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The Thin Red Line

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Description for The Thin Red Line paperback. A FORGOTTEN VOICES for Victoria's Redcoats Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 288. Paperback, some slight shelfwear othwerwise in very good condition.

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 ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Cassell
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780304367214
SKU
KRF2233596
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Julian Spilsbury
Julian Spilsbury is the military obituarist for the DAILY TELEGRAPH and a script writer for THE BILL, TAGGART and CASUALTY. He is the author of several thrillers including NIGHT OF THE BEAR and VISION OF THE HUNTER.

Reviews for The Thin Red Line
His skill lies in knitting together many disparate reports so that a clear picture of the action emerges from the smoke, confusion - and gore - of battle.
BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE (May 2006)

Goodreads reviews for The Thin Red Line


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