Download or read book Ex King Constantine and the War Classic Reprint written by George M. Mélas and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-12 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ex-King Constantine and the War Before leaving for the front, I had requested my son to see that, in the event of my falling on the field of battle, nothing I had written should be published until twenty-five years after my death. But yielding to the pressure brought to bear on me by many of my friends, and influenced more especially by the recent odious plot against M. Veniselos and the nation, a plot the object of which was patent to everybody, I decided to commit to paper not, indeed, a complete and orderly record of events, but just such incidents and reminiscences as might happen, from time to time, to come into my mind. I deem that when a man has occupied a position of trust and has been enabled to see what went on behind the scenes, he is not justified, when he at length relinquishes office, in divulging to all and sundry, the various things which came beneath his notice. There is possibly also something to be said for not destroying the illusions entertained by those whose lives are spent remote from the artificial and misleading atmosphere of Courts and Council Chambers. 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.

Download or read book Ex King Constantine and the War written by George M. Mélas and published by London, Hutchinson & Company [1920]. This book was released on 1920 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Story of King Constantine written by J. Selden Willmore and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-10 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Story of King Constantine: A Revealed in the Greek White Book The King has pretended, in various statements that he has made, including interviews with foreign correspondents, that he acted throughout in the interests of his people. Whether he was doing so or whether he forgot that he held his throne on the condition of acting according to the wishes of his people, as expressed by their delegates in Parliament, Will best be gathered from a brief summary of the events which took place in Greece during the three years immedi ately succeeding the outbreak of the war. 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.

Download or read book Ex King Constantine and the War Primary Source Edition written by George M. Melas and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Download or read book Ex King Constantine and the War War College Series written by George M. Melas and published by War College Series. This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Constantine the Last Emperor of the Greeks written by Chedomil Mijatovich and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantine, the Last Emperor of the Greeks: Or the Conquest of Constantinople by the Turks (A. D. 1453), After the Latest Historical Researches The German Emperor Frederic III. in a letter written June 1453 to Pope Nicholas V., lamenting greatly the catastrophe on the Bosphorus, calls Constantinople "the capital of the Eastern Empire, the head of Greece, the home of arts and literature" ("Orientalis imperii sedem, Græciæ caput. . . veluti domicilium litterarum artiumque"). And indeed, from the time of Constantine the Great to the time when the dawn of Renaissance aroused Italy to her noble task, Constantinople was the capital of Christian civilization. Its place in the history of the world has been always a most remarkable one, - Rome being the only city which can successfully bear comparison with it. 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.

Download or read book The Siege and Fall of Constantinople written by Felidio F. Canuti and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-08 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Siege and Fall of Constantinople: The Last Roman Struggle in the East General preparations in the Ottoman camp for the final attack - Mahomet's declaration to his soldiers - The night before the attack. 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.

Download or read book Constantine Classic Reprint written by George Horton and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantine Numerous market-boys toiling through the streets with well-filled baskets strapped to their backs prove that the Greek gentlemen are already at the market, and are sending home their purchases. 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.

Download or read book Constantine the Great written by John Benjamin Firth and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantine the Great: The Reorganisation of the Empire and the Triumph of the Church N the following chapters, my object has been to tell the story of the Life and Times of Constan tine the Great. Whether he deserves the epithet my readers will judge for themselves; certainly his place in the select list of the immortals is not among the highest. But whether he himself was great or not, under his auspices one of the most momentous changes in the history of the world was aecom plished, and it is the first conversion of a Roman Emperor to Christianity, with all that such conver sion entailed, which makes his period so important and so well worth studying. 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.

Download or read book Constantine the Great written by Newman Howard and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantine the Great: A Tragedy Lovu of Greece, her laughter and her tears, Brave land that heals the spirit's broken wings, Where long you wander, washing all your years F rom sordid aims with high imaginings, No token this, no lute nor magic shell To lisp of her still glowing songs and seas One flower I pluck, one fadeless asphodel, Her brave, her ever fresh fidelities. 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.

Download or read book The Peace of Constantine Classic Reprint written by Sydney F. Smith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-07 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Peace of Constantine Ours is an age which loves to keep jubilees and centenaries, and, though the fashion is apt to run to excess, it is in itself to be encouraged. It is good on occasion to be reminded forcibly of some one or other of those past events which had an important significance for their own times and led on to far-reaching consequences. To one such event well worthy of celebration, the sixteenth centenary of which occurs this year, our attention has just been called by the Supreme Pontiff, who takes occasion to proclaim a universal jubilee to commemorate it. It is the Edict of Milan, of the spring of 313, by which the Emperor Constantine, fresh from his victory over the tyrant, Maxentius, at the Milvian Bridge, gave, in conjunction with his colleague Licinius, an assured legal position, for the first time in their history, to the adherents of the Christian religion. The precise nature of this jubilee - proclaimed by the Apostolic Letter, Magni faustique, of March 8, 1913 - and of the conditions under which it can be gained, is being notified by the Bishops in their several dioceses, and can be gathered from the reports in the Catholic press. But it is becoming that, at the head of this article, we should cite the brief passage in which Pius X. sets before the world the special feature in the historical event which he desires us to commemorate: Nothing [he says in his Apostolic Letter Magni faustique of March 8, 1913] could be more fitting and opportune than the celebration of the Edict promulgated at Milan by the Emperor Constantine the Great, following close upon the victory over Maxentius obtained under the glorious Standard of the Cross- the Edict which put an end to the cruel persecution of the Christians and placed them in possession of the liberty bought at the price of the Blood of the Divine Redeemer and the Martyrs. 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.

