The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World, credited to Edward Gilliat, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World by Edward Gilliat. Read in English by David Wales. 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.

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Romance Of Modern Sieges; Describing The Personal Adventures, Resource And Daring of Besiegers and Besieged In All Parts Of The World
• Author credits: Edward Gilliat
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 27
• Listed recording duration: 10:47:02

Catalogue topics

• American civil war
• civil war
• merrimac
• siege
• ironclad ships
• monitor
• new orleans siege
• richmond siege

Opening tracks: first 24 of 27

1. 00 - Preface — 2:33
2. 01 - Chapter 1: Siege Of Gibraltar (1779-1782) — 22:33
3. 02 - Chapter 2: Defence Of Acre (1799) — 17:05
4. 03 - Chapter 3: The Wounded Captain In Talavera (1809) — 29:16
5. 04 - Chapter 4: The Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo (1812) — 17:48
6. 05 - Chapter 5: The Storming Of Badajos 1812) — 26:58
7. 06 - Chapter 6: A Prisoner In St. Sebastian (1813) — 24:57
8. 07 - Chapter 7: Jellalabad (1842) — 40:02
9. 08 - Chapter 8: Siege Of Sebastopol (1854-1856) — 30:40
10. 09 - Chapter 9: After Inkermann (1854) — 21:26
11. 10 - Chapter 10: The Indian Mutiny - Delhi (1857-1858) — 42:05
12. 11 - Chapter 11: The Defence Of Lucknow (31st of May to 25th of September 1857) — 32:24
13. 12 - Chapter 12: The Relief Of Lucknow (1857) — 31:13
14. 13 - Chapter 13: Running The Blockade (1861) — 21:37
15. 14 - Chapter 14: The First Ironclads (1862) — 21:05
16. 15 - Chapter 15: Capture Of New Orleans (1862) — 12:45
17. 16 - Chapter 16: The Siege Of Richmond (1862 and 1865) — 20:18
18. 17 - Chapter 17: The Siege Of Paris (1870-1871) With The Germans Outside — 18:42
19. 18 - Chapter 18: The Siege Of Paris - continued - With The Besieged (1870-1871) — 18:24
20. 19 - Chapter 19: Metz (1870) — 25:28
21. 20 - Chapter 20: Plevna (1877) — 32:24
22. 21 - Chapter 21: Siege Of Khartoum (1884) — 17:22
23. 22 - Chapter 22: Kumassi (1900) — 27:00
24. 23 - Chapter 23: Mafeking (1899-1900) — 28:50

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