Soldier Sahibs - The Men Who Made the North-West Frontier

Informationen zum Autor Charles Allen was born in India, where six generations of his family served under the British Raj. After being educated in England, he returned to the Indian sub-continent in 1966 to work with Voluntary Service Overseas in Nepal. He ended his service with a long walk through the Himalayas that won him the Sunday Telegraph Traveller of the year trophy in 1967. Since then he has trekked and climbed extensively in the Himalayas and in other corners of the world. He is the author of many highly acclaimed books. Klappentext Drawing extensively on the men's diaries, journals and letters, this text retells the story of a brotherhood of young men who together laid claim to one of the most notorious frontiers in the world: India's north-west frontier. Zusammenfassung Drawing extensively on the men's diaries, journals and letters, this text retells the story of a brotherhood of young men who together laid claim to one of the most notorious frontiers in the world: India's north-west frontier.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Allen, Allen Charles
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 21.06.2012
• EAN: 9781848547162
• ISBN: 978-1-84854-716-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, India, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / Asia / South / India