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Hell Riders: The Truth Story of the Charge of the Light Brigade
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Owl Books
Publication date
September 1, 2005
Pages
370
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780805079357
ISBN-10
0805079351
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.22 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$17.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summary
The story of the Light Brigade charge of 1854, published to coincide with its 150th anniversary, is drawn from the personal journals of its survivors and documents the inept leadership of British commander in chief Lord Raglan, the high casualty losses that were incurred during the battle's first few minutes; and the harrowing obstacles faced by its survivors. Reprint.
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âAn outstanding work that strips away much of the nonsense that has surrounded a tragic military blunder . . . [a] splendid examination.â âBooklist
On October 25, 1854, acting in defense of their base at Balaklava during the Crimean War, the Light Brigade of the British Cavalry Division made the most magnificent and brutal charge in military history. Seven hundred men armed with sabers and lances charged straight at the muzzles of Russian cannons. In the slaughter that followed, many fell to roundshot and shell. Those who survived took a terrible revenge on the enemy.
In this vivid and extraordinarily detailed account of the charge and the bloody melee that followed, Terry Brighton draws on twenty years of research to tell the story in the words of the survivors themselves for the first time.
Hell Riders takes the reader closer than ever before to the experience of charging into the valley of death, and reveals the horrific truth about the charge of the Light Brigade exactly as the survivors lived it.
On October 25, 1854, acting in defense of their base at Balaklava during the Crimean War, the Light Brigade of the British Cavalry Division made the most magnificent and brutal charge in military history. Seven hundred men armed with sabers and lances charged straight at the muzzles of Russian cannons. In the slaughter that followed, many fell to roundshot and shell. Those who survived took a terrible revenge on the enemy.
In this vivid and extraordinarily detailed account of the charge and the bloody melee that followed, Terry Brighton draws on twenty years of research to tell the story in the words of the survivors themselves for the first time.
Hell Riders takes the reader closer than ever before to the experience of charging into the valley of death, and reveals the horrific truth about the charge of the Light Brigade exactly as the survivors lived it.
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Reprint edition from Owl Books (September 1, 2005)
9780805079357 | details & prices | 370 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.22 lbs | List price $17.00
About: The story of the Light Brigade charge of 1854, published to coincide with its 150th anniversary, is drawn from the personal journals of its survivors and documents the inept leadership of British commander in chief Lord Raglan, the high casualty losses that were incurred during the battle's first few minutes; and the harrowing obstacles faced by its survivors.
About: The story of the Light Brigade charge of 1854, published to coincide with its 150th anniversary, is drawn from the personal journals of its survivors and documents the inept leadership of British commander in chief Lord Raglan, the high casualty losses that were incurred during the battle's first few minutes; and the harrowing obstacles faced by its survivors.
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