Sahib by Richard Holmes

Sahib by Richard Holmes

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From the bestselling author of Tommy and Redcoat, a magnificent and rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire, making full use of personal accounts of soldiers who served in the vast and varied nation that made up the jewel in Britain’s imperial crown.

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Sahib by Richard Holmes

From the bestselling author of Tommy and Redcoat, a magnificent and rich history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of empire, making full use of personal accounts of soldiers who served in the vast and varied nation that made up the jewel in Britains imperial crown.

`For anyone interested in the Raj this book is a must’ Observer

`Richard Holmes’s mastery of the British Army is unequalled … A worthy memorial of one of the extraordinary experiences in British history.’ Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph

`Holmes is a passionate and richly entertaining champion of the rank and file.’ Daily Telegrah

`Insightful, colourful, relevant and pithy’ The Times

Richard Holmes was one of Britain’s most distinguished and eminent military historians and broadcasters. For many years Professor of Military and Security Studies at Cranfield University and the Royal Military College of Science, he also taught military history at Sandhurst. He was the author of many best-selling and widely acclaimed books including Redcoat, Tommy, Marlborough and Wellington, and famous for his BBC series such as War Walks, In the Footsteps of Churchill and Wellington. He served in the Territorial Army, retiring as a brigadier and Britain’s most senior reservist, and was Colonel of the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment from 1999 to 2007. Richard Holmes died suddenly in April 2011 from pneumonia. He had been suffering from non-Hodgkins’ Lymphoma.

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ISBN 13 9780007137534
ISBN 10 0007137532
Title Sahib
Author Richard Holmes
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 2005-09-05
Number of pages 608
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