Someone Has Blundered by Denis Judd
During Queen Victoria's reign British power was at its zenith: the export trade boomed, the Royal Navy ruled the waves, huge chunks of the map were coloured red. Yet almost every year saw British troops in action in some part of the globe. From the equatorial rain-forests of Ghana to the green hills of New Zealand, British redcoat, Indian mercenary and colonial volunteers fought for Queen and Empire - and mostly won. This fascinating book examines the other side of the Victorian penny - times when the soldiers of the Queen stumbled. The narrative is full of evocative contemporary eyewitness accounts and contains an incisive analysis of various catastrophes, including the Retreat from Kabul in 1842, the Charge of the Light Brigade at Baclava, the 1879 Invasion of Zululand, and the Battles of Majuba Hill and Spion Kop.
'This is a fascinating analysis of military catastrophes' SOLDIER MAGAZINE 'Worth a look for anyone who has a healthy scepticism about the supposed moral and military superiority of Great Britain and the United States' TRIBUNE '[An] interesting and illuminating perspective on the Victorians, which will appeal to the general reader as much as to the military history enthusiast' ARMOURER
Denis Judd is Professor of British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of North London. He appears frequently on radio and is a regular reviewer for most national newspapers and literary journals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780753821817 |
| ISBN 10 | 0753821818 |
| Title | Someone Has Blundered |
| Author | Denis Judd |
| Series | Phoenix Press Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2007-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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