Fire Over the Rock: The Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779-1783

by James Falkner

The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783 a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the entrance to the Mediterranean. The tenacity and endurance shown by the attackers and defenders alike, and the sheer ingenuity of the siege operations mounted by both sides, make the episode an epic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844159159
• ISBN13: 9781844159154
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"