Marching to the Drums
Subtitle: Eyewitness Accounts of War from the Charge of the Light Brigade to the Siege of Ladysmith
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Published: October 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781853673726
Subjects: War & defence operations; World history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Military history, Modern; Military History - Modern; History; History - Military / War; History: World; HIS; HIS027000; Military - General; History / General; 19th century
First sentence: When Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837, the British army was already embroiled in protracted colonial entanglements around the world.