{"product_id":"thin-red-line-2","title":"Thin Red Line","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252558778712,"sku":"9780304367214","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780304367214.jpg?v=1744438545","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/thin-red-line-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}