Gibraltar 1779 - 1783: The Great Siege by Chartrand, Rene/ Courcelle, Patrice (Illustrator) - 2006

Osprey Military Books. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 2006. Later Printing. Softcover. 1841769770 . All our Osprey books are crisp clean and tight. They may have yellowing or sunning on the spines which is typical of this series. Cover art may vary from our copy to that shown on a site like Amazon - unless the rewrite is a whole new book with a different series number, THE CONTENTS IS THE SAME. Old retail price stickers may be present. Books in our inventory may show light rubbing to finish or light shelf and edge wear (We are an open shop). Worse defects will be noted at the beginning of the description. .

Osprey Publishing, July 2006. Trade Paperback. VG. used trade paperback edition. lightly shelfworn, corners perhaps slightly bumped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

UK/New York: Osprey, 2006. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 7x0x9. Courcelle, Patrice. First edition. Spine base bumepd. 2006 Soft Cover. 96 pp. After Spain declared war against Britain on 21 June 1779 during the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), a siege by land and sea was deployed against Gibraltar. For four years the garrison of Governor Elliot was blockaded and starvation was never far away. Despite constant Spanish bombardment, the garrison maintained high spirits thanks to the resolute attitude of Elliot, who embodied all the virtues of steadfast resistance and defiance against the odds. Frustrated by failure, the Spanish called in French forces under the Duc de Crillon. The French built armoured battering ships, designed to be immune to British fire while they pulverized the defences, but this too failed to capture 'the Rock'. The seige was finally broken in 1782, breaking too the Franco-Spanish spirit and was a prelude to the final British victory in… Read More

Paperback. Very Good.

Osprey Publishing, 2006-07-25. Paperback. Used:Good.

UK: OSPREY, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good/No D/W. 96 PAGES. SOFT COVERS. 2006.OSPREY CAMPAIGN No 172. GIBRALTAR. THIS IS A NEW BOOK WITH MINOR SHELF WEAR . EXCELLENT STUDY OF THE CAMPAIGN AND BATTLES.INCLUDES NUMEROUS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDING DETAILS OF THE ARMIES & THEIR UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT. POSTED ROM THE UK IN 1-2 WORKING DAYS.

Osprey Publishing, 2006-07-25. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!