![]() The author has quite a way with words and her description of martial glory and the aristocracy is priceless: (view spoiler) [ Most of us have little knowledge of the Crimean War and this book will give you an excellent background on what it was about and what happened. A 5 Star story, well-written and presents so much fascinating history. If you have any curiosity about the “Charge of the Light Brigade”, you must read "The Reason Why". The book then takes in their social milieu, the mid-Victorian British army with its mixture of professionalism and amateurism summed up in its practise of allowing the purchase of commissions to officer rank and finally the conduct of the Crimean war including the disastrous charge itself.Ī Russian officer asking British cavalrymen who had survived the charge at the guns only to be captured afterwards if they had been given brandy to drink beforehand is quickly put in his place: we wouldn't have stopped until we'd got to Moscow if we had.more The story starts out with Lucan trying to drive tenants off his lands in the west of Ireland during the time of the potato famine, Cardigan with his idiosyncratic views on military discipline and uniforms (the tighter the better). Cecil Woodham-Smith's clever, insightful account of the Charge of the Light Brigade starts with the backgrounds of Lords Lucan and Cardigan and the rivalry between the two men which came to head during the Crimean war when Lucan was in overall command of the ca The news of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them filled the newspaper reading public of Victorian Britain with the certainty that Someone had blunder'd in the conduct of the Crimean War.Ĭecil Woodham-Smith's clever, insightful account of the Charge of the Light Brigade starts with the backgrounds of Lords Lucan and Cardigan and the rivalry between the two men which came to head during the Crimean war when Lucan was in overall command of the cavalry and Cardigan of the Light Brigade. ![]() ![]() The news of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them filled the newspaper reading public of Victorian Britain with the certainty that Someone had blunder'd in the conduct of the Crimean War. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in military history.or to anyone who just enjoys a good, well written book. The author does not gloss over the reasons for the assignment of these incompetent commanders or their childish in-fighting for power with its tragic results. Through their ineptitude, Lords Cardigan and Lucan sacrificed the men under their command as cannon fodder for the Russian guns and over the years it has somehow become glorious. The charge has been memorialized in poem and film but here is the real story and it reads like exciting fiction. This history puts paid to any misconceptions that one might have about the suicidal charge at Balaclava. Sometimes on second reading, a book may disappoint. Glad that I did.my original review (see below) is spot on. I remembered it fondly and since it is not too long, I decided to re-read it. The charge has been memorialized I read this book eleven years ago and ran across it again while looking through my shelves. This history puts paid to any misconceptions that one might have about the suicidal charge at Balaclava. ![]() #TORRENT ITA LA CARICA DEI 600 FULL#Full membership to the IDM is for researchers who are fully committed to conducting their research in the IDM, preferably accommodated in the IDM complex, for 5-year terms, which are renewable.I read this book eleven years ago and ran across it again while looking through my shelves. ![]()
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