Military expeditions beyond the seas,
Furse, George Armand,1834-1906.
London, William Clowes & Sons,
1897.
Volume 1: General observations on military expeditions beyond the seas -- The mastery of the sea -- Preparations -- Secrecy an element of success -- The command -- The old and the new -- Provision of transports -- The embarkation -- Selection of a suitable locality for landing -- The landing -- Naval brigades -- Base of operations -- The attack. Maps and plans: Map of PehTang and Peiho -- Arrangement of transports in lines -- Plan of Port and Camp of Zula.
Volume 2: Some expeditions beyond the seas in the early ages -- Revolution of 1688: crossing the Prince of Orange -- The two captures of Louisbourg -- Landing of the British forces in Egypt in 1801 -- French expedition to Algeria -- Scaling of the heights above Quebec by Wolfe -- Utter collapse of an expedition through a tempest at sea -- General McClellan's campaign in Eastern Virginia -- Invasions -- Per Mare, per Terram -- The defence -- Re-embarkation effected in the face of the enemy. Maps and plans: Map of Louisbourg -- Map of landing at Aboukir -- Map of Algeria -- Map of Quebec -- Map of Peninsula of Virginia and ground round Richmond.
Military art and science.
Military art and science
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