . . . An epic page-turner
Fascinating and timely
Never loses sight of the human story at the heart of an extraordinary international incident
Fascinating . . . an enthralling and colourful history told with human stories at its heart
Another epic and illuminating look at Britain's past from Roy and Lesley Adkins, masters of the historical narrative. Ordinary mortals in extraordinary circumstances leap off the pages
Highly readable . . . With plenty of drama to draw upon and an impressive commitment to research, this is a book to delight the military history enthusiast
A fascinating, well-crafted account of a siege that defined Britishness
Well written history, excitingly told. Why not get yourself a copy?
The husband-and-wife historian team once again exhibit their talent for enlivening British history . . . Many readers will wonder why this episode hasn't been made into a movie, with all the heroics of soldiers, civilians, and, especially, families . . . The story is as compelling as it is fantastic - page-turning history of one of the most important eras of Western civilization
This intense account portrays the heroism and sufferings of the defenders while offering interesting vignettes that cover intriguing personalities on both sides. The Adkinses have created an absorbing examination of an important episode in British and European history
The authors adeptly place this siege narrative within the larger context of the war [American War of Independence] in its later years . . . Roy and Lesley Adkins have given us a gripping, well-written account . . . It is an excellent reminder to American readers, especially, that the spread of hostilities beyond the geographical limits of the thirteen rebellious colonies was a determining factor in their successful fight for independence
A page-turning tale of one of the era's longest and most significant sieges, described from the perspective of those who lived through it . . . a well organized, fast-paced book
This detailed account of possibly one of the greatest events in British maritime history ... as important to Britain as was the Siege of Stalingrad to the USSR in World War Two ... The authors ... give a superb social history dimension to the official military archives ... This book is thoroughly recommended
A page turner that vividly recounts the titanic, but little known, behind-the-scenes struggle between England, France and Spain that so dramatically influenced world events during the American Revolution
Gripping, dramatically paced and thoroughly researched history of the dogged defense of Gibraltar
Breaks new ground in almost every page ... the book is difficult to put down. It reads like a thriller ... This is a book which you will read and read again
The Adkins have written a very popular history of the siege . . . the book is informative, clear, lucid, undemanding, and attractively written. Readers lacking prior knowledge will learn much
Thoroughly researched and very readable, it draws on military and social history and explains the background to what was endured at every level of society
Splendid . . . As a history of the great siege this work stands out as a major contribution in bringing the atmosphere and challenges of late eighteenth-century warfare to the modern reader, and is highly recommended
'A fascinating, well-crafted account of a siege that defined Britishness' BBC History Magazine

This epic page-turner tells the story of the longest siege in British history, from 1779 to 1783, when the awe-inspiring Rock of Gibraltar was besieged by the overwhelming forces of Spain and France. Thousands of soldiers, sailors, civilians and their families lived through extraordinary events. This is military and social history at its best, a tale of courage, endurance, desperation and ingenuity. New ways of killing were constantly devised, including red-hot shot, shrapnel shells and a barrage from immense floating batteries. Britain's obsession with saving Gibraltar was even blamed for the loss of America in the War of Independence. Gibraltar became the most famous fortress in the world and an iconic symbol of strength and stability.

'Highly readable ... The writing is first-rate' History of War Magazine