The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham-Smith

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The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham-Smith

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Part of Penguin Classic Military History S series

Summary

The author reveals that the fatal mismanagement of this campaign rested with the Earls of Cardigan and Lucan, brothers-in-law and sworn enemies for more than 30 years. A picture is given of a vanished world, in which military glory guaranteed an immortality impossible in a more cynical age.

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The Reason Why by Cecil Woodham-Smith

Nothing in British campaign history has ever equalled the tragic farce that was the Charge of the Light Brigade. In this fascinating study, Cecil Woodham-Smith shows that responsibility for the fatal mismanagement of the affair rested with the Earls of Cardigan and Lucan, brothers-in-law and sworn enemies for more than thirty years. In revealing the combination of pride and obstinacy that was to prove so fatal, the author gives us a picture of a vanished world, in which heroism and military glory guaranteed an immortality impossible in a more cynical age.

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ISBN 13 9780141390314
ISBN 10 014139031X
Title The Reason Why
Author Cecil Woodham Smith
Series Penguin Classic Military History S
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2000-10-26
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.