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In the Track of the Troops. A Tale of Modern War ... With Illustrations
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
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In the Track of the Troops: A Tale of Modern War
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9780526961931
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
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In the Track of the Troops. A Tale of Modern War
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385446929
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1881.
In the Track of the Troops
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
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Category : Adventure stories
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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In the Track of the Troops
Author: R. M. BallantynePublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781451013092
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
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Excerpt from In the Track of the Troops: A Tale of Modern War Jeffry childers, the hero and narrator of this tale, was introduced to me by Mr. Brain, a friend Who, in the course of a pretty long acquaintance, has favoured me With numerous introductions to people of varied character - good, bad, and ih different. Mr. Childers was so importunate, and urged me With so much fervour to supervise his work - to point his moral and adorn his tale - that I con sented to do so on the distinct understanding that I should be entitled to verify all his facts, modify his sentences, reverse his objectionable judgments, and exclude everything that should in any degree savour of exaggeration. The intelligent reader Will thus easily understand the relation that sub sists between J effry Childers and myself. 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.
In the Track of the Troops
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
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Much to my surprise, I found that neither Nicholas Naranovitsch nor Bella nor my mother wouldconsent to witness my experiments with dynamite that day.As my old chum approached to greet me on the lawn before breakfast the day following, I could nothelp admiring his fine, tall, athletic figure. I don't know how it is, but I have always felt, somehow, asif I looked up at him, although we were both exactly the same height-six feet one without ourboots. I suppose it must have been owing to his standing so erect, while I slouched a little. Perhapsmy looking up to him mentally had something to do with it."You'll come to-day, won't you?" I said, referring to the experiments."Of course I will, old boy; but," he added, with a smile, "only on one condition.""What may that be?""That you don't bother Bella with minute details."Of course I promised not to say a word unless asked for explanations, and after breakfast we allwent to a part of the grounds which I wished to bring under cultivation. It was at that timeencumbered with several large trees, old roots, and a number of boulders."Come along with us, Lancey," I said to the groom, who was also my laboratory assistant, andwhom I met in the stable-yard, the scene of his memorable blowing-up. "I am about to try the effectof an explosive, and wish you to understand the details.""Yes, sir," replied Lancey, with a respectful touch of his cap; "I must say, sir, if you'll allow me, Inever knowed any one like you, sir, for goin' into details except one, and that one-""Ah, yes, I know, that was your friend the Scotch boy," said I, interrupting; but Lancey was aprivileged servant, and would not be interrupted."Yes, sir," he resumed, "the Scotch boy Sandy. We was at school together in Edinburgh, where I gotthe most o' my edication, and I never did see such a boy, sir, for goin' into-""Yes, yes, Lancey, I know; but I haven't time to talk about him just now. We are going to the bit ofwaste ground in the hollow; follow us there."
In the Track of the Troops
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: Scholar's Choice
ISBN: 9781297363931
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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In the Track of the Troops
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher: War College Series
ISBN: 9781298363695
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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This is a curated and comprehensive collection of the most important works covering matters related to national security, diplomacy, defense, war, strategy, and tactics. The collection spans centuries of thought and experience, and includes the latest analysis of international threats, both conventional and asymmetric. It also includes riveting first person accounts of historic battles and wars.Some of the books in this Series are reproductions of historical works preserved by some of the leading libraries in the world. As with any reproduction of a historical artifact, some of these books contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. We believe these books are essential to this collection and the study of war, and have therefore brought them back into print, despite these imperfections.We hope you enjoy the unmatched breadth and depth of this collection, from the historical to the just-published works.
In the Track of the Troops
Author: Robert Michael BallantynePublisher:
ISBN: 9781985865808
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Languages : en
Pages : 150
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When at a sufficient distance from the ship, an order was given by the officer in charge. Immediately the outrigger on the right or starboard side was run out by invisible hands to its full extent -- apparently fifteen feet beyond the bow of the launch; then the inner end of the outrigger was tilted violently into the air, so that the other end with its torpedo was thrust down ten feet below the surface of the water. This, I was told, is about the depth at which an enemy's ship ought to be struck. The launch, still going at full speed, was now supposed to have run so close to the enemy, that the submerged torpedo was about to strike her.R. M. Ballantyne (24 April 1825 - 8 February 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer.Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of 16 he went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. He returned to Scotland in 1847, and published his first book the following year, Hudson's Bay: or, Life in the Wilds of North America. For some time he was employed by Messrs Constable, the publishers, but in 1856 he gave up business for the profession of literature, and began the series of adventure stories for the young with which his name is popularly associated.