Reviews for A Treatise on the Law of Deeds (Volume 2); Their Form, Requisites, Execution, Acknowledgment...

The average rating for A Treatise on the Law of Deeds (Volume 2); Their Form, Requisites, Execution, Acknowledgment... based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-11 00:00:00 Ian Kutner This was a fun and informative read. Gibraltar has a long and storied past and has been inhabited by a number of peoples from Phoenicians to the U.K. (It was also attacked at one point by one of history's most notorious pirates, Barbarossa.) Due to its strategic location much of its early history was a history of sea battles and long bloody sieges. The author paints a really great picture of the physical layout of the island as well as the different types of people throughout the ages. For me, the best part of the book was about the Great Siege of 1779-1783 between Britain who had custody of the island and the Spaniards who wanted it back. This was a tough time for Britain who had just lost the war with the US and was seeing it's influence wane in other parts of the world as well. Vastly outnumbered, the Brits successfully endured the siege which had become somewhat of a symbol for hope back home. (The British lion still stands!) The author did a great job of detailing the challenges and hardships of a siege and provided a lot of great battle scenes. Solid read, recommended to any history fan.

Review # 2 was written on 2017-08-17 00:00:00 Jon Crego A short history of Gibraltar as a fortress, trading post, harbour and as a pain to Spain. The main part of the book focused on the siege of 1779. Written in 1971 it is very pro-English, pro-Empire and pro-Royal Navy.