Someone Has Blundered

Description

During Queen Victoria's long reign British power was at its zenith and almost every year saw British troops in actioin in some part of the globe. There were many victories but there were also disastrous occasions when the thin red line was broken, melted away, or was simply not there to begin with. Professor Denis Judd has written a vivid report spiced with contemporary eyewitness accounts of these blunders, including the Retreat from Kabul in 1842, the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, the Siege of Cawnpore, the Invasion of Zululand and the Battles of Majuba Hill and Spion Kop.

Promotion info

'There are plenty of gripping military catastrophes in Denis Judd's Someone Has Blundered, with the British Army getting smitten hip and thigh by Afghans, Russians, Zulus and Boers.' The Times During Queen Victoria's long reign British power was at its zenith and almost every year saw British troops in action in some part of the globe. There were many victories but there were also disastrous occasions when the thin red line was broken, melted away, or was simply not there to begin with.

Author description

Denis Judd is Professor of British Imperial and Commonwealth History at the University of North London. He appears frequently on radio and is a regular reviewer for most national newspapers and literary journals.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9781900624381
• Publisher : 104129
• Imprint : 104129
• Publication date : November 1999
• Dimensions : 199mm X 131mm X 16mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Illustrations : 8 maps, line drawings
• Pages : 208
• Dewey classification : 355.0094109034
• Edition : New edition
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : Denis Judd