Report of the British Naval and Military Operations in Egypt, 1882 - Couverture souple

Goodrich, Caspar F

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 333724047X ISBN 13 : 9783337240479

Editeur : Hansebooks, 2017

Synopsis

Report of the British Naval and Military Operations in Egypt, 1882 is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1883. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

A as Hip Lancaster, 2d Eate, Gravesend, England, May 30, 1883. SiK: In obedience to the Department sorder of Angust 29, 1882,1 have the honor to forward a report upon the British naval and militaryoperations in Egypt during the past year. The report is based upon personal observation on the spot, upon the accounts of officers present at the several engagements, upon official reports, and other trustworthy documents. My aim has been to make the development and progress of the campaign as clear as possible. I have touched upon organization and equipment only in so far as they are of especial interest, as they serve to throw light upon the methods employed, or as they furnish matter deserving analysis and serious attencion. It would give me pleasure if the State Department could be informed of the valuable assistance rendered me by C. Breed Eynaud, esq., our vice-consul at Malta. During my stay in Egypt I experienced nothing but kindness wherever my duty called me. Were I to mention the names of those to whom I am indebted for professional and other courtesies, I should simply have to inclose a list of the British officers of both services with whom I was brought in contact. I should, however, be gratified if some acknowledgment other than my own personal thanks could be made to General Lord Wolseley of Cairo, G. C. B., G. 0. M. G., c., for his hospitable reception of me at his headquarters, and for his kindness in affording me all possible facilities for travel and for obtaining necessary data; to Admiral Lord A lcester, G. C. B., c., for his many acts of politeness, which were only limited, in the direction of technical information, by the confidential nature of many of the official reports; and to Major G. B. N. Martin, R. A., and Captain George S. Clarke, E. E., for peculiarly valuable assistance at the cost of much trouble, and (in the last case) of great
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hansebooks
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 333724047X
• ISBN 13: 9783337240479
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 516
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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