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Laddar... Massacre at Cawnporeav V. A. Stuart
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Ingår i serienAlexander Sheridan (book 3)
Meticulously researched and historically accurate, this depiction of the tragic story from the Indian Mutiny resonates in the struggles against religious fanaticism of our own time. Intense and inspiring, it describes the heroism of a handful of British soldiers and civilians who confronted swarms of vengeful sepoys and all but hopeless odds through the eyes of the characters Sheridan and his wife Emmy. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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The book reads less like a novel and more like a factual military history. Other than Alex and his wife Emmy, most of the characters were real people and the author kept strictly to the record. Although the British made many errors with their own behavior and in the treatment of their native soldiers, as is so often the case, the guiltless paid a heavy price. While Alex barely survives and joins with the rescue party, he loses both his infant son and his young wife. While the Nana Sahib tried to eliminate all witnesses to his treachery, enough lived to condemn him.
I enjoy reading military history books and Massacre at Cawnpore is a well written account of one of the battles that occurred during the Sepoy Rebellion. Stuart writes a clearly followed timeline, that although is brutal and bloody is accurate. I am looking forward to the 4th book as I am guessing it will detail the British reclaiming their interests and exacting revenge on the Nana Sahib for betrayal. ( )