Someone Has Blundered: Calamities Of The British Army In The Victorian Age - Brossura

Judd, Prof Denis

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1900624389 ISBN 13: 9781900624381

Casa editrice: W&N, 1999

Riassunto

During Queen Victoria's long reign British power was at its zenith and almost every year saw British troops in actioin in some part of the globe. There were many victories but there were also disastrous occasions when the thin red line was broken, melted away, or was simply not there to begin with. Professor Denis Judd has written a vivid report spiced with contemporary eyewitness accounts of these blunders, including the Retreat from Kabul in 1842, the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, the Siege of Cawnpore, the Invasion of Zululand and the Battles of Majuba Hill and Spion Kop.

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Descrizione del libro:

A fascinating insight into the other side of the Victorian coin

L'autore:

Denis Judd is Professor of British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of North London. He appears frequently on radio and is a regular reviewer for most national newspapers and literary journals.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1900624389
• ISBN 13: 9781900624381
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208