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The War in Hungary, 1848-1849, Tr. by J.e. Taylor, Ed. With Notes and an Intr. by F. Pulszky
The War in Hungary 18481849 Tr by Je Taylor Ed With Notes and an Intr by F Pulszky Author:Max Schlesinger General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1850 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million book... more »s for free. Excerpt: AUTHOR'S PREFACE Great historical events, like great phenomena in nature or creations of art, require to be regarded from a certain distance: too close an inspection admits as little of a correct appreciation, as too remote a view. The late events in Hungary are too recent to be depicted as yet impartially or satisfactorily. Those who were struggling amid the current were unable to gain a clear or comprehensive survey of the progress of affairs, whilst the quiet and remote spectators could as little enter into the details of the war. The materials for a history of the Hungarian War cannot be collected, until the chief actors in it shall have recorded the results of their experience and observation, and those works have come to light which Kossuth directed to be written -- the annals of the war, penned on the scene of operation, and at present preserved in places of safety. In the following "pages the Reader will find simply contributions to such a history -- sketches, general views and episodes of the Hungarian revolution, forming in their chronological arrangement, as here presented, a connected whole. Many of the principal occurrences of this memorable epoch are only briefly touched upon, whilst others less known are brought prominently forward, and considerable space has been given to the description of the races peculiar to the country. This was caused by the reflection, that on the one hand a certain acquaintance with the men engaged on the scene of actionAuthor's Preface. v is required to render the action itself intelligible ; whilst, on the other hand, it is important to disclose many fact...« less