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A Kut Prisoner (WWI Centenary Series)

by H. C. Bishop ...

""The experiences related in the following pages are simply the individual fortunes of a subaltern of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers who had his first taste of fighting at the battle of Ctesiphon, and was afterwards taken prisoner by the Turks with the rest of the Kut Garrison, ultimately succeeding in escaping from Asia Minor. It is not intended to generalize in any way, since an individual, ... Read more

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""The experiences related in the following pages are simply the individual fortunes of a subaltern of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers who had his first taste of fighting at the battle of Ctesiphon, and was afterwards taken prisoner by the Turks with the rest of the Kut Garrison, ultimately succeeding in escaping from Asia Minor. It is not intended to generalize in any way, since an individual,
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Captured at Kut, Prisoner of the Turks

The Great War Diaries of Colonel W C Spackman

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This edited diary is Colonel Bill Spackmans extraordinary personal record of his experiences as the Medical Officer of an Indian Infantry battalion during the Mesopotamian Campaign 1914 1916. In particular he describes the harrowing events of the five month siege of Kut and, after the surrender of the 10,000 strong garrison in April 1916, the hardships of the 1,000 mile forced march to Anatolia in ... Read more

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This edited diary is Colonel Bill Spackmans extraordinary personal record of his experiences as the Medical Officer of an Indian Infantry battalion during the Mesopotamian Campaign 1914 1916. In particular he describes the harrowing events of the five month siege of Kut and, after the surrender of the 10,000 strong garrison in April 1916, the hardships of the 1,000 mile forced march to Anatolia in
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Old Soldier Sahib

by Frank Richards DCM MM ...

"The life of a soldier in the first decade of the twentieth century, before the Great War.Frank Richards is well known for his Old Soldiers Never Die, probably the best account of the Great War as seen through the eyes of a private soldier. Richards served in the trenches from August 1914 to the end in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF). Born in 1884 he enlisted in the RWF at Brecon in ... Read more

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"The life of a soldier in the first decade of the twentieth century, before the Great War.Frank Richards is well known for his Old Soldiers Never Die, probably the best account of the Great War as seen through the eyes of a private soldier. Richards served in the trenches from August 1914 to the end in the 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (RWF). Born in 1884 he enlisted in the RWF at Brecon in
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Dervish

The Rise and Fall of an African Empire

by Philip Warner ...

Dervish is the vivid and colourful story of one of the more remarkable episodes in the high Empire period of British history. The Mahdis rising in the Sudan in the 1880s starting as a localized Holy War against the decadent Turkish/Egyptian overlords, engulfed a million square miles of arid territory and forced the British Liberal Government to get involved after the early disasters of the Hicks ... Read more

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Dervish is the vivid and colourful story of one of the more remarkable episodes in the high Empire period of British history. The Mahdis rising in the Sudan in the 1880s starting as a localized Holy War against the decadent Turkish/Egyptian overlords, engulfed a million square miles of arid territory and forced the British Liberal Government to get involved after the early disasters of the Hicks
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Marching to the Drums

Eyewitness Accounts of War from the Kabul Massacre to the Siege of Mafeking

Edited by Ian Knight ...

In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift in the words of the men actually there.These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of ... Read more

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In this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke's Drift in the words of the men actually there.These eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of
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Frontier Fighters: On Active Serivce in Warziristan

The Memoirs of Major James Cumming

by Walter Cummings ...

These are fascinating memoirs of a British officer who fought the legendary Pathan tribesmen of the Northwest Frontier, right up to the beginning of WW2. He describes desperate battles against this highly skilled and ruthless enemy. Pathan atrocities were commonplace and no prisoners were taken.Cummings served in two Frontier units, the South Waziristan Scouts and the Corps of Guides. Waziristan, ... Read more

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These are fascinating memoirs of a British officer who fought the legendary Pathan tribesmen of the Northwest Frontier, right up to the beginning of WW2. He describes desperate battles against this highly skilled and ruthless enemy. Pathan atrocities were commonplace and no prisoners were taken.Cummings served in two Frontier units, the South Waziristan Scouts and the Corps of Guides. Waziristan,
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Omdurman

by Peter Ziegler ...

