The Thin Red Line - An eyewitness history of the Crimean War

Zusatztext His skill lies in knitting together many disparate reports so that a clear picture of the action emerges from the smoke! confusion - and gore - of battle. Informationen zum Autor Julian Spilsbury is the military obituarist for the DAILY TELEGRAPH and a script writer for THE BILL! TAGGART and CASUALTY. He is the author of several thrillers including NIGHT OF THE BEAR and VISION OF THE HUNTER. Klappentext A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats Zusammenfassung A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats The Crimean War was the first 'modern' war for the British forces: journalists reported home via the telegraph, a device that also tempted the government to micro-manage the war from the comfort of Whitehall. It is most famous for the charge of the Light Brigade, celebrated in poetry and film as a classic British military disaster. It also gave us 'The Thin Red Line', when a handful of British infantry saw off a horde of Russian cavalry. It was the first war in which ordinary British soldiers recorded their experiences - and Julian Spilsbury brings their story to life, together with the very different world of their officers and assorted mistresses. The army in the Crimea was a microcosm of Victorian society with all its strengths and weaknesses.

Product details

• Authors: Julian Spilsbury, Spilsbury Julian
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 09.02.2006
• EAN: 9780304367214
• ISBN: 978-0-304-36721-4
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Russia / General, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial