General Sir James Scarlett
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General Sir James Scarlett by Sheppard Martin
The first work devoted to a great Victorian soldier, Major Gen Sir James Scarlett, commander of the Heavy Brigade through the Crimean War.
Martin Sheppard founded and ran the distinguished history publisher Hambledon, editing and publishing 300 books by leading historians. Since selling Hambledon, he has himself written or edited six books on London and on family history. Martin lives in Primrose Hill, on the history of which he is the world's leading expert. He is an ex-Chairman on the Independent Publishers Guild and was part of a Keble College, Oxford, team which lost University Challenge on the last question of the third round of the final. The great, great, great nephew of General Scarlett, he inherited a family archive which included over forty of the General's unpublished letters. A member of the Crimean War Research Society, he lives in London with his two dogs.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781399089982 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399089986 |
| Title | General Sir James Scarlett |
| Author | Sheppard Martin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2022-01-27 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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