Series series Pen & Sword Military Classics
A you-are-there account of the 19th-century battle against the army of Abdullah al-Taashi that established British dominance in the Sudan.The death of General Gordon in Khartoum at the hand of the Dervishes is one of the most celebrated events in the history of the 19th century. Equally dramatic, but perhaps less well-known, is the extraordinary battle 14 years later in which Sir Herbert Kitchener ... Read more

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A you-are-there account of the 19th-century battle against the army of Abdullah al-Taashi that established British dominance in the Sudan.The death of General Gordon in Khartoum at the hand of the Dervishes is one of the most celebrated events in the history of the 19th century. Equally dramatic, but perhaps less well-known, is the extraordinary battle 14 years later in which Sir Herbert Kitchener
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The Last of the Bengal Lancers

by Francis Ingall ...

A renowned, decorated soldier reveals true stories of his military exploits as British Indian Army officer.One of the last of the famed Bengal Lancers, Brigadier Francis Ingall spent most of his life in India and Pakistan. When he first went to India in 1929, all the officers were English and all the enlisted men were Indian (Hindu, Sikh and Moslem). India was part of the British Empire and the ... Read more

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A renowned, decorated soldier reveals true stories of his military exploits as British Indian Army officer.One of the last of the famed Bengal Lancers, Brigadier Francis Ingall spent most of his life in India and Pakistan. When he first went to India in 1929, all the officers were English and all the enlisted men were Indian (Hindu, Sikh and Moslem). India was part of the British Empire and the
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With Our Army in Palestine

by Antony Bluett ...

Series series The World At War
A fascinating book by a British soldier who tells of the efforts in WWI in the Middle East. This was a time when much of the battling was with bayonet and face to face. There are a lot of interesting facts of the brutality of that war. Toward the end he mentions that 60,000 people died of starvation in 'Beyrout' during the War out of a population of 80,000. (Excerpt from Goodreads) ... Read more

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A fascinating book by a British soldier who tells of the efforts in WWI in the Middle East. This was a time when much of the battling was with bayonet and face to face. There are a lot of interesting facts of the brutality of that war. Toward the end he mentions that 60,000 people died of starvation in 'Beyrout' during the War out of a population of 80,000. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
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Our Soldiers

by William Henry Giles Kingston ...

A fascinating look at British battles during the Victorian era by boys' literature writer William Henry Giles Kingston. ... Read more

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A fascinating look at British battles during the Victorian era by boys' literature writer William Henry Giles Kingston.
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Through Russian Snows (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Youthful Courage, Captivity, and Survival in Napoleon's 1812 Retreat from Moscow

by G. A. Henty, Emmett Thornmere ...

Through Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow is one of G. A. Henty's vigorous historical romances, setting youthful adventure against the catastrophic 1812 invasion of Russia. Combining military narrative, moral testing, and carefully staged episodes of peril, the novel follows its hero through imprisonment, campaign hardship, and the terrible retreat from Moscow. Written in ... Read more

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Through Russian Snows: A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow is one of G. A. Henty's vigorous historical romances, setting youthful adventure against the catastrophic 1812 invasion of Russia. Combining military narrative, moral testing, and carefully staged episodes of peril, the novel follows its hero through imprisonment, campaign hardship, and the terrible retreat from Moscow. Written in
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Khartoum Campaign, 1898; or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan

Enriched edition. The Epic Saga of Empire and Rebellion in the Heart of Africa

by Bennet Burleigh, Levi Andrews ...

In "Khartoum Campaign, 1898; or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan," Bennet Burleigh captures the tumultuous events surrounding the British military expedition to reclaim Sudan from Mahdist forces. Written in the late 19th century, Burleigh's narrative adopts a journalistic style infused with gripping firsthand accounts, vividly depicting the harsh realities of war and the fervor of imperial ambition. ... Read more

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In "Khartoum Campaign, 1898; or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan," Bennet Burleigh captures the tumultuous events surrounding the British military expedition to reclaim Sudan from Mahdist forces. Written in the late 19th century, Burleigh's narrative adopts a journalistic style infused with gripping firsthand accounts, vividly depicting the harsh realities of war and the fervor of imperial ambition.
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