From the Earth to the Moon; and, Round the Moon (eBook, ePUB) - Verne, Jules
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CHAPTER I
THE GUN CLUB
During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. It is well known with what energy the taste for military matters became developed among that nation of ship-owners, shopkeepers, and mechanics. Simple tradesmen jumped their counters to become extemporized captains, colonels, and generals, without having ever passed the School of Instruction at West Point; nevertheless; they quickly rivaled their compeers of the old continent, and, like them, carried off victories by dint of lavish…mehr

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CHAPTER I

THE GUN CLUB

During the War of the Rebellion, a new and influential club was established in the city of Baltimore in the State of Maryland. It is well known with what energy the taste for military matters became developed among that nation of ship-owners, shopkeepers, and mechanics. Simple tradesmen jumped their counters to become extemporized captains, colonels, and generals, without having ever passed the School of Instruction at West Point; nevertheless; they quickly rivaled their compeers of the old continent, and, like them, carried off victories by dint of lavish expenditure in ammunition, money, and men.

But the point in which the Americans singularly distanced the Europeans was in the science of gunnery. Not, indeed, that their weapons retained a higher degree of perfection than theirs, but that they exhibited unheard-of dimensions, and consequently attained hitherto unheard-of ranges. In point of grazing, plunging, oblique, or enfilading, or point-blank firing, the English, French, and Prussians have nothing to learn; but their cannon, howitzers, and mortars are mere pocket-pistols compared with the formidable engines of the American artillery.
Autorenporträt
Jules Verne was a French writer, born on 8 February 1828 in Nantes, France. He is widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of science fiction, creating some of the most imaginative and influential stories in the genre. Verne's writing is known for its attention to scientific detail, imaginative plotlines and vivid descriptions of the natural world. His work has had a lasting impact on popular culture and inspired generations of readers, filmmakers and other artists. Some of Verne's most famous works include Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Around the World in Eighty Days and Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas. He died on 24 March 1905 in Amiens, France, leaving behind a legacy as one of the greatest writers in the history of science fiction.
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