Mutiny and Insurgency in India, 1857-58 The British Army in a Bloody Civil War |
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| Author:
| Heathcote, T. A. |
| Foreword by:
| Holmes, Richard |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78159-462-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Limited
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| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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The events of 1857 to 1859 were tragic and momentous. The challenge to British colonial rule was on an unprecedented scale. This book places these grim events into their historical, political and economic contexts. The author's use of sources including personal accounts brings events of a century and a half ago vividly to life.
The events of 1857 to 1859 were tragic and momentous. The challenge to British colonial rule was on an unprecedented scale. This book places these grim events into their historical, political and economic contexts. The author's use of sources including personal accounts brings events of a century and a half ago vividly to life.