Download or read book The Revolution in Constantinople and Turkey written by W. M. Ramsay and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Revolution in Constantinople and Turkey: A Diary As the book is a Diary, it has no order except the sequence Of experiences and Of thoughts that passed through the writer's mind. 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.

Download or read book The Fall of Constantinople Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade Classic Reprint written by Edwin Pears and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Fall of Constantinople, Being the Story of the Fourth Crusade My object is to call attention to the political aspect of the conquest of Constantinople, to point. Out that the empire had fought continuously, and in the main successfully, for one hundred and fifty years against the forces of Asia, and had spent its strength partly in this struggle and partly in educat ing the races which had flowed into the empire, and that it was only when it was struck in the rear that the New Rome was unable to defend itself; that the conquest of the empire was the final blow given after a long series of attacks by ene mies on every side, and that the capture of Constantinople by the Crusaders was the cause which brought about the fall of the Roman Empire in the East, and rendered its ultimate capture by the Turks both certain and easy. The conquest of Constantinople was the first great blunder committed by the West in dealing with the Eastern question. That question really means whether Asiatic influences and an Asiatic re. 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.

Download or read book Constantinople Vol 2 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Edmondo De Amicis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantinople, Vol. 2 of 2 You constantly find yourself stopping to watch them and reflect upon this singular custom. And these strange figures, you say to yourself-these actually. 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.

Download or read book Constantinople Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Edwin A. Grosvenor and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Constantinople, Vol. 1 of 2 It has been my precious privilege to enjoy unusual opportunities for learning the story and entering into the life of the kaleidoscopic city. The preparation of this book has been a labor of delight, but it has occupied many years. No man could have a more fascinating theme. Even as Constantinople has a charm for all classes of mankind, I have sought to make this not a volume for any one narrow range of readers, but a book for all. 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.

Download or read book KING CONSTANTINE I of GREECE and the WAR written by George Melas and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IT is not my intention to attempt a minute portrait of the King any more than to write his history. His history, unhappily, he has written himself, and it will perhaps be one day written in still darker characters by posterity. I shall only roughly outline the principal traits that make up the portrait of the man. My intention, indeed, is to give the facts and to leave to the reader the task of portraying for himself the manifold and diverse constituents of which the King's nature was compounded. By this means I shall be assisting to correct the judgment of those people-and they are numerous-who think they know him already. One may well inquire, when one reflects how little their official biographers are sometimes acquainted with them, whether monarchs are ever really known to the world in general. I quitted the ex-King's service about the end of December, 1915. For more than a year I had striven daily, and with all the energy at my command, to fulfil the hope that sometimes seemed as though it would eventually be realized, of persuading him to abandon his neutrality and declare in favour of the Entente.From the days of our childhood onwards, that is to say for more than forty years, our mutual intercourse was never interrupted. He invariably displayed great friendliness, confidence and esteem towards me. And even when I was in his service and he knew that I was devoted heart and soul to the policy of the man who, from the very outset, I looked upon as the incarnation of the Hellenic spirit-need I say that I refer to M. Veniselos-even then, I say, he retained me at his side despite all the intrigues of my colleagues, whose jealousy was excited by the royal favours of which I was the object. Nay more, even when, feeling that I could no longer look on unmoved at the betrayal of my country's interests-I should rather say of my country itself-for the sake of Germany and our worst enemies, I handed him my resignation, he sent me word by Colonel Scoumbourdis, his principal aide-de-camp, that he did not accept it, and desired me to remain at my post, the only condition being that I should inform no one that I had intended to resign. I deferred to his wishes. Perhaps I was hoping against hope that things would even then take a different course. But what was chiefly in my mind was that I was his only real friend, and that if I quitted him, I should be delivering him over to the evil counsellors who surrounded him, whose tool in the carrying out of their selfish and nefarious machinations he would inevitably become. But the King, who never could keep a secret, spoke of my resignation to Streit, and possibly also to Dousmanis and Gounaris, told them about his refusal to accept it and how he had made it a condition that the matter was not to be talked about. These gentlemen, who saw in me an adversary ever ready to combat their growing and sinister influence, quickly realized that here was an admirable opportunity for procuring my dismissal from the Court. And so a couple of days later, when I had gone away to spend the holidays with my sister Madame Anna Papadopulo, the Nea Himera, Streit's own particular organ, came out with a flaring announcement of my resignation.These gentlemen, of course, made haste to convince the King that I had turned a deaf ear to his request, and urged him to sign a decree relieving me of my functions. A report of my dismissal was published in the papers controlled by them, and called forth a heated denial from my brother Constantine, an ex-naval officer, who was then a deputy and fully acquainted with the real facts.That was the only time King Constantine listened to any intrigues against me. It was a sorry piece of vindictiveness and unworthy of a king. He had just purely and simply to accept my resignation. But the King did not stop there. Shortly afterwards, having gone back to my military duties, I was ordered to leave Athens and to proceed to the Macedonian front.