Letters from the Light Brigade: The British Cavalry in the Crimean War

by Anthony Dawson

The Charge of the Light Brigade is one of the most famous, controversial and emotive small-scale actions in military history. Over the 160 years since the event, and since it was immortalized in Tennyson's poem, it has generated a stream of writing and debate. Yet, as this new book by Anthony Dawson shows, the subject is far from exhausted. His selection of previously unpublished letters and journal accounts of the two cavalry charges at the Battle...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783030275
• ISBN13: 9781783030279
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.2"