With Moore at Corunna (eBook, ePUB) - A. Henty, G.
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From the termination of the campaigns of Marlborough—at which time the British army won for itself a reputation rivalled by that of no other in Europe—to the year when the despatch of a small army under Sir Arthur Wellesley marked the beginning of another series of British victories as brilliant and as unbroken as those of that great commander, the opinion had gained ground in Europe that the British had lost their military virtues, and that, although undoubtedly powerful at sea, they could have henceforth but little influence in European affairs. It is singular that the revival of Britain’s…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
From the termination of the campaigns of Marlborough—at which
time the British army won for itself a reputation rivalled by that of
no other in Europe—to the year when the despatch of a small army
under Sir Arthur Wellesley marked the beginning of another series
of British victories as brilliant and as unbroken as those of that great
commander, the opinion had gained ground in Europe that the
British had lost their military virtues, and that, although
undoubtedly powerful at sea, they could have henceforth but little
influence in European affairs. It is singular that the revival of
Britain’s activity began under a Government which was one of the
most incapable that ever controlled the affairs of the country. Had
their deliberate purpose been to render nugatory the expedition
which— after innumerable vacillations and changes of purpose—
they despatched to Portugal, they could hardly have acted otherwise
than they did.
Autorenporträt
G.A. Henty was a prolific English novelist born on 8 December 1832 near Cambridge. In his childhood facing the health issues, he was almost confined to bed so, he developed a good hobby of reading books. For his education he joined Westminster School London and Cambridge University. He had good interest in sports also. In 1853, Crimea war broke out, by the time he decided to join the British army and he went Crimea as war correspondent. After the Crimean War he resigned the army and began article writing for standard newspaper. As a special correspondent, he covered, Austro- Italian war, British Punitive Expedition Abyssinia, the Prussian War, Turco- Serbian War and Opening of the Suez Canal. Throughout his life he supports British Empire. He wrote his first children's book, Out On The Pampas in 1868. With children's book, he wrote fiction, non-fiction novel and short stories but he is best historical adventurous story writer. He was died in 1902. His notable works include-The March of Magdala, The Bravest of the Brave, In the Reign of Terror, The Dragon and The Raven, For the Temple, Under Drake's Flag and In Freedoms Cause, At Agincourt etc.