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Marching to the Drums: Eyewitness Accounts of Battle from the Crimea to the Siege of Mafeking
Ian Knight
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Paperback. Dramatic tales of warfare from Britain's great days of empire. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrated; 28 illustrations in plate section, with seven maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD; HBW; JWA; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 486.
In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare - from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift - in the words of the men actually there. These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of warfare for the British imperial soldier, who fought against enemies from massed ranks of Russians and assegai-armed natives to sharp-shooting Boers, in often the most terrible conditions imaginable. These stirring tales of military adventure ... Read more
In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare - from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift - in the words of the men actually there. These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of warfare for the British imperial soldier, who fought against enemies from massed ranks of Russians and assegai-armed natives to sharp-shooting Boers, in often the most terrible conditions imaginable. These stirring tales of military adventure ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Frontline Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322400
SKU
V9781848322400
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About Ian Knight
Ian Knight is one of the foremost experts in Zulu military history and the British campaigns of the nineteenth century. His other books include Brave Men's Blood, Nothing Remains but to Fight, The Anatomy of the Zulu Army and Go To Your God Life A Soldier.
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