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Deeds that won the empire : historic battle scenes / by Vedette
Bib ID 2467417
Format BookBook, OnlineOnline
Author
Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry), 1841-1928
 
Online Versions
Description Melbourne : Australasian Review of Reviews, [1897] 
145 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 18 cm. 
Full contents
  • How the Hermoine was re-captured
  • Frenchmen and Englishmen in the passes
  • Famous cutting-out expeditions
  • Mountain combats
  • The battle of the Baltic
  • "King-making Waterloo"
  • The night combat off Cadiz
  • Jack's courage
 
Notes

"A second series of selections from the articles entitled Deeds that won the empire now appearing in the Argus ..."

"Revised : with plans and illustrations."

At head of title: Second series.

National Library of Australia's N 942.07 FIT copy is inscribed in ink, "Captain B. Lavington, RMS Groya" and "Miss Veitch, Melbourne".

N 942.07 FIT copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2870421825

Library's De Salis copy lacks t.p. and p.141 - 145.

Cited In

Muir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books, 2541

Ferguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia, 9618a

Subjects Great Britain -- History, Military -- 19th century.  |  Great Britain -- History, Naval -- 19th century.
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245 1 0 |aDeeds that won the empire :|bhistoric battle scenes /|cby Vedette.
260 |aMelbourne :|bAustralasian Review of Reviews,|c[1897]
300 |a145 pages :|billustrations, maps, portraits ;|c18 cm.
500 |a"A second series of selections from the articles entitled Deeds that won the empire now appearing in the Argus ..."
500 |a"Revised : with plans and illustrations."
500 |aAt head of title: Second series.
500 |aNational Library of Australia's N 942.07 FIT copy is inscribed in ink, "Captain B. Lavington, RMS Groya" and "Miss Veitch, Melbourne".|5ANL
505 0 0 |tHow the Hermoine was re-captured --|tFrenchmen and Englishmen in the passes --|tFamous cutting-out expeditions --|tMountain combats --|tThe battle of the Baltic --|t"King-making Waterloo" --|tThe night combat off Cadiz --|tJack's courage
510 4 |aMuir, M. A bibliography of Australian children's books,|c2541
510 4 |aFerguson, J.A. Bibliography of Australia,|c9618a
530 |3N 942.07 FIT copy|aAlso available online|uhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2870421825
651 0 |aGreat Britain|xHistory, Military|y19th century.
651 0 |aGreat Britain|xHistory, Naval|y19th century.
856 4 1 |zNational Library of Australia digitised item. N 942.07 FIT copy|uhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2870421825|xfulltext
900 |aLibrary's De Salis copy lacks t.p. and p.141 - 145.
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