{"product_id":"books-the-thin-red-line-by-julian-spilsbury","title":"The Thin Red Line","description":"A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats  The 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.  It 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.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674942497041,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780304367214.jpg?v=1781536751","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-thin-red-line-by-julian-spilsbury","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}