Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Leyland, John

9781332030309: Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332030300 ISBN 13: 9781332030309

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

Alle Exemplare dieser ISBN-Ausgabe

0 Gebraucht

2 Neu

Von EUR 26,89

Excerpt from Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805, Vol. 2

French archives, displaying minute and exhaustive care in the work of preparation, all militate against such a belief. Opposed to such aweight of evidence the views of Mettemich, of Miot de Melito, and of such writers as the mysterious 'ami of the Comte d'antraigues - a British spy at Dresden, whose letter is published by Captain Desbri�re - cannot have much weight. It was the manifest interest of Napoleon, when his projects had failed, to represent that they had never been intended to succeed. The nature of the preparations, however, the greatness of their scale, the labour which they involved, the character of Napoleon, the circumstances in which he was placed as the incarnation of the idea of an invasion of England, all seem to confirm the opinion that he believed he should achieve his purpose. It is not necessary to think that at all times he attached the first importance to it, but he must have realised that, in any case, and whatever happened with his special projects, this ﬂotilla of transports must be used for the conveyance of the army which was to dictate terms of peace at the British capital.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Die Inhaltsangabe kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.

Rese�a del editor

Excerpt from Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805, Vol. 2

French archives, displaying minute and exhaustive care in the work of preparation, all militate against such a belief. Opposed to such aweight of evidence the views of Mettemich, of Miot de Melito, and of such writers as the mysterious 'ami of the Comte d'antraigues - a British spy at Dresden, whose letter is published by Captain Desbri�re - cannot have much weight. It was the manifest interest of Napoleon, when his projects had failed, to represent that they had never been intended to succeed. The nature of the preparations, however, the greatness of their scale, the labour which they involved, the character of Napoleon, the circumstances in which he was placed as the incarnation of the idea of an invasion of England, all seem to confirm the opinion that he believed he should achieve his purpose. It is not necessary to think that at all times he attached the first importance to it, but he must have realised that, in any case, and whatever happened with his special projects, this flotilla of transports must be used for the conveyance of the army which was to dictate terms of peace at the British capital.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rese�a del editor

Excerpt from Dispatches and Letters Relating to the Blockade of Brest, 1803-1805, Vol. 2

The Council of the Navy Records Society wish it to be distinctly understood that they are not answerable for any opinions or observations that may appear in the Society's publications. For these the responsibility rests entirely with the Editors of the several works.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

��ber diesen Titel� kann sich auf eine andere Ausgabe dieses Titels beziehen.