The Indian Mutiny

Julian Spilsbury

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Phoenix
01 August 2008

History; Asian history; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Mutiny

The Indian Mutiny is a real page-turner, an epic story with surprising modern parallels. Fomer army officer-turned-TV scriptwriter, Julian Spilsbury is the ideal author to take us back to the desperate summer of 1857 when thousands of Indian soldiers mutinied. They murdered their officers, hunted down the women and children and burned and slaughtered their way to Delhi. The tiny British garrison at Lucknow held out against all odds; the one at Cawnpore surrendered only to be betrayed and massacred.

Modern Indian accounts call this 'the first war of liberation', but as Julian Spilsbury reveals, 80 per cent of the so-called 'British' forces were from the sub-continent. Sikhs, Gurkhas and Afghans fought alongside small numbers of British soldiers. Together, they faced terrible odds and won. In the process they created a new army that would play a vital role in the Allied forces in both World Wars.

Julian Spilsbury weaves the story together from some of the most vivid eyewitness accounts ever written. From the women and children hiding from blood-crazed mobs, to the epic battles that decided the campaign, to the grisly revenge exacted by the British forces, this is a gripping recreation of the greatest crisis of Empire.

By: Julian Spilsbury
Imprint: Phoenix
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780753824023
ISBN 10: 0753824027
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 August 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Julian Spilsbury is the military obituarist for the DAILY TELEGRAPH and a script writer for THE BILL, TAGGART and CASUALTY. He is also the author of several thrillers including NIGHT OF THE BEAR and VISION OF THE HUNTER.

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The Indian Mutiny

Julian Spilsbury

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