Fire over the rock : the great siege of gibraltar, 1779-1783
The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783, a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The tenacity...
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Pen & Sword Books
2009
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