Letters from the Empire: A Soldier's Account of the Boer War and the Abor Campaign in India - Brossura

Brossura

ISBN 10: 075246518X ISBN 13: 9780752465180

Casa editrice: History Pr Ltd, 2012

Riassunto

From 17 trunks in a Lakeland attic comes this eyewitness account of a soldier’s life at a pivotal moment in the history of the British Empire. Allan Marriot Hutchins, handsome, quick-witted, and adventurous, was one of thousands of young men from the shires who, in 1900, volunteered to fight determined, well-armed Boers in a war that foreshadowed the later carnage of the twentieth century, fought with maxim guns, heavy artillery, and bitter reprisals against guerrillas and civilians. Allan served as a yeomanry trooper in South Africa and later as a commissioned officer in India where he distinguished himself in the Abor campaign to secure the little-explored frontier between Assam and China. His letters home and the letters he received from home, which still survive, his diaries, and thoughts paint a picture of both the man and the wheels of history turning. "He cannot write," said his schoolmaster but Allan can write and his writing brings to life the hardships and adventures of campaigning in hostile, alien terrain against an often invisible enemy. He describes the same modest aspirations, companionship, and numbing routine encountered by today’s front-line soldiers.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Stephen Morris is a professional photographer and book designer, the author of several local history books and editor of the Bristol Review of Books. He has worked with the descendants of Allan Marriot Hutchins over several years to collate and edit this astonishing archive.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: History Pr Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 075246518X
• ISBN 13: 9780752465180
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
• Redattore: Morris Stephen