The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Mr. Kiplings Army

Mr. Kiplings Army

by Byron Farwell (Author), B Farwell (Author), Byron Farwell (Author)

  • New

    Paperback 1988

    $16.35
Synopsis

This is an upstairs-downstairs view of the Victorian-Edwardian army, one of the world's most peculiar fighting forces. The battles it fought are household words, but the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of its soldiers and the often appalling conditions under which they lived have gone largely unrecorded. Byron Farwell explores here the lives of officers and men, their foibles, gallantry, and diversions, their discipline and their rewards.

$16.35

Quantity

Temporarily out of stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 256
 Edition: Reprint
 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
Published: 10 Feb 1988
ISBN 10: 0393304442
ISBN 13: 9780393304442

Media Reviews
Highly readable . . . witty and entertaining. -- Business Week
A thumping good read. -- Houston Post
Eye-opening . . . extravagant . . . lively. -- Kirkus Reviews
A delightful and extraordinarily well-informed book. -- Washington Post
An extraordinarily useful reference for those who wish to understand the British Empire at flood tide. I cannot recommend it highly enough. -- William Manchester
Author Bio
During the Second World War, Byron Farwell (1921-1999) served as a captain of engineers attached to the Mediterranean Allied Air Force in the British Eighth Army area.