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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Read by David Wales

English · 10h 47m · War & Military, Modern (19th C)

4.7 (3 reviews)

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

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(4.5 stars)

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