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Thin Red Line

Julian Spilsbury
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charge of the Light Brigade
classic British military disaster
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first modern war for British military
NIGHT OF THE BEAR
really readable history
The Crimean War
THE INDIAN MUTINY
Victorian society at war
VISION OF THE HUNTER

Product details

  • ISBN 9780304367214
  • Weight: 250g
  • Dimensions: 130 x 196mm
  • Publication Date: 09 Feb 2006
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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.
About Julian Spilsbury
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.

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