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Iconic disaster: rivalry, incompetence, and courage collide in a tragic charge.

The Charge

The Light Brigade, the Crimean War and a Military Disaster

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    336 pages

  • Release Date

    20 October 2022

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Summary

Cannon to the left of them; cannon to the right of them

The legend of an extraordinary defeat brought vividly to life

The cavalry charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War remains one of the most iconic disasters in British military history. Here bestseller John Harris casts a fresh view on the subject, rejecting conventional wisdom.

The calamity was, he argues, brought about by something much more complex than the usually suspected cause: internal rivalry and inc…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804361856
ISBN-10:1804361852
Author:John Harris
Publisher:Canelo
Imprint:Canelo
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:20 October 2022
Weight:242g
Dimensions:10mm x 129mm x 198mm
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B-Format
The Charge by John Harris - ISBN: 9781804361856
129 × 198 mm
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A4
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About The Author

John Harris

John Harris was educated at Rotherham Grammar School and first worked as a reporter on the Sheffield Telegraph. He later joined the Merchant Navy but at the outbreak of the Second World War enlisted in the RAF, serving in Africa and from 1941-45 in air/sea rescue launches. He wrote many bestselling books.

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