Marching To The Drums: Eyewitness Accounts of War from the Kabul Massacre to the Siege of MafikengIan Knight In this gripping compendium of exciting first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare - from the thrill of a cavalry charge to the terror of battle against an overwhelming force -- 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 many different enemies and in some of the most terrible conditions imaginable. |
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List of Illustrations and Maps | 7 |
Select Bibliography 177 | 17 |
The Crimea | 23 |
Copyright | |
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