A01=Dorothy Anderson
Author_Dorothy Anderson
Category=DNBH
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Product details
- ISBN 9781862274624
- Weight: 640g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 03 Nov 2008
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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An Unlikely Hero is not only the story of an extraordinary life but also a unique insight into the 'Great Game' played out in Afghanistan in the late nineteenth century. Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen. He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life. This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier.
Dorothy Anderson is the author of Balkan Volunteers and Baker Pasha: Misconduct and Mischance. She enjoyed full co-operation from George Scott Robertson's descendents and access to personal papers.
